Located on Shiquan Street, Amateur Kee Vegetarian Restaurant has long been rooted in Suzhou, with a wide variety of meals, affordable prices and a prime location, making Amateur Kee the first choice for many vegetarian lovers.
The restaurant claims that the organic vegetables used come from Taiwan's organic farming Kuanxinyuan Farm, and the imitation meat ingredients are also flown in from Taiwan, and the ingredients such as vermicelli, flat tips, dried bamboo shoots, and rice are all directly sourced from Anhui, Zhejiang and other production areas, with fresh quality.
Spicy chicken wings and Kyoto pork ribs are two of the most popular imitation vegetarian dishes, both of which are made with beans for a realistic taste. The chicken wings are golden and crispy, and the Kyoto pork ribs are sweet and sour, but the downside is that both dishes are relatively greasy to eat. Vegetarian meat is a common problem of many vegetarian dishes on the market, the food itself has a single taste, and it can only increase the flavor and taste of vegetarian food by adding more oil and condiments, so that more invisible fat is ingested when eating, which is really not a healthy food. At the same time, nutrition experts have also pointed out many times that long-term intake of vegan food may lead to a lack of trace elements such as vitamin B12, calcium, and zinc, which is not conducive to human health.
The main ingredient comes from Fangjia edamame tofu in Anhui Province, since the broadcast of "A Bite of China", Fangjia edamame tofu has become famous, and Amateur has also included it in the menu. After a long fermentation, the surface of edamame is covered with white hyphae, and during fermentation, mucormyces secrete protease, which degrades soybean protein into small molecules of peptone, polypeptides and amino acids. When cooking, Amateur Ji uses high-temperature frying, and there is no mycelium visible on the surface of the fried edamame tofu, only the golden skin remains, and the unique rich aroma spreads out after biting, and then there is a real feeling of edamame.
The three-color dumplings include green, yellow and white dumplings, green is mustard and shiitake mushroom filling, yellow is sauerkraut vermicelli filling, and white is cabbage shiitake mushroom filling. Five-kernel steamed buns are also a very good staple food, and the steamed buns are embedded with pine nuts, longan, peanuts and other ingredients, and the ingredients are quite rich. However, it is best to eat it as soon as possible after serving, as the skin will become dry and hard after a long time, which will affect the taste. On the whole, all the dishes in Amateur Ji are home-style flavors, simple to make, and stable, except for some dishes that are relatively greasy, there is basically no risk of lightning strikes.
The restaurant is located in a row of old houses on Shiquan Street, and the first floor has a small façade, so diners may need to make sure they don't miss it. The first floor of the store mainly sells a variety of vegetarian products, and the second floor is the restaurant dining area, which is clean and tidy, full of petty bourgeois style, like a family restaurant in the alley. The service staff in the restaurant is kind and kind, and the service is in place in a timely manner, but the staff is limited, and the speed of serving food will be reduced when there are many people. Parking around the restaurant is inconvenient, so it is not recommended to drive there.
