11 Vegan Chinese Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What is vegan friendly in Chinese? ›

纯素 (chún sù, "pure vegetarian/vegan") or 全素 (quán sù, “totally vegetarian/vegan”).

We've rounded up some of our favorite vegan recipes that adapt Chinese dishes for a whole-food, plant-based diet. From simple veggie sides to hearty stir-fries, you'll find plenty to love in this lineup.

This Vegan Chinese Fried Rice is loaded with all the good stuff typically found in regular fried rice: chicken, eggs and even sausage; except it's all vegan. One of the main reasons I love to make and enjoy plant-based food is the creativity that comes from attempting to veganize a dish.

Authentic Chinese/Cantonese lo mein is not vegan-friendly because it's made with egg noodles and meat. The good news is that lo mein recipes are very flexible, so you can easily swap the traditional ingredients for plant-based alternatives, like rice noodles and lots of extra veggies or tofu.

Some estimates have suggested that 4-5% of China's population identifies as vegetarian or vegan. With a population of over 1.4 billion, this translates to anywhere from 56 to 70 million people.

However, if you are eating a diet free of cholesterol – that is a vegan diet – then adding an egg or two into the diet will raise blood cholesterol levels. The impact of dietary cholesterol from a food like eggs is greater when the diet is already low in cholesterol.

Brown rice refers to any variety of rice that keeps the bran and germ intact, making it, by definition, a plant-based food.

Excluding any spring rolls that contain seafood or meat, the answer is generally yes, spring rolls are vegan-friendly. The dough is simply made from flour, water and salt and vegetable fillings are nearly always 100% plant-based.

Vegetables: Cabbage and mushrooms are standards in the classic moo shu recipe. I've also added carrots. Sauce: Made with soy sauce, water, hoisin sauce, and cornstarch. Mandarin Pancakes: For authentic moo shu, take the time to make the moo shu pancakes but if you don't have the time you can sub flour tortillas.

During the 2010s, the second movement of vegetarianism took place in China, developing as a response to consumerism, health crises and ecological degradation. Vegetarianism and Veganism have been emerging further ever since, especially among the younger generations.

Is Chinese white rice vegan? ›

In general, yes, although not a vegetable, rice is a vegan food that belongs to the grains family which includes rye, oats, and barley.