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livingdebDue to the climate crisis I'm seeking more ways to enjoy less meat.
The Usual - Beef or Chicken Fried Rice
Today we ate at one of our favorite restaurants, Tan My (Vietnamese, pronounced sort of like "dung mee"). Normally I get beef or chicken fried rice (I know, but it's good) with "extra" bean sprouts. It doesn't come with bean sprouts, or any vegetable pieces at all, but once Robin had extra bean sprouts, so I mixed them in, and I liked it.
The New - Vegetable Fried Rice
I'd vaguely remembered seeing "egg fried rice" listed somewhere differently from all the meat fried rice, but Robin found only "vegetable fried rice," so I got that, also with bean sprouts. They asked if I still wanted the egg, as if without the egg it would be vegan, even though it's almost for sure made with fish sauce, but the egg is my favorite part, so I said yes.
It came with big pieces of broccoli, cabbage, and green onion, plus carrot slices, the requested bean sprouts and big pieces of fried tofu. The tofu was surprisingly boring, but I just cut it up into smaller pieces so there would always be room for the tasty parts in my mouth. Everything else was good, except I don't like broccoli. But that ended up in Robin's mouth, where it was delicious. He gave me his excess carrot slices. I really expected it just to be quite plain and I was planning to add a can of garbanzo beans, but there was no need for any of that.
The Conclusion - Yum
Sometimes the chicken is good and sometimes it's boring. Sometimes the beef is amazing and sometimes it's a bit gristly. So I'd say the vegetable fried rice is not quite as good as the best meat fried rice but it's a little bit better than the disappointing meat fried rice. And so, I am now switching.
The Usual - Beef or Chicken Fried Rice
Today we ate at one of our favorite restaurants, Tan My (Vietnamese, pronounced sort of like "dung mee"). Normally I get beef or chicken fried rice (I know, but it's good) with "extra" bean sprouts. It doesn't come with bean sprouts, or any vegetable pieces at all, but once Robin had extra bean sprouts, so I mixed them in, and I liked it.
The New - Vegetable Fried Rice
I'd vaguely remembered seeing "egg fried rice" listed somewhere differently from all the meat fried rice, but Robin found only "vegetable fried rice," so I got that, also with bean sprouts. They asked if I still wanted the egg, as if without the egg it would be vegan, even though it's almost for sure made with fish sauce, but the egg is my favorite part, so I said yes.
It came with big pieces of broccoli, cabbage, and green onion, plus carrot slices, the requested bean sprouts and big pieces of fried tofu. The tofu was surprisingly boring, but I just cut it up into smaller pieces so there would always be room for the tasty parts in my mouth. Everything else was good, except I don't like broccoli. But that ended up in Robin's mouth, where it was delicious. He gave me his excess carrot slices. I really expected it just to be quite plain and I was planning to add a can of garbanzo beans, but there was no need for any of that.
The Conclusion - Yum
Sometimes the chicken is good and sometimes it's boring. Sometimes the beef is amazing and sometimes it's a bit gristly. So I'd say the vegetable fried rice is not quite as good as the best meat fried rice but it's a little bit better than the disappointing meat fried rice. And so, I am now switching.