BaganHood

Title: The Odd Student - What to Eat

This time, I visited the vegetarian restaurant BaganHood, located near the city government, which serves vegetarian food and drinks.

You can choose between dishes with five pungent spices or completely vegan options. It's a very friendly restaurant that offers a lot of vegetarian choices.

★ Dishes:
Japanese-style fried pork cutlet burger, paired with a selected salad.

★ Thoughts:
I chose this because I saw that the sauce used was mustard sauce and tamarind sauce; I like this kind of contrasting flavors.

When the dish arrived, the salad came with a refreshing fruit vinegar dressing, which was tasty.

Aside from the top bun of the burger being very crispy, I was initially looking forward to the sauce, but there was actually very little of it. The expected clash of mustard heat and tamarind sweetness was only present for a second; it had a brief mustard sensation, and then nothing else. The plant-based pork cutlet in the middle was similar to vegetarian meat I’ve had before. Once it was inside the burger, the plant-based cutlet became soft and lost its crispiness. Overall, it wouldn’t be recommended by meat eaters as a vegetarian burger, but it might be acceptable for vegetarians. However, at this price, I wouldn’t order the burger again, but I would be willing to give other items a chance next time.

As for vegetarian burgers, I still prefer the patties from the brand "Shan Guo" (unfortunately, they have closed down).

★ Waiting Time:
10 minutes

★ Budget Tip:
The restaurant recently collaborated with "Xu Si Mi" (event details at the counter). They are offering a free box of sanitary pads if you add them as a friend. These pads claim to be environmentally friendly and biodegradable.