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With
features of vegetarian 'chicken' satay, aromatic 'duck' and 'beef'
with ginger.Alisan, the new flagship restaurant launched recently by
the Aroma Group, to offer dim sum and fine Cantonese dining, has
introduced a set 3-course vegetarian menu.
Millions of
Chinese - mainly Buddhists - opt for a vegetarian diet for religious
or health reasons. Their cuisine is called 'cai' which means
'cuisine' or 'vegetable'.
The basic
ingredients of traditional Chinese vegetarian cuisine are soya bean
products, wheat gluten, vegetable oils, mushrooms, bamboo shoots,
seaweed, edible fungi, vegetables, fresh and dried fruits.
Vegetarian
'Beef' with Ginger and Spring Onion in Alisan's vegetarian set menu
is actually wheat gluten with sauce and plant flavouring.
The 'chicken'
in the Vegetarian 'Chicken' Satay is in fact soya protein with soya
oil and natural seasoning. It is known as vegetarian
"chicken" because soya protein has the texture of chicken.
Vegetarian
Aromatic 'Duck' is beancurd skin prepared with soy sauce and natural
seasoning made to taste like similar duck.
Among the four
starters, Salt & Pepper Lotus Root is sliced fresh lotus root
deep-fried lightly in self-raising flour. Commenting on the new
vegetarian offering Alisan co owner and director Colin Wong said,
"Not only does lotus root stimulate the appetite, but to the
Chinese, it is a symbol of purity, perfection and beauty."
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