CHAMPIOUS VEGETARIAN CUISINE (04) 2328-9858 15, JingCheng 4th Street Hours:11 am-2:30 pm; 5-9:30 pm

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--By Cai PeiRong, translated by Cara Steenstra

Situated on a little lane off of JingCheng Road, Champious Vegetarian Cuisine provides simple, elegant, individual meals. The delicious, all-vegetarian cuisine here is mainly European and French. Dishes are all egg and alcohol free, and not prepared with deep or shallow frying. The set-menu selections do not offer too many choices--mostly baked rice and pasta dishes--but each has its own unique character. Walk inside and you will be served their homemade "healthy tea", which is supposed to help strengthen your immune system and has a freshness that will definitely wake up your taste buds. After this comes the salad, bread, main course and dessert. Baked rice choices include the French Baked Rice with Wild Mushrooms, Baked Rice with Bacon & Mushrooms, and Baked Pumpkin Rice with Smoked Chicken. The latter dish is prepared with a pumpkin sauce that contains many different spices and a very delicious vegetarian "chicken". Pasta dishes include the Spaghetti Italiano with Pine Nut Pesto Sauce, the Spaghetti Italiano with Bacon & Mushrooms, and their very own Spaghetti Italiano with Madeira Vine. All-you-can-eat Japanese-style appetizers, all very popular with regular customers, are also available, including Japanese Black Beans, Hand Made Silky Tofu, and Miso Flavored Edamame Beans. Set-menu meals are NT$280 while a la carte dishes are NT$180.