nomVnom @ The Central (Clarke Quay)

Ms Veg went to nomVnom previously when they were at Raffles Place and recently they have moved to Clarke Quay since the beginning of the year! Finally I went to visit with the mister and was surprised to see my fellow blogger Friend Keith (www.travelinspiration.com) there too. So, look out for his post too!

Anyway, nomVnom in my opinion is a close competitor to Vegan Burg. However, they offer a lot more options in comparison. To date, they have 16 types of Burgers, 13 types of Sides and 20 types of drinks available! 

nomVnom New Outlook

It was full house on a friday evening. Ms veg calculated that they should be able to cater to 30 pax on full capacity. Its rather open style as compared to the previous location, but it was impressive to see the full house!

The Menu

You can also follow the website to see more updates of the other 4 new burgers.

I have tried 4 burgers so far.. so there's 12 more to go!!

Rocket Tower $13.90

My Mister ate this the last round at Raffles Place. Its a HUGE burger with double patty, and if you just want 1 patty, the Nom Nom Burger comes with just 1. 

How the set meal works: 1 Burger + 1 Side + 1 Drink = Total Price - $2 = Meal Price

 Spicy Rice Burger Set $6.90 + $3.90 Goru Balls

This time decided to try the Spicy Rice Burger which doesnt come with a bread.Instead, it has a Rice Patty on top, middle was turnip mixed with a special homemade peanut Curry Sauce (not spicy) and then the meat patty at the bottom. The way to eat this is to use your fork and knife! Ms Veg initially thought the Rice Patty was quite saltish but it tasted well with the sauce and turnip. It actually took us some time to realize it was actually ketupat (the malay rice cake that people eat with Satay) dipped in batter and deep fried. It was a good innovation that came from Satay I guess.

Goro Balls is actually potato balls. They actually mixed vegetables inside and for a moment ms veg thought there were onions! Tastes similar to Vegan Burg's Spinach Pops.

QQ Cheezy Burger  + Truffle Fries $5.90 + Green Tea

This isnt a nice pic, so Ms Veg took from the FB page

*Taken from Nom's FB page

This burger totally blew me away! The chewiness of the patty was awesomely yummy, tasted a lot like the Calamari Rings. Truffle Fries was good as well! Most importantly, there's no cheese at all. Its totally vegan!

Its interesting to see so many options available at Nom Vnom and whats great is everything is vegan with no Onions/Garlic, so we can eat everything on the menu. For the health conscious you, they do have steamed patties for some burgers if you do not want to take fried foods.

Ms Veg tried the Sausauge (with courtesy from Melano) and felt that it was overly fried and lost its juiciness. Vegan Franks from Vegan Burg is better in terms of this.

The "Otah Otah, Meatless Mexican, Beetroon Hummus, Baby Truffle etc have steamed patties. Do check with the staff before ordering. We spent a total of $26 for 2 Burgers, 2 Sides and 1 Drink. Not your everyday economical meal, but worth a visit and indulgence once in a while. 

I will definitely be back for the other 12 burgers! 

Location: 

6 Eu Tong Sen Street #B1-44

The Central

Tel: +65 6224 4996

Opening Hours: 11am - 9pm Daily

Web: www.nomvnom.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomvnom.sg/

GroVe 一素 @ Waterway Punggol Shopping Mall

Grove has started its operations for a couple of months now and Ms Veg finally had some time to bring her folks there!
I understand that this is a new sister company of "Elemen" which is operated under the Koufu Group.

The Cafe

Located just beside the Food Court (managed by Koufu as well) it is easy to find this place. Also, there's no veg stall in the food court.

Grove sells mostly fusion cuisines covering both Western and Chinese Food. In addition, they also have a Taiwanese Bubble tea (Utopia) counter to complete your meal with.

Lotus Rice $7.80

Ordered this and it was served hot. Theres quite a lot of ingredients in the rice, ms veg quite like it.

Kung-Bao Monkey Head Mushroom Noodles $8.80

My parents order this and were pleasantly surprised that the noodles was really chewy! They have in in the sweet and sour version (for non-spicy diners).

Charcoal Burger $7.80

I had this and didnt know what was in the patty until I read people commented it was quinoa, which was the reason why it made the meal very filling.

Herbal Noodles $7.80

My nephews must eat when they go there as the soup was yummy.

Fries $3.80

It was a good experience visiting the Grove and I've read from their facebook post that they have launched new items! Ms Veg would love to try the laksa pasta next!

Hopefully we can see more veg places in Punggol for the benefits of the new residents there too!

