Chinese dishes

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Craving take-out Call Asian Palace (30310 St., s 402-435-8884) for vegetarian Chinese dishes to go. Another popular take-home spot is Greatful Bread (1625 S. 17th St., s 402-474-0101). Pick up pastries, cakes and healthful breads to take with you. 

Celery stalks are also good when cooked in soups or stews, with stewed tomatoes, stir-fried in Chinese dishes, or as an individual vegetable dish served with butter or margarine and various seasonings, or with a special sauce. 

This is a favorite Chinese dish containing chicken, bean sprouts, onion, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms cooked and served with a Chinese gravy. 

Uaas Vegetable dish mgredient of salads, soups, and various Chinese dishes. 

Mushrooms have been investigated with especial reference to shiitake, Lentinus edodes, the flavorful fungus widely used in Chinese and Japanese dishes. While the umami taste is attributed to guanylic acid, lentinic acid 14 (Scheme 6) is converted to lenthionine, 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiacycloheptane 15, a compound with the characteristic shiitake flavor. This complex reaction requires a C-S lyase enzyme.30 Other important flavor compounds are 1,2,4,6-tetrathiacycloheptane 16 (Scheme 6) and 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexathiacycloheptane (not shown). 

In India, it is an essential ingredient in the Bengali spice mixture panch phoron and in Chinese five-spice powders. In the west, fennel seed is a very common ingredient in Italian sausages and northern European rye breads. Many egg, fish and other dishes employ fresh or dried fennel leaves. Florence fennel is a key ingredient in some Italian and German salads, often tossed with chicory and avocado, or it can be braised and served as a warm side dish. One may also blanch and/or marinate the leaves, or cook them in risotto. In all cases, the leaves lend their characteristically mild, anise-like flavour. 

For the most part, people tend to eat and enjoy the foods they grew up with. It s stating the obvious to say that French people like French food, Italians love Italian dishes, and people living in China prefer not only Chinese food but specifically the preparations from the province of their birth. Although I like Chinese food, after a month s stay in that country, I was really tired of it. 

Teaneck s vegetarian scene starts at Veggie Heaven (473 Cedar Lane, a 201-836-0887), an all-vegetarian Chinese restaurant steeped in Buddhist tradition. You ll also find Chopstix (172 W. Englewood Ave., a 201-833-0200) in town, a kosher Chinese restaurant with a good selection of tofu dishes. Aquarius (408 Cedar Lane, a 201-836-0601) is your neighborhood natural food store, complete with a popular juice bar. 

Helianthus is the scientific name for sunflower, and pictures of the plant adorn just about every square foot of this homey, yet odd SoHo restaurant. The waitstaff here is friendly and suppresses their laughter as you stumble through the menu. The focus here is on macrobiotics the waitstaff will freely testify to the healthfulness of the Chinese herbs and vegetables used liberally in entrees and dishes. 

Red Hot Szechuan (347 7th Ave., a 718-369-0700) is notable for its careful preparation of its meatless vegetable dishes. Only vegetable oils are used in their cooking, and brown rice can replace the standard steamed rice with any order. Check the seasonal vegetable list to find out what s fresh. Tofu On 7th (226 7th Ave., is 718-768-5273) has a fine selection of fake-meat dishes cooked in the Chinese... 

As inviting as they are, the famous Amish roadside diners aren t great places for vegetarians. Most of the feasts served at these family diners include three meat entrees and not much else. You may want to go, just for the experience, but be forewarned. If you choose to avoid them, head to Lancaster for other eats. Here you ll find the Lanvina restaurants (1762 Columbia Ave., b 717-393-7748 and 1651 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, s 717-399-0199) a pair of quality Vietnamese establishments, as well as the Asian Restaurant (553 N. Pine St., Lancaster, s 717-397-7095), a good place to sample traditional Chinese noodle dishes. 

Chicago s Chinatown is lucky to have Vegetarian Garden Restaurant (237 W. Cermak Rd., it 312-949-1388), a Chinese restaurant with a cute storefront that serves faux meat dishes in the Buddhist tradition. 

Believe it or not, Tulsa has its very own vegetarian restaurant, Be Le Vegetarian (3121 S. Mingo Rd., 918-664-0292). Most items on the menu are vegan as well. No eggs are used in the preparation of the restaurant s Buddhist-influenced Chinese mock meat dishes. 

The tourist town of Springdale at the entrance to the park has a couple of restaurants of interest to vegetarians. Panda Garden (8805 Zion Park Blvd., s 435-772-3535) serves Chinese food with several tofu dishes while Zion Pizza Noodle... 

For larger, more inspired meals, Hob Nob Cafe (208 E. Main St., B 406-542-3188) is one of the Montana s premier upscale restaurants and one of the few that is not a steakhouse. For ethnic food, the Mustard Seed (419 W. Front St., B 406-728-7825) is something out of the ordinary with its not-quite-Chinese food. All-vegetable sushi and crisp wok dishes top the list on their special vegetarian menu. Non-smokers will appreciate the smoke-free atmosphere. 

White Lotus (80 N. Market St., a 408-977-0540) is a long-time vegan stronghold in downtown San Jose. Also downtown, the International Vegetarian House (520 E. Santa Clara St., a 408-292-3798) serves traditional Chinese Buddhist mock-meat dishes alongside an assortment of international entrees. 

South of San Jose, tucked away in a strip mall, Tasty Vegetarian Cuisine (2455 S. Winchester Blvd., Campbell, a 408-374-9791) offers all-vegan Chinese and Taiwanese dishes. Another faux-meat restaurant in the area is Hong Kong-influ-enced Lu Lai Garden (210 Barber Court, Milpitas, a 408-526-9888). 

Maunakea Ave., b 808-528-3663) restaurant. Unique Vietnamese roll-ups made with thin rice paper and stir-fried vegetables with tofu and peanut sauce are favorites for vegetarians. A Chinese restaurant of note outside the Chinatown area is Yen King (4211 Waialee Ave., b 808-732-5505) located in the Kahala Mall. You ll find a reasonably priced, standard Chinese menu with plenty of vegetarian dishes. 

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