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This was the 10th and final dish of the epic 10-course vegan degustation set at SHU.
Because it was my birthday that day, the chef put a little lit candle in it for me to blow out!

Next to the chocolate mousse cannoli was more

The first smells to waft up to your nose are peanut and spring onion. In one bite of the taro ball it instantly reminded me of gnocchi. Each ball was a comforting hug of bouncy, tender, starchy goodness with crunchy fried more

😱 Holy mother of god. When I put a piece of the braised lion’s mane mushroom in my mouth I wanted to cry happy tears. I was moved to a different realm. It was like having a spiritual awakening that’s how jaw-droppingly more

This was the seventh dish in SHU’s 10-course vegan degustation set. This was a beautiful salad dish with a surprising amount of heat to it! The slices of fresh yellow Grandma heirloom tomato came on a little pool of loose more

This was the sixth dish in SHU’s 10-course vegan degustation set. This came on a single, young, sweet, fresh wombok leaf. The mustard green was deliciously salty but mellow and not overpowering in its mustard flavour. I more

This was the fifth dish in SHU’s 10-course vegan degustation set.
Oh my god, the yellow bullhorn pepper literally melted and dissolved in my mouth within two seconds. You could smell the spices in this as soon as it’s put more

This was the 4th dish in SHU’s 10-course vegan degustation set.
Have you ever seen a meal served in a bird’s nest bowl let alone a ceramic egg??! The visuals of this was so unique! The Chinese doughnut was a a slightly sweet, more

Although it’s listed as the 4th item on the 10-course vegan degustation menu, it was the third dish to come out.
This had a wonderfully smokey, charred flavour. The shiitake meat in the middle was the most tender, succulent, more

This was the second course in the 10-course 100% vegan degustation set.
Inside the little ‘pot’ of daikon, there was raw snake bean, broccolini florets, carrot sticks, beetroot, cucumber, and mesclun lettuce leaves. The more

This was the first dish of the 10-course vegan degustation set I had for my birthday lunch at SHU, a 100% vegan, modern Szechuan restaurant in the heart of Melbourne.

The whole dish is stunning and the fish mint is no joke! more