Picture of the Day: Plant-based Nuggets

The dish is served in a box that is reminiscent of an American fast-food chain

Yesterday I went to visit Kind Kitchen, a vegan/vegetarian restaurant in Sheung Wan, though there are other locations in Wan Chai, Tuen Mun, Tseung Kwan O, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Mongkok.

The restaurant is run by vegan/vegetarian shop Green Common that brings together Western and Asian plant-based ingredients, condiments and packaged foods in one space and Kind Kitchen uses many of those items on its menu.

Here are the chicken nuggets -- oh wait these are plant-based

One item I tried was the "Happy Nuggets" and they were presented in a box, much like the chicken McNuggets in McDonald's, except these ones are vegan and come with a honey garlic sauce.

They really did have a fibrous texture similar to chicken, but these were made of various soy and wheat proteins. The nuggets are lightly coated in a batter before being deep-fried then frozen. At Kind Kitchen they are reheated in the oven, giving them a fast-food kind of look and feel. They tasted delicious.

This dish is mostly to appeal to kids who think they are getting chicken McNuggets, but these are quite close to the real thing. Pretty cool way to get kids eating less meat but just as much protein.

Kind Kitchen
Shop 1, 1/F, Nan Fung Place
173 Des Voeux Road, Central
2110 0055

Picture of the Day: Oat Milk

Swedish oat milk! Have you tried it? Tastes yum!

I read about oat milk recently and went to a vegetarian grocery store here called Green Common that opened a few years ago. It sells a variety of Chinese and Western food products, some are vegan, some are vegetarian.

The items are moderately priced for the most part, though I must say the 250ml box drink of Oatly cost HK$15 (US$1.92)!

The company likes to make you feel good

However, I enjoyed the drink -- sipping it through a straw it was like drinking milk but not creamy per se, with a subtle oat flavour. Maybe because I was thirsty, I had no trouble finishing it either. There's plain and chocolate flavours, but I opted for the plain one to see what it was like.

Oatly comes all the way from Sweden which probably explains the exorbitant price. The company promises its oats are non-GMO and don't use many pesticides to grow the oats.

I have yet to try other alternative milks like almond and rice milk -- has anyone else? Soy milk, especially those made outside of Asia, are quite sweet, but oh so creamy!