Lonely Planet Singapore (City Guide) by Brown Joshua Samuel & Oakley Matt

Author:Brown, Joshua Samuel & Oakley, Matt [Brown, Joshua Samuel]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 2010-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

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VEGETARIANS & VEGANS

The predominance of the Buddhist and Hindu religions in Singapore means finding a vegetarian restaurant, stall or cafe is usually not difficult. Little India in particular teems with vegetarian food, but food courts and hawker centres all over the island often feature a vegetarian stall, or have some vegetarian options.

One thing to be aware of is that interpretations of dishes among Chinese and Malays can be slightly different. We have encountered ‘vegetable soup’ that contains both chicken and prawn (the reasoning being that because it contains vegetables, it’s a vegetable soup!) The solution is to be highly specific when ordering food – don’t just say ‘vegetarian’, but stress that you eat ‘no meat, no seafood’ and make sure you’ve been understood.

Vegans are likely to find life a little more difficult, but since the consumption of dairy and other animal by-products is relatively limited, usually all you have to do is ensure there are no eggs.

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