November 1st, 2011 » What’s Vegan at Thai Airways Lounges?

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I went to check out a few Thai Airways Royal Silk lounges: one at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and two at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) Bangkok. I highly recommend the larger lounge at Suvarnabhumi, the one without shower rooms because it’s vast and huge with plenty of seats without the feeling of being boxed in.

Location and Access for Lounge #1: Kuala Lumpur Int’l Airport

• Kuala Lumpur International Airport: North Wing (C11-17), Mezzanine Level
•  THAI’s Royal Silk Lounge serves THAI’s Business Class passengers, Royal Orchid Plus Gold Card members, Star Alliance Gold Card members, Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa Airlines premium Class passengers.

What’s Vegan?

Plenty of juices, beers, alcohol, teas and black coffee to start with. I did not like the orange juice since it tasted artificial. Selections of raw vegetables and steamed stir-fry vegetables (shiitake, Chinese baby corn, cauliflowers, broccoli and sliced carrots) with steamed rice. Freshly cut exotic fruits such as papaya, watermelon, pineapple. It is great to separate these dishes with the respective utensils. Totally appreciative.

Location and Access for Large Lounge #2: Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)

• Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK): Royal Silk Lounge at Concourse D, Level 3: 2,410 sq.m.
•  THAI’s Royal Silk Lounge serves THAI’s Business Class passengers, Royal Orchid Plus Gold Card members, Star Alliance Gold Card members, Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa Airlines premium Class passengers.

What’s Vegan?

Absolutely not vegan-friendly. There isn’t much you can find at a larger lounge at Concourse D, Level 3. The best alternative is the freshly sliced fruits and juices. I think I felt sick afterward due to the flood. There’s also a bag of local Thai chips that was confirmed vegan with a Thai local after verbal translation, which was sour and salt chips. There was a sign stating that the lounge is affected by low supply of food. At least there’s a working Wi-Fi that should keep you up.

Thought I’d share something amusing at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) that occurred at the late evening. Thai men dressed in blue are like acrobatics.

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October 21st, 2011 » Vegan Mofo 19: Apam Balik the Malaysian Pancake

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An Indian woman, who appeared to be on her way to work stopped off first and asked about the pancakes having egg or not. The owner quickly and proudly stated that while a lot of people use egg, that there is no egg in his and also no dairy. It’s mostly soy or rice flour that made the pancake fluffy and sugar. It has filling of sugar, crushed peanuts and corn.

One pancake costs rm 0.60 or two pancakes cost rm 1,20. You can find these on a food stand only on weekday mornings (as early as 8am) off since they only serve breakfast. The small food stand is off Jalan Sultan Ismail in front of Bangunan BHl Bank.

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October 19th, 2011 » Vegan Mofo 18: Soymilk to Tofu Pudding to Apam Balik

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The Malaysian Chineses will consume anything from freshly made soymilk to tofu pudding in sweet syrup (douhau, or 豆腐腦) to a Malaysian pancake, known as “Apam Balik.” An Indian woman, who appeared to be on her way to work stopped off first and asked about the pancakes having egg or not. The owner quickly and proudly stated that while a lot of people use egg, that there is no egg in his and also no dairy. It’s mostly soy or rice flour that made the pancake fluffy and sugar. It has filling of sugar, crushed peanuts and corn.

One pancake costs rm 0.60 or two pancakes cost rm 1,20. One tofu pudding costs rm 1,50 I’m not sure how much each bottle of soymilk costs.You can find these on a food stand only on weekday mornings (as early as 8am) off since they only serve breakfast. The small food stand is off Jalan Sultan Ismail in front of Bangunan BHl Bank.

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October 2nd, 2011 » Vegan Mofo 2: What Did I Eat in Kuala Lumpur on my First Few Days

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I am in Kuala Lumpur until Christmas to be somewhere warm, faraway from America. After being on nearly 2-day fruit fast, I was starving for vegan cuisine. Luckily, I had these beautiful food in my stomach. I would like to share what I eat on my first few days. I will review some of these stands/restaurants later on this week.

Things I had first was vegan nasi lamak (Malaysian dish), beancurd drumstick, sticky glutinous rice, lotus leaf rice, savory-glazed fried potatoes with sesame seeds, char siu bao-zi, red bean bread, turnip cake and mango tofu pudding (soy milk). Plenty of glorious vegan foods to try fortunately on my first few days here.

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August 7th, 2011 » Vegan Blog on Malaysia in 2009

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For those who are interested in reading my other old blog focusing on vegan cuisine and groceries as well as culture in Malaysia (primarily Kuala Lumpur), please go to this blog called, “Rice is Nice.” My sweetheart and I ran this blog from March to June 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and it was our first time there.

I believe this blog will help vegans, vegetarians and even omnivores who are visiting or starting to move to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in terms of foods. If you have any questions, issues or inquiries regarding Malaysia, feel free to email me at veganmiam (at) gmail.com.

Honest Viewpoint toward Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Seriously, you cannot get anything better than out of this country. For instance, if you just had a vegan cuisine involving mock meat somewhere in the U.S. or Europe or elsewhere, that’s not even better. You need to go to Kuala Lumpur and taste the authentic difference.

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