Where to eat vegan in Hong Kong this Lunar New Year: have your pork and eat it – cruelty-free
Lunar New Year food can be a treat for vegans, too, thanks to plant-based meat alternatives, such as Omnipork served at some great Hong Kong restaurants
Turnip pudding, yee sang, poon choi … There is no doubt that food is of great importance when it comes to the Lunar New Year celebrations.
Yet whoever said that you can’t celebrate the festival with food the traditional way when you are a vegan – those people who eat a plant-based diet and also refuse to wear animal-derived products, or just follow a plant-based diet – is sorely missing out on some of the most dazzling menus on offer in Hong Kong this year.
This festive season, there is every reason to rejoice in the nostalgic flavours of childhood – but cruelty-free, too, thanks to creative innovations of chefs working in some of the city’s major hotel restaurants.
They have used Green Monday’s plant-based meat, Omnipork, to recreate traditional dishes and offer new interpretations.
These dishes are delectable – so close to the original and not short on flavour and texture at all.
The best part of this, especially for non-vegans looking to have a healthier new year food option, is that this plant-based meat is antibiotic- hormone- and, of course, cholesterol-free, so you don’t have to ever worry about overindulgence.
Check out some of our top picks.
1. Ming Court, Cordis Hotel, Hong Kong