Some Chinese restaurants catering more to American taste do not follow this practice, but it is discouraging to visit an endless stream of restaurants serving Buddha's Delight and Tofu with Vegetables. This is traditionally eaten with warm soy bean milk which is available in both salty and sweet versions. Although this meal is inexpensive and extremely tasty, it is full of saturated fats and contains no vegetables. Normal dim sum and Chinese appetizers must be avoided because they are prepared with meat beforehand with the exception of the delicately layered scallion pancakes. Unfortunately, these are deep fried and are rich with saturated fats.
Japanese vegetarian has more choices at a Japanese restaurant.
When people think about Japanese food, they usually think of sushi. While most varieties of sushi contain fish, a vegetarian can always eat cucumber rolls which are refreshing to the palate but otherwise rather bland. If the restaurant has a sushi bar, the preparer may be able to conjure up several varieties of vegetarian rolls. I sampled three varieties of vegetarian rolls. The cucumber roll with avocado was light and rich at the same time.