Photograph by Shimin Wong It’s tricky being vegetarian in Singapore. Now, don’t get me wrong, there are a myriad of suburban, organic, Buddhist vegetarian eateries, hip green joints in air-conditioned shopping malls, Indian vegetarian restaurants galore, and even a handful of swank, gourmet vegetarian places. Leafy greens and tropical fruit abound and tofu and tempeh-lovers are spoilt for choice. (Psst… you know how tempeh comes in nubbly, vacuum-packed slabs from the supermarket? Here, it comes wrapped in a banana leaf scroll…still warm in all its fermenty-goodness and very much alive!) So, back to the tricky. Singapore’s an island. And we like seafood. We like seafood a lot. So we tend to add it to everything. And unlike an average...
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Jeff lectures Susie on why some vegetables are bad for you.
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