I took a vegetarian guest to a restaurant in Mishima (Shizuoka).
We tried their vege Dim Sum course.
All the dishes are free from animal protein, chemical seasoning and food additives. We ate them accompanied with good woolong tea.
We had several dishes. Here are some of the photos of them.
These look like meat dumplings but they are made from Tofu and vegetables.
The brown ones are made from bamboo shoots. The texture of bamboo shoots is often kind of tough but these were tender and creamy. Veggei spring rolls were hot and crunchy and inside I found finely cut up bamboo shoots and mashrooms. They also tasted very good. I like this black rice dish. We had a few more dishes. Even though, they were all made from vegetables, it was really filling.
My guest has traveled to many places but he said he hasn’t tried this kind of food. We were quite satisfied with this big lunch. And the price was very reasonable. ( 2,940 yen for each ).
Responses to “Veggie Dim Sum”
October 14th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Hi Rikku
I agree with you. I think we should appreciate traditional Japanese cooking. I’d like to know more about Shojin ryori. When I find something interesting, I’ll write about them in my blog.
Thank you for your comment.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Japan has a long tradition of vegetarian food, but nowadays that tradition seems to have been lost, except for very expensive shojin ryori (temple cooking). I think it is fantastic that there is a reasonably-priced place like this one in Mishima. I wonder if there are any others.