Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Hi everyone, I just had a small question and I was hoping someone might know the answer. Is vegetable lo mein (like at a Chinese restaurant) made using beef stock or anything? I've had it a few times and I really like it, but I wanted to check before I had it again. Thanks! Reese3029 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 >Is vegetable lo mein (like at a Chinese restaurant) made using beef stock or anything? I've had it a few times and I really like it, but I wanted to check before I had it again. Thanks! This isn't easy to answer. If the vegetable lo mein is listed on their menu under 'Vegetarian Dishes' then there's a pretty good chance that it's really vegetarian (but I would ask anyway, to be sure, that all their vegetarian dishes are free of beef or chicken stock and also free of beef and chicken fat.) If it *isn't* listed among vegetarian dishes but is just an item on the menu along with the rest, then there is a chance that it is just there for those who don't want lumps of animal protein in their food - but again, ask, because they might really be trying to provide vegetarian dishes. Bottom line? Ask. If there is a language problem, then find another restaurant or a friend who speaks the language and can ask/phone on your behalf. Tricky isn't it? LOL You've no idea how many bowls of vegetable soup I have eaten thinking they were vegetarian before I learned to say I was vegetarian and to ask every single time! However, it is usually true that Chinese restaurants understand about vegetarianism - for good reason. They are my first choice when in a foreign country where I don't speak the language and there is no vegetarian restaurant available. Best, Pat ;=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 I echo what Pat says but I have one more thing to add. In Chinese restaurants, much of the time they will use " oyster sauce " in their cooking. Traditionally they don't think of that as not being vegetarian and will add it even when you ask for the dish to be vegetarian. So, you also have to make sure you ask them not to include the " oyster sauce " in the lo mein as well as any other item you order - except of course steamed veggies ). God's Peace, Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 > I echo what Pat says but I have one more thing to add. In Chinese restaurants, much of the time they will use " oyster sauce " in their cooking. Traditionally they don't think of that as not being vegetarian and will add it even when you ask for the dish to be vegetarian. . . . I didn't think of that when I was writing - oh yes, be sure to say no Oyster Sauce. We all know we can buy Vegetarian 'Oyster' Sauce in asian shops, but it is unlikely to be in the kitchen of your average Chinese restaurant unless they specialize in Chinese dishes - and still *ask* to be sure! (Likewise in Thai restaurants - you don't want fish sauce - nam pla). Thanks for that reminded ;=) Saved again! Best, Pat ;=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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