Vegetarian suggestions

chinese is pretty for great vegetarians! obv

homestyle (or family style) bean curd is probably my go-to dish and it always features fried tofu and a bunch of vegetables in full-flavored sauce, very rarely ime does it come w/ meat in it so i usually don't even have to specify anything

fwiw i was vegan for about 10 years and vegetarian for a few more, now im mostly vegetarian and eat meat/seafood occassionally

I rarely have chinese food because most American chinese food is fucking disgusting but as long as you check about the things that Justin mentioned you'll be fine. Veggie Moo Shu vegetable. Sesame Tofu. Tofu and veggies. There should be tons of things.

"What i do miss is having more choices at the "ethnic" restaurants i'm fond of."

This is such a weird statement to me because "ethnic" restaurants are usually way better for veggie stuff than most American standard stuff?

i know!

Has anyone ever cooked with TVP? Do you have to use it as a meat substitute? Could you put it in oatmeal, for example? Bland TVP squares would be fine if they ended up tasting somewhat like soybeans. (I am surprised by the font of this thread.)