Needless to say, a lot of food businesses have capitalised on that fact by offering vegan and vegetarian meals but at rather steep prices.

Thankfully, there are still places in the city where one can get wholesome vegetarian and vegan food at affordable prices, like Veggie Seed Food Truck, located at Danau Business Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

Its owner, See Pek Lian, 52, also known as Aunty See among her regular customers, says she became a vegetarian 10 years ago after realising the health benefits that came with it.

See, who also teaches art, opened Veggie Seed Café in 2019. The café also doubled up as a space for her students to gather for art and craft classes.

“I then decided to start this food truck business in December last year as it was easier for people to buy food during the pandemic,” she said.

The Veggie Seed Food Truck is located just in front of her café, which is temporarily closed.

Veggie Seed Food Truck offers between 15 and 20 types of vegan and vegetarian dishes, which include asam ‘fish’, mixed vegetables, potato rendang, vegetarian patties and a variety of items that incorporate tofu, tempeh, petai, mushroom, sweet potato and other vegetables.

Her dishes are colourful and are creatively put together, which is a clear reflection of her background in art.

She also uses Himalayan salt, homemade vinegar and minimal oil in her cooking, and avoids MSG, garlic and onions altogether.

“I serve a mixture of red, brown and white rice,” she said, adding that red rice is rich in antioxidants.

See also makes a few types of healthy beverages. The crowd favourite is her apple, pandan and lemongrass concoction which is believed to help to burn body fat.

Then, there is the lemon, orange and calamansi lime (or limau kasturi) drink that is rich in vitamin C.

“We also have the hawthorn and guava leaf drink, roselle with pandan jelly as well as the five-flower drink that contains honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, dandelion, rose and gan cao,” she explained.

See also makes her own vinegar using brown rice.

“It’s a two-step fermentation process and I flavour them with fruits, dates and ginger during the second fermentation,” she said, adding that they are rich in probiotics that help strengthen the immune system.

For fans of lei cha or Hakka tea rice, make sure you drop by on Mondays when the dish is available.

“It helps detox your body,” she says, adding that occasionally her menu also features vegetarian burgers, man tou, various baos and even yong tau foo.

See said she believes in pricing her food reasonably and a bento box of rice and three dishes costs only RM7 – which is a steal considering the quality of her ingredients and the amount of thought and love that go into the preparation of her dishes.

About half of her customers are vegetarians and vegans, while the rest comprise those who opt for meatless meals every now and then.

“If you are thinking of incorporating more vegetarian meals into your diet, do visit my food truck,” she says, adding that she avoids using overly processed vegetarian ingredients such as mock meat.

For more information on Aunty See’s vegetarian culinary adventures, follow Veggie Seed on Facebook. You can also contact her at 017-8814 348.

Veggie Seed Food Truck (Halal)
5-1-11
Jalan 2/109f
Taman Danau Desa
58100 Kuala Lumpur

Business Hours:
11.30 am-6.30 pm daily except Wednesday