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Aug
Beijing’s Top Vegetarian Restaurants
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Ok, I throw my hands up and admit that I totally stole this from The PETA Files blog. But I just couldn’t resist! ‘Veggie restaurants in China?’ I hear you say. It’s all true, and if you’re heading out there to support the Brits (or otherwise) you’re gonna need to know where’s safe to eat, right?
PETA Asia-Pacific have hereby awarded gold, silver, and bronze honors to Beijing’s top vegetarian restaurants, which are:
Gold: Taking the gold is Godly Vegetarian Restaurant. Beijing’s oldest Buddhist vegetarian restaurant specializes in Chinese traditional classics, including KingKong HuoFang (stewed mock pork), sweet and sour mock ribs and fish, mock meatballs, mock duck, and much more.
Silver: Pure Lotus Vegetarian Restaurantrun by Tibetan monksnetted the silver. Voted “Best Vegetarian Fare” in the 2007 Beijing Reader Restaurant Awards, this restaurant serves up creatively named dishes such as “hot tears fill the eyes glazed noodles” and “countenance of mercy, words of love stir-fry.” Yummy food with a side of zen.
Bronze: Coming in with the bronze is Still Thoughts, a relaxing and intimate oasis of vegetarian calm amidst a bustling alley in the heart of the city. Favorites include the spicy mock-pork intestines dry pot (testament to the fact that for any cruel and weird thing that humans would consider eating, human ingenuity can create a cruelty-free option!), shredded veggie-duck pancakes, and the faux-chicken hot pot.
Tuck in people! Sounds delicious…
wow - i had no idea. it sounds silly, but this makes going to china sound a bit better. And after the olympics is certainly the time to go - once it’s been all cleaned up.