Vegetarian chinese order

[RamseyGordon]

If you're a vegetarian, what do you order when you get a Chinese takeaway? I used to love Chinese but not eaten it much since turning vegetarian 8 years ago. I miss it though but never sure what to order so I'm looking for some inspiration as we are going to get a takeaway tonight

Veggie chow mein mock duck pancakes

I make sure the Chinese does tofu, and hope they have crispy salt and pepper tofu. Or tofu & veg in black bean sauce.

DD is veggie and has veg spring rolls, veg chow mein. Loves sweetcorn fritters. Sweet and sour veg is good if like sweet and sour.

Veggie spring rolls, salt and pepper chips, curry sauce, mixed veg in black bean sauce, noodles. Shared between the family. Dh will usually get a special curry too but that’s not veggie.

Veggie Chinese curry, chips & vegetable spring rolls..I want a takeaway now haha

Oh god I should've realised that there'd be so many good options now that I can't choose!

Ooooh I love Chinese food. Now I’m definitely getting it tonight 😂

if they do tofu I get salt and pepper tofu or tofu in lemon sauce.
salt & pepper chips
mini veg spring rolls
Sometimes just plain rice as I prefer it to egg fried.

enjoy!

Veg chow mein
Salt and pepper chips
Salt and pepper tofu
Curry sauce
Bbq sauce
Seaweed

Our fave Chinese does every single dish but with mixed veg instead of meat.

I have the choice of 2 in our local one, vegetable chow mein or vegetables in sweet and our sauce.

That’s it. And people wonder why we hardly ever bother with takeaways!

My go to is mushrooms in oysters sauce, egg fried rice, seaweed, fake duck if they have it.

My hangover go to is veggie chow mein with curry sauce and spring rolls.

Ours will do more options if you request them, so in the Thai one they don't advertise veg pad Thai but if you ask they make one.

Veg spring rolls ( and even better, Salt & pepper veg spring rolls)
Salt & pepper chips
Sweet & sour beancurd
Boiled rice.

Veggie Singapore noodles
Satay beancurd
Mixed geens in oyster sauce
Egg fried rice

Aubergine in hot chilli Black been sauce is my latest favourite

I’m not veggie but often order salt and chilli tofu and noodles with beansprouts and have those together. It works best if your takeaway uses the thin egg noodles, not the fatter ones often used in chow mein.

(Shouldn’t have posted this at lunchtime. Am inevitably going to order this in about 10 mins…)

You know oyster sauce isn't veggie?

I definitely asked this too early. I'm now STARVING. I checked and the nicest chippy near me does bean curd! They do it in loads of different sauces and now not sure which one to get ahhhh so many options

I'm lucky as my town has a 100% vegan Chinese takeaway - it is blooming amazing!

@RamseyGordon thank you for starting this thread! I'm in exactly the same position as you - both having turned vegetarian and suffering a lack of takeaways; and now feeling starving and in need of a Chinese! That sorts out my Friday night 😁

I love the bean curd with mixed veg. Or if in a noodle mood i do veggie chowmein. Also love the mock duck pancakes. Good luck choosing

Have you asked them to consider offering tofu dishes? More of them do this now, it used to be rare. They know that Brits on the whole don’t eat much tofu so they never used to bother if their customers are mainly British.

Salt and chili tofu, mushroom fried rice, sometimes salt and chili chips, veggie spring rolls.

Tofu with cashew nuts, vegetable Ho fun, egg fried rice, vegetable spring rolls, vegetable dumplings there are loads of choices OP.

Crispy seaweed - and yes I know it's cabbage, but it's delicious 😁

Bean sprout chow mein, veggie spring rolls, and ours does a tofu and ginger dish which is soooo good.

Tofu with cashew nuts in yellow bean sauce!