Monday, November 17, 2008

Vegetarian Travel - Taipei: Lunch at Shilin MRT before going to Royal Palace Museum

There is a vegetarian restaurant just in front of the Shilin MRT. It's pretty easy to spot. Once you exit from the MRT station, you should be able to see it on the left side.

Its English name is Vegetarian Kitchen (靜心健康素食坊) and it's on the signboard, so it's easy for the English speaker to identify.

It's a good stop to have your lunch before taking the bus to the Royal Palace Museum.

Baked rice and spaghetti constitue a big part of the menu. I saw a noodle in milk soup dish as well.

For vegans, there are quite a number of non-dairy options. What caught my eye was the spicy tomota soup noodles. It was very tempting though I thought it a little expensive at NT$80. In the end, I settled for a rice set (see picture).

There are 3 options for the rice set: spicy chicken, "3 cups" (3 cups refers to the Chinese recipe which calls for 3 cups of sauces), and a last option which is fish or mutton (can't remember). In Taiwan, fake meat is either TVP (texturized vegetable protein, mostly made from soy) or gluten (from wheat), both of which I am generally not keen on.

What you get with the set is steam rice (mixed with unpolished grains) plus 4 dishes (including one of your choice). I settled for the "3 cups" -- that's the dish to the right of the rice in the picture. It turned out to be a pretty delicious mushroom dish. The set also came with a bowl of soup and a salad. The whole set was NT$80, which was quite a good deal I think.

The side dishes starts from NT$40. Mains (like noodles and rice) starts from NT$60.

More info (in Chinese) about this restaurant: http://summerbin.pixnet.net/blog/post/20569887

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