One of the most challenging things about our trip to China has definitely been finding vegetarian food, but we did find amazing places with enough planning. So, what was our strategy you might ask? Well, we read a ton of blogs, used Tripadvisor, and generally, asked very politely the chefs to make special meals.
One of our favourite vegetarian places when we were in Guilin it’s a place we found by sheer luck! We were walking around the town exploring random areas when we found a beautiful Buddhist temple selling some figurines. Ainhoa tends to always be attracted by shiny objects so we went into the temple and the shop. We then realized there was a restaurant right next to the temple sp, as we were super hungry, we decided to give it a try.
As we walked in, a cheerful girl gave us some indications about the place, it was actually a buffet and it was vegan! So, no animal products at all! She only asked us to please not waste any food, only to serve ourselves with what we could eat. We walked in and sat with a couple of locals (the seats are allocated so you might have to share but that is literally the best part) and started to get familiarized with the layout. There were different types of teas, water, vegan milk, and a huge layout of foods; from noodles to stew and even vegan sushi! At the very end of the line, there were sweet steamed buns and fresh fruit.
Another great delicacy we enjoyed was the “yaochai” or oil tea, a typical delicacy from Guangxi province made with camellia oil.
The food here was delicious and we literally ate there every night since we discovered it, we would definitely recommend you give it a try if you visit Guilin and you are not afraid of vegan food 🙂 at Nengren temple, Guilin.
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