Fan Cai Xiang Vegetarian Restaurant (Vegan)

I am writing this post specially for my friend's friend who will be travelling from India and would like to try authentic Chinese cuisine in Kuala Lumpur! Most of their workers are Chinese speaking, so I suggest showing the picture below or pointing the preferred dishes in the menu for ease of frustration! Overall, their food can be quite salty - request for a less salty option if you prefer!

1) Honey Barbeque Pork
partially eaten barbeque pork :D

This is their signature barbeque pork - the best vegetarian barbeque pork ("Char Siew") I've ever tried! Even the texture is similar to the real thing, crispy on the outside and slightly chewy on the inside. It has a slightly sweet taste as it is perfectly glazed with honey - perfect with a bowl of rice! 

Rating: 10/10

2) Pa Dong Curry 
served with potatoes, and awesome fried buns

I have no idea what is Pa Dong but I know it is another of their signature dish. The vege meat has a surprisingly sinewy texture to it, and the curry is thick, slightly spicy and salty and has a deep, earthy flavour to it.  Dip the fried buns (crispy and lightly buttered aroma on the outside, but soft on the inside) into the curry to fully immerse in the curry experience the Chinese way! 

Rating: 10/10

What is Chinese food without soup and rice? The soup of the day was white radish soup. The soup is perfectly boiled, giving a strong white radish flavour, slightly salty, yet healthy and nutritious. I recommend their brown rice as it is of good quality - soft, fragrant, and complements the dishes well. 

3) Fried Beancurd 

served with vegetables and homemade mayonnaise sauce 

I prefer fried beancurd without sauce as the aroma in the tofu is well coated in a brown crust. Dip in the mayonnaise sauce for extra flavour! 

Rating: 8/10

4) Preserved radish fried egg

I was really surprised as they did not use any eggs to cook this dish! Thin layers of firm tofu has been fried till brown.  It is fried with radish giving an eggy, slightly salty flavour. Want to know how real eggs taste like? Try this dish to find out! 

Rating: 9/10

5) Stir fried sweet potato leaves 

This is my favourite Chinese vegetable, and I personally like it stir fried as I appreciate the natural sweetness and flavour of the sweet potato leaves. As you can see from the colour of the greens, it is slightly discoloured and aged - giving off a slightly bitter taste and has a tough texture. Sweet potato leaves need to be dark green for optimum quality. 

Rating: 4/10

6) Marmite Lotus Root
sprinkled with oats

Deep fried lotus roots with marmite sauce, sprinkled with oats.  It is sticky and savoury with every bite, and the sweetness and the fragrant from the marmite and oat respectively turns the bland lotus root into a mouthwatering dish! The lotus root is slightly tough, but well-cooked and juicy enough to make you want more! 

Rating: 9/10

7) Pig intestine soup 
boiled with white peppers, only served on Sunday

This is a good attempt of replicating the pig intestine soup, but it is too peppery which I find it too overbearing and covers all other taste. Since it is vegetarian, they should put less pepper! 

Rating: 6/10

8) Water Cress Soup 

Perfectly boiled water cress soup! Nutritious soup to have with your dishes. It is sometimes too salty. 

Rating: 9/10

9) Organic wheatgrass juice 

I wanted a healthy drink one day and decided to order the above. It is overly sweet, and made using powder - avoid this at all cost! 

Rating: 2/10

Last but not least, this is a dish made from a special friend of mine for her friend.. isn't she sweet?! Scroll below to check out what it is!

Lo and behold - mixed rice ("chap fan") using the dishes above! Our friend loves mixed rice, so we made this specially for her in fine dining version! She truly enjoyed every bite of this! 

Rating: Infinite love/∞

Address: 35G Plaza Danau 2, Jalan 1/109F, Taman Danau Desa, 58100 KL
Contact: +603-7981 9812
Website: https://www.facebook.com/fancaixiang/