[I hate myself]

I'm planning on going vegan or just cutting down my meat intake, I still want to eat my favorite Asian foods. Is it possible to only limit my meat intake to seafood? I think slaughtering animals for meat is cruel.


What do you guys use to make good vegan foods? I prefer the different textures and flavors of vegetables and seafood over the bland flavor of red and white meats. It would be fun to discuss how to eat vegan foods and make them delicious and fun/

[Skeezyks]

Thanks for this interesting post! My wife & I are not vegan... or even vegetarian. We do make a number of vegetarian meals though. And, beyond that, we mostly eat chicken, turkey, & some seafood (mostly salmon & occasionally shrimp).

For dinner last night, I made our Mexican dry rice soup recipe which is a dish I cobbled together from a couple of other recipes in a Mexican cookbook we own. (It's a casserole-type dish of rice & vegetables.) We do eat cheese on it though. So, with the addition of the cheese, I think it would not be considered vegan. We serve it with black beans, salsa & sour cream (also not vegan). Tonight we're making vege couscous which is simply couscous combined with a variety of vegetables & Kalamata olives. We serve that with toasted pine nuts, yogurt & feta cheese... again not vegan... but vegetarian, if I understand the way the two terms are used.

As far as Asian foods go, I think a lot of times, people eat tofu. Personally I'm not a fan. One thing I do like a lot, though, (not that they're Asian) is mixed nuts. I buy them unsalted in-bulk at our local supermarket. Nuts are a good source of protein (as well as other good stuff). And getting a sufficient amount of protein is, I imagine, one of the challenges of eating a strictly vegan diet. If you eat seafood, though, you shouldn't have a problem with that. Good luck with your new diet!

[SquarePegGuy]

I'm not vegan, but I enjoy Buddha's Delight (deep fried bean curd with vegetables) and Broccoli with Garlic Sauce regularly. They are standard American Chinese food entrees. Thai dishes you might try include Drunken Noodle, or Pad Woon Sen, both with tofu.
But these usually have egg in them, so you'll want to specify no egg.

[I hate myself]

Originally Posted by SquarePegGuy

I'm not vegan, but I enjoy Buddha's Delight (deep fried bean curd with vegetables) and Broccoli with Garlic Sauce regularly. They are standard American Chinese food entrees. Thai dishes you might try include Drunken Noodle, or Pad Woon Sen, both with tofu.
But these usually have egg in them, so you'll want to specify no egg.

Buddha's Delight sounds good! Though what do Pad Woon Sen and Drunken Noodle taste like?


I'm not vegan either, I just quit out white/red meats.

[SquarePegGuy]

Drunken Noodle is made with wide rice noodles with some vegetables in a salty sweet brown sauce. Pad Woon Sen is thin bean noodles with some vegetables and the sauce is more subdued. Either one you might be able to have your choice of protein.

[LiteraryLark]

I really, truly don't understand the rhyme or reason why vegans or vegetarians refuse to eat meat but insist on consuming seafood...fish and shrimp and octopus and squid are living, breathing, seeing, feeling creatures. The point of veganism (aside from jumping on the newest weight loss trend) is to prevent the cruelty of animals, and sea life is largely threatened by those who catch fish, including sea turtles, dolphins, whales, and sharks who get tangled in the fisherman's nets and die as a START. There's lots of sushi and ramen that do not contain seafood. If you don't want to eat animals inhumanely, I'd seriously avoid eating seafood.

[bubbles00]

I'm vegetarian (I use this loosely) and I currently live in South Korea. When I lived in Canada I didn't touch meat (including fish) at all including broths/oils etc. But living in S Korea as a vegetarian is pretty difficult since everything (even ramen) has traces of animal biproducts. Since it's so hard to eat food here I made the exception to eat broths/sauces/oils that come from animals but I just won't eat the meat/fish (cuz I don't want to starve).

If you still want to eat fish then I would suggest bibimbap, kimbap/sushi, tteokbokki, udon noodles, banh mi, even pho if you tell them to take out the meat.

[zapatoes]

Lentils are a really good protein on vegan diet and there are excellent recipes on the internet. Lentil soup is great and the other day saw a recipe that sounded tasty for lentil tortilla soup. Pescatarians eat only fish or seafood, but no chicken or other meats.

[DechanDawa]

Originally Posted by I hate myself

I'm planning on going vegan or just cutting down my meat intake, I still want to eat my favorite Asian foods. Is it possible to only limit my meat intake to seafood? I think slaughtering animals for meat is cruel.


What do you guys use to make good vegan foods? I prefer the different textures and flavors of vegetables and seafood over the bland flavor of red and white meats. It would be fun to discuss how to eat vegan foods and make them delicious and fun/

First of all, seafood isn't meat. However, it is considered "animal protein" -- I mean if someone is vegetarian because of not wanting to be cruel to "animated" creatures that person would not even eat insects. (I have never eaten insects...but before I was vegetarian I did once it frog's legs.) Now I don't eat any meat, fish, poultry, or seafood. I wouldn't eat...whatever insects people eat!


If you are worried about cruelty to animals you would not eat seafood or fish as well as giving up meat from animals or birds.

It isn't easy to become vegetarian. It took me two years. I do eat eggs and small amounts of dairy but am hopeful to eliminate them in the future.

Non-meat protein is found in legumes, nuts, seeds, tofu and other soy products. Now, more and more non-meat products can be found in the supermarket...made to taste like sausage, burgers etc. Beware as these products often include a high amount of sodium.


Mostly I eat a simple diet...nuts, seeds, oatmeal, tofu, beans, vegetables, fruits, some grains, some pasta, oat milk...and some dairy and eggs.

I don't eat out and I don't buy any take-out.


You should be able to find Asian vegetarian food but it will probably contain tofu or eggs. Also, be advised that hardly anyone is vegan. Mostly people who don't eat meat are vegetarian. Someone who eats fish would be called a pescatarian.