Vegetarian / meat substitutes availability

Last activity 08 July 2014 by Anita S Sharma

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JadenActive member22 February 2014 01:21:39

Hi,

I am staying with a family here in Shanghai and primarily eat with them. I am a vegetarian (no meat, no fish but dairy/eggs are ok) but they are not and so I am looking for options for meat substitutes to have for dinner. In the UK I would use things like Quorn and soya products. What kind of things are available here other than tofu (something I don't mind but don't know how to cook, any recipes welcome)?

Obviously I eat vegetables/salad etc. and can prepare dishes just using them but sometimes it is good to have a 'meaty' type thing so that they can have that instead of the meat that they are having and share the side dishes.

TIA.

J.

khushi35New member05 July 2014 08:20:48

Hello Jaden
Do opt for fresh Panner available in supermarkets..
Fried some fresh noodlees ,with fresh vegetables as well
I will forward you sume nice recipes afetrwards,

Khushi

Anita S SharmaContributor08 July 2014 14:08:16

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Hi Jaden,

You can buy Mian jin （面筋）from vegetable market , it's taste like meat but made of wheat flour.
You can cook it like noodles or bake it and eat with salad . It can be fried too and eaten like tea snacks ,

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