Is it vegan? 7 Chinese dishes that are completely plant-based
Vegans should be aware that the terms vegetarian and vegan are often interchangeable in Chinese restaurants
As more Hongkongers follow a vegan diet, vegan eateries are becoming more plentiful. Many vegan eateries offer Westernised and/or Asian-fusion dishes. Similarly, for vegan recipes online, a search on the internet brings pages of non-Chinese recipes.
Vegans may run into challenges when ordering Chinese vegan dishes because the terms vegetarian and vegan are used loosely, and sometimes interchangeably, in the Chinese language. A common assumption is that Chinese vegetarian dishes are also vegan because the foods are free of animal products. However, there are vegetarian dishes that use ingredients containing egg and/or milk which are not part of a vegan diet.