The Vibrant Hong Kong Table

Description

A common Chinese greeting is ? Have you eaten (rice) yet? which is how Christine Wongs paternal grandmother would welcome her home during her childhood in Hong Kong. Food was the language of love, with birthdays and special events always celebrated with family meals, from nine-course banquet-style restaurant feasts to simple home-cooked dinners. After leaving Hong Kong and adopting a vegan lifestyle for health and sustainability reasons, Christine yearned to recreate the flavors and textures of her familys food at home without animal by-products.

The Vibrant Hong Kong Tablecelebrates many of Hong Kongs most iconic dishes with a vegan twist. Organized by a day of eating through the city and paying homage to its culinary heritage, these fresh, bright, vegetable-based recipes include:

• Breakfast and Dim Sum : Sampan Congee, Lotus Leaf Rice, Egg Tarts
• Cha Chaan Teng and Lunchbox Favorites: Baked Tempeh Chop Rice, Black-Pink Pepper Cabbage Steak, Jackfruit Brisket Noodles
• Family-Style Dinners, from Festival Foods to Dai Pai Dongs : Fish Fragrant Eggplant, Sweet & Sour Cauliflower, Snow Skin Mooncakes
• Siu Yeh (Late-Night Snacks) and Sweets: Curry Fishballs, Three Treasures, Hong Kong Sweet Buns

“Hong Kong Highlights,” included throughout, showcase cultural customs such as balancing yin and yang and sharing food family-style. And Mama Wongs tips for using ingredients like lotus root, taro, and salted oranges, offer an immersive experience of Hong Kongs culinary and societal traditions. With beautiful imagery, intimate storytelling, and easy-to-follow instructions,The Vibrant Hong Kong Tableis a treasury of fresh and inspiring vegan meals straight from the heart of this magnificent city to your home.