Name: Greens Cafe 随意小馆
Telephone: +60 16-886 9588
Price range: $$
Rating: 3.93

In my mind, I was thinking “four emperor” vegetables 🤴 In reality, we got this 🥱 Not my president… I mean emperor 🤭 Was a good portion for RM15. This was medium by the way. Just lightly salted and fried with carrots 🥕 I don’t think they do garlic here 🧄 #veganuary #forthedollar

Emperor Vegetables

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Can somebody tell me why my iPhone translates 咕嚕 as gout?? 🤣 That’s the opposite of what you want to serve to a bunch of alcoholic #dayak for a #gawai dinner — #throwback review, by the way 🤗 Kulu, as they have romanised, or gulu 咕噜/咕嚕 refers to #sweetandsour dishes, though this was definitely in the way of #savoury 😅 I can’t complain though, it was an excellent pairing with the #sesameseeds and it was nice that us vegans had something to indulge in too 🍄 This was definitely popular! #hericiummushroom always shocks omnis that know no better that #mushroom are more closely related to the animal kingdom than plants 🪴 so this was definitely an #omnivoreapproved delight 😋 This medium was RM25 though they have a small going at RM12.50 and a large at RM36. A #takeout container this large costs RM1.20 from them 🤞 #veganuary #veganinkuching #tiledreview

Sesame Kulu 芝麻咕嚕

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I may be getting a little ahead of myself, albeit not #monkeyhead, posting a #throwback a day before #throwbackthursday 🤭 We had this #gawai last year and again last week when dining as a family. I love #broccoli and I just cannot get enough of #hericiummushroom 🐒 It’s plated beautifully both in-store and as a #takeout — though they charge RM1.20 for the larger takeout container 🥡 I encourage this 🙌 I just don’t have a large enough stojo 🙈 The base tastes to me like #oystersauce but they make no mention of it. It’s just a really nice braise of #mushrooms and a whole tonne of #broccoliaddict delight 😋 This serving was RM40 for a medium and unlike every omni place remains unchanged in the past 6 months! A small goes for RM20 and a large at RM60 💸 #veganuary #veganinkuching #tiledreview

Broccoli Monkey Head Mushroom 西蘭花猴頭菇

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There’s an old folklore in #Penang that recalls the origin of the name of this #nonya dish 👵 One day, a captain smells a delicious dish coming from the kitchen so he asks the chef, “What are you cooking?”. “Kari kapitan (captain)”, the chef responds. Or perhaps he truly was referring to the “Kapitan”, once a high ranking government position in colonial times tasked with overseeing their ethnic communities. This colonial-era #peranakan dish tells of a time of much healthier racial tolerance and inter-mingling where conversations such as the racial requirements of our prime minister would never even be called into question. Surely it ought just to be a white man? 😜 I digress. A white man though would have loved this #curry 🥘 It’s almost entirely #potato 🥔 There’s the odd #hericiummushroom here and there and it does lay atop a bed of long beans 🫘 but more so than not this is absolutely a #potatolover affair. Moreover, this curry is nothing in the ways of #spicy — not even a tinge. My dutch grandmother, why she called black pepper spicy, but she’d easily down this. Not a #chilli in sight! In spite of that it was delightful 😇 Though I’m bringing my own #hotsauce here in the future. Perhaps we can find compromise with our racist country leaders. They should be happy to know that we weren’t #diningwithchopsticks & though not with our hands either, remind them of a time in which what we have today would not have been taken for granted. This was a medium at RM25. They have a small portion going at RM12.50 and a large at RM36. What an odd scale to climb 🧗‍♀️ #punbasedlife #veganuary #malaysianeats #stopracism #kapitan

Kapitan Curry 甲必丹咖哩

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So soft! 🌥️ I love how the #veganfish just melts in your mouth! The #gravy / #sauce was plenty nice too, though I have no clue where the “yoyo” in the name comes from 🪀 It’s just salted enough that paired with their bland mains, you’ll have a perfect meal! I recommend spreading out the #ginger that comes on top evenly over all the #fish pieces cause the pinch of warmth is what makes this perfect 😋

Yoyo Steam Vegetarian Fish

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Don’t forget to #droptheegg! 🐣 At least the menu has very clear labelling and they very clearly get the #vword 😉 The #seaweed flavour is present but not as strong as some others I’ve had. Then again, I’ve also had far weaker 🤷‍♀️ The #friedrice is pretty basic for RM9.50 with no #fakemeat present and just some carrot cubes 🥕 and a couple slices of cucumber on the side 🥒 They seem to at least use #brownrice though, so that’s a plus. I thought it was bland on its own but just nice with the gravy of the #veganfish we ordered on the side 🐟

Seaweed Fried Rice

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Authentic #foochow mee! 🤩 They even got the #wokhei just right, or so my #fuzhou girlfriend tells me 🤭 They even use the correct #noodles 🙌 Apparently #yellownoodles is a no no 😅 RM9.50 seems like a big ask, but the portion scales to price too. What doesn’t though is what makes the dish. Your only protein is a bunch of #tofu puffs and a pice of #veganchicken you get in the #soup. No, not the broth. They gave soup on the side 🤨 It was nice, though it would’ve been #betterwithoutcoriander for my #significantvegan who happened to be #abillionhacks -ing the meal with me 😮‍💨 Other than that you get #mushrooms 🍄, matchstick carrots 🥕, and some greens 🥬 here and there. I’d recommend splitting this meal with and topping up with one of their excellent sides 😉

Foochow Mee

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I know this label has a typo but I follow the rule of registering the name from the menu 🙃 My attempt to make it easier for my #vegan compatriots to identify from abillion to the menu when you’re there 🤓 Their fried rices have the option to #droptheegg along with thoughtful labelling in general for egg/milk dishes. I mean… it’s alright. I haven’t had a lot of #tomyum #friedrice in my life but even I can tell this was quite mediocre 🫥 For some reason, so many vegetarian places under-season. It was adequately #spicy but that’s coming from this weak #spice baby 😅 The sweetness and sourness could’ve been stronger to match the #heat 😗 I suppose the mushrooms were the best part cuz the carrots were just carrots. I also liked the choice of always brown or purple #rice 😋 It’s char felt satisfying to extinguish with the fresh julienne cucumbers 😛 RM7.50 is much for this quality but at least the portion is quite big 😮‍💨 had to take some home 🥡 I have yet to explore more from this place but the food always tastes quite hearty 😋 thought sometimes a tad bland 😅

Tomyam Fried Rice

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First time having a try of #mockfish 🤩 So, what we have here is actually a lunch set. You’d be getting the steamed #fish with a side of rice, soup and, apparently, flower tea (which turned out to be chrysanthemum 😂). I wanna start off by giving thanks for the pleasant surprise choice of purple rice instead of white #healthiswealth 👏 The #veganfish is made of i don’t know what but the skin is clearly seaweed. I’m not complaining 😋 It’s a texture that could almost fool an omnivore but not quite there yet. It was still indescribably satisfying 🤪 There’s also the nice bonus of some Enoki mushrooms that assimilate so naturally with the mouth-wateringly good sauce 🤤 It’s got salty, slightly sweet and a hint of sour. Most importantly, it was comforting to drink and addictive to eat with rice. I’m glad to say the side of soup does the same without the sour zing. The bits of #mockmeat chicken was so convincing! It brings to mind a slightly unrealistically soft chicken breast. RM 8.50 for rice, protein, soup and tea!? At this quality and serving size, it’s seriously a steal 👍 We’re off to a great start at this cafe. I do highly recommend 👌