Excuse the ugly picture. The food was much better than how it looks there. But I was hungry, didn’t have my camera on me, and too lazy to take good pictures.
On Saturday, Amanda (Perpetually Planting), Delta (Slow Woven), and I went to Kum Koon Garden for a dim sum brunch. However, I didn’t research enough beforehand and the place did not have too many vegetarian Dim Sums. The place was huge and busy. The servers took the food around in carts, similar to a buffet-style, and marked the dishes you picked up. This was an experience in itself but due to the volume of food they made, it meant that I could not ask for them to customize a dish as I didn’t request beforehand.
However, I was lucky enough to find enough dishes to stuff myself until I was full. One of my favourites was Gai Lan ($6.75). It did, however, contain Oyster sauce, which I occasionally let myself have. Don’t ask me why. I’ll sometimes let myself cheat if I can’t see or taste it. It was crunchy, green, and delicious.
The next dish, which really was vegetarian, was the vegetarian bean curd wraps($4.50). The wrap was chewy and nice while the stuffing of mixed vegetables added some texture and flavour.
For dessert, I had the Coconut Bun ($4.00) and Black Sesame Rolls ($4.00). The Sesame Rolls had a jelly-like texture which I wasn’t expecting but I dipped it in some soy sauce and liked it much more. I wouldn’t recommend it though, it tasted kind of flat by itself. The Coconut Bun was heavenly. It was a soft, sweet, baked bun with a grainy coconut filling.
If you’re a vegetarian looking for Dim Sum in Winnipeg, I highly recommend you call ahead to find out what options they have. Although I had a pretty good meal and had really good company, I found it tough to find food options. A traditional, sit-down restaurant might be better as you can get your food customized.
The gai lan looks incredible! Sorry you couldn’t find many vegetarian dim sum dishes. If you find some in Winnipeg, let me know!
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Will do and let me know if you hear of any too!
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