Location: 

83 Punggol Central, Waterway Point #02-21

Opening Hrs: 10am - 10pm

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grove.singapore

Elemen's Lohei YuSheng for CNY 2016

Ms Veg is truly surprised and happy to receive this Prosperity Black Truffle Yu Sheng with compliments from Elemen this year!

 This Came Delivered!

We are truly happy that Elemen (previous post here) has reached out to many of you out there, and business is getting better each day for them! They now have another outlet at Thomson Plaza.

This is the first CNY for Elemen and I understand that they are launching the Black Truffle Yu Sheng.

There's 2 Prices of the Yu Sheng : $38.80 (3-4pax) $48.80 (6-8pax)

Mushrooms and Truffles

Im surprised that they added Monkeyhead Mushrooms (猴头菇) to the Yu Sheng as its the first time I've tried something like that. Black Truffle = Simply Awesome~

 Pour the Sauce Over the veg and mushrooms~ Ready to Toss!

Remember to say really good things like: Gong Hei Fatt Choy!

If you are still looking for CNY reunion dinners, you may want to consider Elemen! They have CNY set meal (8 dishes) priced at $88.80 (for 2pax) and $168.80 (4pax) starting from 6th Feb till 22nd Feb. Ms veg hear that 1st day of CNY is fully booked already.

We look forward to new launch of dishes after the Chinese New Year. Wishing everyone the best of 2016! 

Once again, thank you Wilfred Goh (Koufu) for the Yummy Treat!

Locations:

1. Elemen@ Millenia Walk 

9 Raffles Boulevard #01-75A/76

Tel: 62380511

2. Elemen @ Thomson Plaza

301 Upper Thomson Road #01-113 

Tel: 64520351

https://www.facebook.com/elemensg/?fref=ts

Onn Vegetarian (安顺) @ Boon Keng

I have been to Onn previously, but didnt snap any pictures then.
Anyway, decided to visit again and Onn is still up to your yummy lunch standards!

The Stall Front

Operated by 2 chefs, they offer different specials of the day.

I was there with my colleague and we decided to try out the Burdock & Minced Meat Rice and Wanton Minced Meat Noodles.

Burdock & Minced Meat Rice

Can't recall the price of the food, but its your usual $3-5 fare. Im surprised that the rice served is just brown rice! The Minced Meat and Black fungus was really yummy and not too salty. Blended in perfect with the rice.

 Wanton Ba Chor Noodles

I didnt try this but my colleague who did said the wontons was sooo good that she didnt even offer me a bite! Ms veg would definitely be back for this as well as the double boiled soups!

Location: 

Block 5 Upper Boon Keng #01-01 G5 Food House (Beside Fairprice)

Opening Hours: Look at their FB for more info. Sometimes they operate just half days.

https://www.facebook.com/onnvegetarian/?fref=ts

Shitoya @ Melaka

This is another post contributed by Dr Neoh

Melaka is one of my favourite town in Malaysia which I visit frequently and regularly. This recent visit, my non-veg friend GL brought me to her favourite vegetarian restaurant Shitoya.

Customers are required to take of their shoes before entering. It's like you are entering your friend's house.

The location could be a bit of challenge to find, although it is actually not far away from tourist spots like Jonker walk. GPS, Waze and/or Google Maps would be indespensible unless you are local.

Since GL is a local, we have no problem locating this joint.

There is no barrier between the dining area and the kitchen; again, as if you were in your friend's house.

The decorations gave a homey feeling.

As stated in the cover of the menu, please be patient, as the chef/owner is not professionally trained, and not able to handle two or three woks at a time!

As a regular, GL called before our arrival, so that the steam boat sets were already set up when we arrived. 

We ordered "Vampire Fried Rice" on the spot. "Vampire" pronunciatino in Mandarin sounds like "shredded ginger" (僵尸 vs 姜丝), and it also imply that it is without garlic. 

We also had a bowl of salad, and a serving of roasted vegetable rolls as side dishes.
In conclusion, Shitoya is a restaurant with homey feel, relaxing environment and nice food. Most dishes are priced between RM12 to RM20, which I think it's quite reasonable for the quality.

Address: No 19, Jalan KBS3, Taman Kota Shahbandar, Kota Laksamana, 75200
Telephone: 06-288 0833
Opening hours: 12 noon - ?
GPS: 2.193225, 102.237407 (Approximate location)

Oriental Garden Delights Restaurant @ Petaling Jaya Selangor

It has been some time since ms veg has overseas post. Anyway, I do welcome contributors who do not want to own any blogs, but want to share food places.

Here's a contributed one from Dr Neoh who recently went Malaysia for some nice food!

