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Healthy eating for Peace of Mind

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Local restaurants all seem to be quite full these days, but amidst the busyness of Macau’s dining scene, one Taipa restaurant offers its customers the chance to cleanse their bodies and find peace of mind with healthy food and a serene, natural environment – Sum Yuen Buddhist vegetarian restaurant nestled under the roof of Pou Tai Temple.
 
“Our restaurant was established in 2014, and in the beginning it was very quiet and people barely knew that we served vegetarian options,” says Mr. Ao, the manager of Sum Yuen. “But recently more people are starting to eat vegetarian food, and we are getting more patrons who love it now.”
 
Today Sum Yuen is one of the most popular vegetarian restaurants in town, with a wide range of satisfying and nourishing meals, including traditional and modern options. 
 
“Our traditional and modern dishes are both popular among our customers. For traditional dishes, we have stir-fry and braised vegetables; and for modern dishes, we combine western ingredients. We also have vegetarian-style sushi,” Mr. Ao says. “In terms of Buddhist vegetarian food, our menu items are not all vegan, but we do not cook any meats. Vegan customers can order everything except those items made with eggs. Our ingredients are shown on the menu, 尸some vegan customers will ask our waiters so we can cook according to their preference,” he adds.
 
Some popular their signature dishes are: Terimitornyces Albuminosus with Sweet Peppers, Sichuan Spicy King Trumpet Mushrooms and Tofu, and Spicy Oyster Mushrooms.
 
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the restuarent was closed in February, and resumed operations in March, but business really only got back to normal after April.
 
“We have been offering discounts since March. Right now we have 10% off for dine-in customers and 20% off for take away, because we want to encourage people to avoid large gatherings. We will keep the promotions until the virus completely disappears,” Mr Ao explains. 
 
“As our operating principle is to be less-commercialized, ‘money-making’ is not our aim.  We want to contribute to society, so we try to do what we can, and that may also be attributed to our religious beliefs.  In fact, running a vegetarian restaurant is very difficult in Macau, despite the low cost of ingredients, we still have a high demand for staff. ” she says.
 
“We aim to provide a natural, comfortable dining environment with the best value for our customers. At the same time, we want to promote a healthy dining culture that aligns with Buddhism, as we know it’s diffcult to dine out in a serene environment in a commercialized city like Macau.” 
 
 
心椽 Sum Yuen
地址Address:
氹仔盧廉若馬路 1064-1094 號地庫層菩提禪院
(由米尼奧街門口進入)
Pou Tai Temple, 5F Estrada Lou Lim Ieok, Taipa
電話 Tel: 2881 2698
營業時間Opening:
10:30 – 15:00, 17:30-22:30 
 
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