Message: | Thanks for the list of places. I've done OK with chinese and indian places for dining with my vegan sibling, as well as japanese. Coming from a japanese household, even though it's a struggle for our mom to come up with vegan friendly meals, it's quite possible by substituting kombu (kelp) for dashi, and eating lots of mochi; and sushi is intrinsically vegan -- sushi refers to the rice, not the fish. So things like oshinko-makis, kappa-makis, or natto-makis are vegan, and some of my sister's favorite items. I'm also wondering whether the armenian places (like Zankou or Carousel) or the Persian places (in Westwood) may be suitable for vegans, with some hummus or baba type choices. Or is Chili John's vegie chili vegan? I guess I want to know whether some of the chowhound favorite spots in LA have at least some vegan options. |