{"id":17133,"date":"2016-04-05T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T04:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/?p=17133"},"modified":"2016-04-15T23:59:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T15:59:18","slug":"yishensu-a-vegetarian-restaurant-that-promises-a-healthy-dining-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/lifestyle\/wine-dine\/yishensu-a-vegetarian-restaurant-that-promises-a-healthy-dining-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Yishensu: A Vegetarian Restaurant that Promises a Healthy Dining Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent years, the number\u00a0of vegetarian appears to be increasing throughout the world, attributed either to religious beliefs, animal welfare, environmental issue or health conscious. In addition, the ever-growing in the number of celebrity vegetarians or vegans, from the fields of entertainment, sport and politics, have also directly and indirectly bolstered this dietary trend.<\/p>\n

In regards to the vegetarianism scene in Malaysia, it\u2019s estimated at nearly 5% of the country\u2019s population are vegetarians and they are mostly Chinese and Indian, mainly due to religious consideration. However, lately we can see many Malaysians especially\u00a0the younger generation\u00a0choose to be a vegetarian,\u00a0thanks to the increasing awareness on healthy living.<\/p>\n

Ms Catherine Wong<\/strong>, from\u00a0Yishensu Vegetarian Restaurant who is always committed in promoting healthy eating lifestyle, is delighted to see this phenomenon. She said that it\u2019s not so much about the business, it\u2019s about her aspiration to instil healthy eating habits and mindfulness in the community from a young age. \u201cI was so touched when I overheard some young children told their parents that they prefer to dine in our restaurant rather than other places,\u201d said Catherine in a thrilled tone, when I met her sometime back at\u00a0her restaurant in One Utama Shopping Mall.<\/p>\n

Yishensu: More Than a Vegetarian Restaurant<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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(left) Ryan Yong, the ambassador of Yishensu and (right) Ms Catherine Wong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Catherine Wong, a finance graduate from Chicago, is the daughter of the renowned vegetarian chef, Madam Low Choi Yee, the founder\u00a0of Yishen Vegetarian Food Restaurants in Kampar and Ipoh, Perak, one of the very first vegetarian restaurants in Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Catherine recalled that most of her childhood and teenage lives were spent in helping her family in the restaurant, and she had never had the privilege to enjoy the festive seasons such as Chinese New Year or the first and fifteenth day of each lunar month, as those were the busiest time in the restaurant. Due to that reason, she had never thought of inheriting her family\u2019s vegetarian business until she was called back by his elder brother from the States to Malaysia to take charge of the set-up of Yishensu restaurant in One Utama Shopping Mall in 2007.<\/p>\n

\"Yishensu_1000\"<\/a><\/em><\/strong>Yishensu (\u4e00\u5fc3\u7d20) means \u201cWholeheartedly Vegetarian\u201d in Chinese, a name brilliantly conceived by Mdm. Low Choi Yee, the founder\u00a0of renowned Yishen Vegetarian Food Restaurant, which reflects their commitment to a truly vegetarian way of life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Catherine admires his mother’s persistence in providing healthy choices for vegetarian dining. She said her mother insisted on using all natural and fresh ingredients in their delectable dishes from the first day of business. One of the important ingredients is mushrooms, which offer texture to vegetarian dishes, giving them a hearty and \u201cmeaty\u201d taste and appearance.<\/p>\n

Inspired by her mother\u2019s dedication to the vegetarian cause, Catherine determined to offer healthy vegetarian dishes to the customers since the day\u00a0she accepted the mission to set-up Yishensu One Utama. From that time on she also committed herself in promoting a healthy dining lifestyle.<\/p>\n

One of Catherine\u2019s efforts was set up Yishensu One Utama as a vegetarian lifestyle concept dining place to attract younger crowd. Located at ground floor of One Utama Shopping Mall, the Yishensu restaurant is nicely decorated in line with the lifestyle concept, with separate sections for caf\u00e9 style bench seating in a cosy atmosphere as well as banquet seating in a brighter space with glass wall, which both offer a refined and tranquil ambient.<\/p>\n

According to Catherine, the restaurant can accommodate up to 110 guests for buffet style, and has been holding many private functions such as wedding and birthday receptions. Furthermore, they also provide\u00a0catering service for wedding banquets, birthday\u00a0parties\u00a0and private functions.<\/p>\n

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Yishensu One Utama is nicely decorated in line with the lifestyle concept, with caf\u00e9 style bench seating at front and banquet seating in a brighter space at the back, which both offer a refined and tranquil ambient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The handcrafted leaves motifs on the wall enhanced the artistic atmosphere of the rstaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From its menu, we can see Yishensu offers a good selection of Chinese vegetarian fare from appetizers, vegetables, vege tofu, vege seafoods, noodles to rice dishes, and also includes dishes that seem quite sophisticated such as Four Seasons Platter, Prosperous Six Delights Platter and Yam Basket.<\/p>\n