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Review / Picky Eaters: what can a vegan eat and enjoy at the meat grill Yakiniku Jumbo?

Avowed vegan Lim Li Ying (left) and her meat-eating colleague Douglas Parkes have a meal at the meat grill Yakiniku Jumbo in Central, Hong Kong.
Avowed vegan Lim Li Ying (left) and her meat-eating colleague Douglas Parkes have a meal at the meat grill Yakiniku Jumbo in Central, Hong Kong.

There’s a common misconception that vegans are very inflexible and a nightmare as company during a meal, yet as our video shows they are extremely adaptable

I have been vegan for at least six years now. Sometimes I do stumble and make mistakes that could enrage an avid vegan, such as wearing a lipstick brand that is not cruelty-free, or wearing leather items I have owned for many years and choose to still use until they are utterly worn out.

Yet I am absolutely plant-based in what I eat and strive to keep my diet as close to nature as possible.

There is, in my opinion, a common misconception that vegans are very inflexible and a nightmare as company during a meal. The chances are, if you’re not vegan, you might be stumped by the question of what to make (if you’re the one donning the chef’s apron), or where to go?

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However, I feel that there is absolutely no need to worry: I often tell my meat-eating friends that I can always find something to eat on the menu.

There is, in my opinion, a common misconception that vegans are very inflexible and a nightmare as company during a meal ... for visual effects we went to both extremes in the Picky Eaters video, but here I pose the question: who’s more inflexible, the meat eater or the vegan?
 

And that point is something that is proved in my latest Picky Eaters video, where my colleague Douglas Parkes challenged me to a meal at a yakiniku – specialising in grilled meat cuisine in Central. Can I actually find something to eat on the menu at Yakiniku Jumbo?

Last time round, I challenged this vegetable- and fruit-fearing colleague of mine to a meal at one of my favourite all-vegan restaurants, POP Vegan.

I have since shared this video with my fellow vegan comrades and opinions have been divisive: what is the point of this video, and why even share something that seems to be blackening the reputation of vegan food and – gasp! – the fabulous restaurant that we vegans could name easily as a favourite in the city of Hong Kong?

In the first video, Dusty’s favourite dish actually coincides with mine from the POP Vegan menu, and I am a vegan who prefers really natural ingredients rather than faux meat and gimmicky ingredients. This is great news because it means that plant-based dishes now have so much to offer in terms of flavour and texture – more than ever before.