It could solely last a thing of fourth dimension earlier Michael too I sampled the 2007 Cheap Eats vegetarian dish of the year, from the White Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant inward West Melbourne. As luck would lead maintain it, this eating spot is a leisurely bike ride from Michael's too my workplaces. Well, it would last leisurely if it didn't involve negotiating Victoria St inward meridian hour. For the in conclusion couplet of blocks I took the condom but wussy selection of walking my bike along the footpath - it's the solely means to discovery the regular honking too occasional yelling from the streets alongside a detached air too perchance a short, dismayed laugh.
Had I been utilising my prop inward the means it was intended, I could easily lead maintain glided correct by the White Lotus, mistaking it for the local greasy takeaway. The cheap-looking tiles, newspaper tablecloths too vinyl seats are all there. The menu, however, is a written report inward the fine Buddhist tradition of mock meats. Sure, y'all could gild approximately tofu, soup or noodles, but wouldn't y'all rather endeavor the "fish" inward tamarind sauce, succulent "duck" fillet alongside mushroom gravy or the Mongolian "beef"? Michael had already claimed the dish of the twelvemonth for himself ($17) too it took approximately fourth dimension for me to select a minute faux-meat to sample. Nostalgia won out alongside a plate of lemon "chicken" ($14), sure enough i of the nigh pop orders from the suburban Anglicised Chinese takeaway. Most of the mock-meat dishes come upwardly alongside minimal veges (the waitress explained that the "fish" came alongside "five slices of cucumber" too lo too behold, she was right!). Thus, nosotros ordered a plate of the mixed vegetables alongside edible bean sprouts ($11.50); rice also needs to last ordered separately (simple steamed is $1.50 per person).
The much-anticipated "fish" alongside tamarind sauce arrived first, too it certainly didn't disappoint. Thin sheets of edible bean curd are layered on exceed of i approximately other to gain a soft, flaky, somewhat fleshy texture; a exceed layer of seaweed gives a crispy peel too the essence of the sea; finally, the moderately spicy sauce has merely the tangy kicking that thus many of us seek to accompany fish.
The lemon "chicken" looked flourescently familiar, too must sure enough last colour-enhanced, right? The battered chicken bites mensurate upwardly to the nigh convincing mock meats I've tasted previously, but all of them are at the 'processed' rather than the 'high quality, lean' destination of the meat spectrum. Thankfully the lemon sauce proved to last a petty less gluggy too sweetness than those of my childhood experience, too I flora that mushing the garnishing lemon slices into my bowl brought the sour chemical ingredient upwardly to my liking.
The mixed veges were a welcome recess from our heavily sauced characteristic dishes, too the roasted cashews were a tasty, crunchy treat. The veges weren't jaw-dropping material, but too then I genuinely solely had eyes for the mistaken flesh - I merely know I would lead maintain missed the greens if we'd stuck alongside "meat" too rice.
Astoundingly, Michael too I nearly cleared the 3 huge plates betwixt us - it was that good. No run a endangerment of a tofu ice-cream this time! I'd genuinely recommend i mock-meat too i vege dish to portion betwixt 2 for dinner, but on this start take in Michael too I couldn't resist ordering more. We're unlikely to trim back our gild inward the futurity either: although it's non accessible from the client side of the counter, in that location are approximately takeaway menus tucked away. I yell back there'll last many futurity nights where i of us pulls out the pushy for a trip downwards to the White Lotus to pick upwardly a mock-meat banquet that'll in conclusion 2 dinners and leftover lunches. This petty vego has re-discovered the guilty pleasance of a nighttime inward alongside Chinese takeaway.
Address: 185 Victoria St, West Melbourne
Ph: 9326 6040
BYO
Price: vege mains $10-18, rice extra
The mixed veges were a welcome recess from our heavily sauced characteristic dishes, too the roasted cashews were a tasty, crunchy treat. The veges weren't jaw-dropping material, but too then I genuinely solely had eyes for the mistaken flesh - I merely know I would lead maintain missed the greens if we'd stuck alongside "meat" too rice.
Astoundingly, Michael too I nearly cleared the 3 huge plates betwixt us - it was that good. No run a endangerment of a tofu ice-cream this time! I'd genuinely recommend i mock-meat too i vege dish to portion betwixt 2 for dinner, but on this start take in Michael too I couldn't resist ordering more. We're unlikely to trim back our gild inward the futurity either: although it's non accessible from the client side of the counter, in that location are approximately takeaway menus tucked away. I yell back there'll last many futurity nights where i of us pulls out the pushy for a trip downwards to the White Lotus to pick upwardly a mock-meat banquet that'll in conclusion 2 dinners and leftover lunches. This petty vego has re-discovered the guilty pleasance of a nighttime inward alongside Chinese takeaway.
Address: 185 Victoria St, West Melbourne
Ph: 9326 6040
BYO
Price: vege mains $10-18, rice extra
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