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| - Let's debunk the notion of vegetarian food is healthier than its alternative today. Chinese vegetarian dishes are fried and soaked in oil. It not only acts as a preservation agent, but also as marinates.
Overall, it was a pleasant experience..but it was mostly because of the company! I really enjoyed our conversations. Some of the English translations on the menu was hilarious. I have a hard time envisioning a Caucasian ordering "black moss" or "bamboo fungus".
Hot and Sour Soup ($8.90)
The hot and sour soup is one of those things that was bastardized by the Western culture. It originated from Szechuan, China. Traditionally, it contains bamboo, mushroom, shredded pork, egg, wood-ear mushroom, blood pudding, tofu, black vinegar, white pepper and chili. This was a "tamed" version flavored by condiments. It wasn't particularly good or bad. Just little nutritional value.
Spring Roll ($1.30)
The spring roll was a little overprice in comparison to uptown standards. I actually felt my mom's spring rolls triumph over Buddha's Vegetarian Restaurant's. It was very greasy! If you are craving giant greasy fried torpedo-looking fried food, then this is for you! I have been avoiding fried things to avoid further weight gain! My brother said I had the look of death when the spring roll was staring at me in the eye! In reality, I was hoping to break my fried-food fast with superior fried-things! Haha!
The food at Buddha's Vegetarian Restaurant was not extraordinary. It felt like a homemade meal. I was surprised by the exceedingly number of positive reviews online. Perhaps it was because we didn't try some of Buddha's Vegetarian Restaurant more famous dishes. Overall, I felt it was a relatively economic meal with ordinary unhealthy food. Now we know where Buddha got his belly :)
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