Oriental Garden Delights Restaurant is owned by my friend. We went to the same secondary school, and hanged out a lot during those days. After secondary school, we travelled different career paths, and had lost contact for many years. We reconnected via Facebook a few years ago, and he told me that the chef at his restaurant is capable of preparing vegetarian dishes.

I didn't make much effort to visit though. However, recently I came to know that the restaurant was converted to fully vegetarian, so I decided to go, and had since paid a few visits.

It is located in Kelana Mall, not a prime location, but quite a comfortable environment.

At my first visit, I ordered a serving of Vietnamese coffee while waiting for my guest.

When my guest arrived, we ordered a few dishes.

The portions are quite generous (all the orders are either 'small' or 'regular'). The foods are quite nice, tasted like authentic vegetarian dishes, with no trace to suggest that it was non-veg previously.

Subsequent visit I went with my daughter. She ordered rice with eggplants on sizzling hot iron plate. I ordered fried glass noodles (with egg). We had Vietnamese spring rolls as side dish, and a 'small' bowl of soup.

This is not a tourist location, but if you happened to be somewhere nearby, this is definitely worth a visit. Of course, as I declared earlier, I might not be totally objective :-)

Location: Oriental Garden Delight
Unit No. 50 G - 01, Kelana Mall, Jalan SS 6/14, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Telephone: +60 3-7880 5110

Opening: 11.30am to 10.30pm

GPS : 3.104621, 101.600631

Artisan Boulangerie @ Killiney Road (Veg Options Available)

This week I was asked this question:- how do we really access "healthy" vegetarian eating? Do we really know what we are eating? Where do our real "proteins, nutrients, Vitamins"  come from? Do "Healthy Vegetarian" signs from veg stalls really signify "Healthy"? Well, my answer is, the choice is always ours to make and determine what we think "Healthy" is. Of course, being a vegetarian, we are always spoilt for choices and at times it is good to go really healthy and green for a good cleanse of our body.
I am really glad to have the opportunity to attend a dinner session at Artisan Boulangerie (a.k.a. ABC).
Note that ABC is not a "Pure" vegetarian/vegan place, but they have recently re-invented their menu to include quite a number of Vegetarian/Vegan options in their menu.

ABC Restaurant

I understand that ABC started at Killiney and now has 10 stores countrywide. Some stores do not have the full menu as per my understanding.

Launch of new menu ~

Nice Ambience

The New Menu

The new menu has indication of "vegetarian" dishes. However, I have noted that most contain cheese which may have "rennet" in them, so do read through the ingredients if you are a strict vegan/vegetarian! Also, some may have Onion/garlic in their sauce, so the safest to eat would be the salads, juices, smoothies and breads.

Fresh Juices ($6.40 - $8.50)

We had the ABC (Apple, Beetroot & Carrot) juice and a Kale Cucumber Apple Juice. I have never had kale before so it was a surprise as the blend was great! The taste wasn't "raw" as I've expected it to be. Instead it was fresh, and blended well with apple. Moreover, i felt full after this juice!

I have to admit that I was rather ignorant on the knowledge of kale though I have heard about it before.

According to reports, "Kale" is well known as a "healthiest" food in the world, and was supposed to be number 1 with multiple benefits. I think if we have been eating a lot of mock meats or processed foods, its good for a cleansing session at times.

Olive Bread

 Famous French Baguette

All of ABC's pastries and breads are baked freshly daily and contains no preservatives, additives and enhancers. In addition, they are handmade with imported french flour and premium European Butter. Again, because butter is used, the breads are not vegan-friendly. 

I think they would go well with soups or even coffee. Personally I prefer the Olive bread but it was a little oily. Then again, olive oil is supposed to be a healthier oil? 

Power Kale with Pecans Salad $10

 Organic Quinoa & Fennel Salad $12

Again, the skeptical me thought that the kale salad wouldn't be good, but the blend with lemon vinaigrette was awesome. 

Quinoa is also another superfood that some people eat this as a replacement to rice, and it is filling as well.

Avocado Wrap

Loads of greens and yummy avocado. Would be better if served warmed.

It is heartening to know that ABC has a "foodbank" donation program everyday for their unsold breads which are donated to the needy families as part of its corporate social responsibility. 

I do hope to see more veg items on its menu to promote a healthier choice for their patrons.

Personally, not your normal $3 economical place to go on a daily basis, but its an alternative and choice for us to go at times to have a cleanse. I will definitely keep in mind of including "kale" in my homemade salads.

Locations: http://artisanbakery.com.sg/contact/

Killiney Road, Great World City, The metropolis, i12 Katong, Asia Sq Tower 2, VivoCity, Chevron House, Suntec City Tower 2, Changi Airport T2, Robertson Quay