#imitation squid

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Mum didn’t go to the market today, so I went to the nearby coffee shop to buy our late breakfast or brunch if you much preferred. Mum asked for Minced Pork Noodle Soup (肉脞面汤) but with Bee Tai Bak (米筛目/老鼠粉) instead. The short rice noodles are cooked with fish ball, meatball, braised mushroom, pig’s liver, sliced pork and minced pork.

Bought my Vegetarian Rice (斋饭) from the store beside the noodle seller. Picked the imitation squids with petai beans 🫛 (Parkia speciosa) in chilli sauce which packed some heat. Love the flavourful stewed knotted bean curd skin. And lastly, my favourite curry mock mutton and potato 🥔 to round up the selection.

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Come Saturday, mum is not feeling well, so I went to the other coffee shop a bus stop away to buy breakfast. The most popular stall in this coffee shop is the vegetarian stall. Mum requested the Fried Noodles (炒面) which are cooked with dark soya sauce. Chose mock char siu and stewed pumpkin to go with mum’s noodles.

Rather than going the noodle way, I took their Vegetarian Rice (斋饭) and selected my own dishes. Starting from the left, sticky sweet imitation pork ribs, knotted bean curd skin and spicy mock squid with petai beans (Parkia speciosa).

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Seldom showing you my Vegetarian Rice (斋饭) nowadays as mum always heads to Chong Pang rather than to the nearby coffee shop at the opposite end. My takeaway pack consisted of plain amaranth greens (苋菜) or Chinese spinach stir-fry, crispy mock calamari rings and my favourite curry mock mutton and potato. There is also a piece of crispy assorted vegetables fritter to go with the white rice.

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Mum’s Vegetarian Bee Hoon (rice vermicelli) with mock char siu and chilli paste. She got for me Vegetarian Rice with curry mock mutton & potato, creamy sweet imitation pork ribs, spicy imitation squids and crispy mixed vegetables fritter.

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Back to my fav Vegetarian Rice (斋饭) with the usual mock curry mutton & potato, spicy imitation squid rings with petai 🫛 (Parkia speciosa) and a piece of stewed fried bean curd. Drizzle some of the mutton curry gravy over the white rice and this is my meatless breakfast of the day.

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Need to cut down on the intake of animal proteins so here is my Vegetarian Bee Hoon. Some of the plant-based proteins you see here are imitation squid, curry mutton etc…