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10 January 2008 - NAN LIAN GARDEN - buddhist vegetarian banquet
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view of the Blue Pond 蒼塘 and Song Cha Xie (松茶榭 teahouse of the pines)
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圓滿閣 Pavilion of Absolute Perfection
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松茶榭
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圓滿閣 Pavilion of Absolute Perfection
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水車磨坊 The Mill
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龍門樓 Long Men Lau - restaurant serving buddhist vegetarian cuisine
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龍門樓
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Nan Lian (15)
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the menu
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appetizer platter
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dried bean curd sheets rolled and marinated with soy, sugar and aromatics
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deep fried yellow porcini coated with finely ground thyme and salt
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crisp chinese celery and lily bulb
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thin sliced lotus root and oyster mushrooms braised in soy, sugar and sesame oil and garnished with coriander
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mung bean noodles and julienned cucumber marinated in vinegar and yuzu
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consomme of yellow fungus, bamboo pith, cashews and dried longnan
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fermented wheat dough "kau fu" braised with enoki mushrooms, dried shitake, black fungus, chestnuts, pinenuts, lotus seeds, yellow fungus and baby bok choy
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oyster mushrooms stuffed with a light puree of sweet potato and lemon peel deep fried in a batter with fresh seaweed / deep fried spring rolls stuffed with julienned carrots, fungus, water chestnut and mushrooms
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Nan Lian (27)
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braised purses of deep fried bean curd sheets stuffed with black and yellow fungus, barley, carrot, water chestnut, peppers, enoki mushrooms etc
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Nan Lian (28)
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soft tofu stuffed with morels and black truffles in a black truffle cream sauce
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Nan Lian (30)
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stir fried chinese kale with ganbajun mushrooms, ginkgo nuts, water chestnuts, ginger and carrots
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abalone mushrooms steamed on lotus leaves with wolfberries, ginger and dong guai
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vegetarian dumplings
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java apples, dragonfruit, apples and berries
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soup of sweet potato puree heavily laced with ginger
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sweets - black sesame mini puddings and assorted nuts (pinenuts, walnuts and cashews) bound with mashed jujube
