Thursday, December 22, 2011

More vegetarian (and vegan) food in Singapore





One of the best places to eat for vegetarians in Singapore is Waterloo St.: this area is full of temples, Buddhist shops and vegetarian restaurants and grocery stores. All of the food I tried here is also suitable for vegans, since there are no dairy products and eggs in traditional Vegetarian Chinese cuisine.




The dishes are quite interesting, lots of tofu and gluten dishes (first left below is lemon 'chicken' - chicken made with gluten), and there is a Japanese vegetarian restaurant called Herbivore where they make vegan sushi that looks like fish! In the food courts the kids kept going for Indian, their favourite, but I tried Pandan cuisine, (Indonesian and quite spicy), they didn't have lots of vegetarian options but enough to fill a plate with rice, tofu and vegetables). 



I also suggest that you try kaya, the coconut curd/jam, but remember that this has egg in it (and it is very sweet!)


Kaya is the typical Singapore breakfast, served with buttered toast, boiled eggs on the side, and coffee. It is green because it contain pandan fruit.


Last photo: my friend Marcella, a talented designer and silversmith, made me this beautiful necklace with black river pearls and a silver pendant with an Amethyst. Isn't it beautiful!!!




Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©

15 comments:

  1. Carissima Alessandra, la collana è davvero bella, quella dell'argentiere è un lavoro che mi piacerebbe un sacco!! Fai i complimenti alla tua amica! Il tuo viaggio dev'essere bellissimo, e mentre guardo le foto, ne approfitto per mandarti dei carissimi auguri di Buon Natale!! un bacio, Franci

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  2. Singapore è una della mete che mi attira, prima o poi...
    Un mondo di auguri :-)

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  3. Magari ci potessi venire a Singapore, ma chissà mai dire mai... Alessandra sono passata per farti i miei auguri di un felice e sereno Natale, Baci Ely

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  4. It is such a long time since I was in Singapore rather than transitioning through the airport. This post reminds me it's worth a stop next time just for a food adventure. Beautiful necklace too.

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  5. Your post has definitely convinced me to go to Singapore ;-)

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  6. What a lovely adventure you are having. I will be forwarding this on to my friend who grew up in Singapore and will no doubt delight in reading your post

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  7. Great to have you in Singapore!! I randomly stumbled across your blog today and was happy to discover you are visiting Singapore right this moment... Welcome, and keep having a great time! :)

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  8. Cara Alessandra Tantissimi auguri !!!

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  9. Ti seguo sempre con tanta ammirazione. Buon Natale e buone feste, mia cara Alessandra.

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  10. mi piacciono tanto le tue descrizioni di quel mondo fantastico (per me) ^^

    ti mando un bacione e Buona Festa della Vita :)
    Barbara

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  11. singapore is a lovely place the food looks wonderful
    the necklace is beautiful

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  12. Thank you for all your comments, and best wishes to you too! I will try to visit your blogs as well :-).

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  13. My grandma makes a huge batch of kaya every so often... I love eating lots of it every time I go and visit!

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