Chinese options for an autumnal vegan fix
Finding vegan cuisine in China is notoriously tricky, especially if you don’t live in a monastery. Despite chic Buddhist restaurants proliferating in first-tier cities, vegetarian and vegan food faces challenges going mainstream. In honor of Vegan Month this November, we bring a list of Chinese dishes made vegan-friendly.
With the way that shells of dried pumpkin seeds are strewn across the tables of tea houses across the country, it can be difficult to imagine that one of China’s favorite foods, the pumpkin, is not native to the country. Imported during the early Ming dynasty, the pumpkin was originally viewed as something of a luxury item.
Since the 1990s, the domestic output of the pumpkin in China has more than doubled. But the Chinese aren’t exporting jack-o’-lanterns around the world: they are eating them at home. Get into the autumn season with these delicious Chinese pumpkin recipes.
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