Vegify, Knoxfield

Many people were surprised when I told them that we had gone to a vegetarian restaurant for a celebration. I suppose it is a small subset of a wider group of food so why limit oneself to a small range of food when one can have the choice of eating vegetables and also meat on a special day? Vegetarian food actually need not be bland or simple. It can be very flavourful and special, as Vegify has shown.

We ordered the salt and pepper fish ($23). This is a mock fish dish, of course. No animals were harmed in the making of this dish! There were about 8 or 9 pieces of mock fish made of processed beancurd, deep fried in a very light and crispy batter and presented atop a bed of salad leaves. There were some very crispy rice krispies of some sort as garnish.

I did not expect too much but this dish was really delicious. Again, deep fried food is usually delicious. Oh dear, time to go on a cholestorol check again, I think!

We also ordered truo vege sambal ($22). This dish is a bit oily because usually sambal or chilli paste need to be bloomed in oil to release its fragrance. The veges in this dish were okra, snake beans and eggplant. The sambal did not have belacan or shrimp paste or dried shrimp so it taste a little different from the non vege version but it was good enough. 

 The menu is relatively small but since there is only 1 chef it is understandable. The food were delicious and varied enough to be able to select at least something you'll enjoy from the menu.

There is also a lunch menu of noodles and rice dishes which we have vowed to come back to try. This is probably one of the best Malaysian vegetarian restaurant we have been to in recent times. 

The place is small and busy so if you would like to try out this restaurant, be sure to make a booking.