Vegan

When it comes to all things healthy food, the city's eating scene is evolving at such lightning speed that we thought it was time to start a regular update on openings, launches and general happenings. Welcome to our first Hong Kong…
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If you are unfamiliar with iHerb.com (where have you been?), it is a vast online shopping website that sells a wide range of health & wellness products including supplements, cosmetics, bath & beauty products, groceries,…
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Time truly is our most valuable commodity: it's the one thing you simply can not buy more of. Which is why here at Green Queen, we really appreciate companies that make life just that little bit easier. Below we round up the best…
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Three years ago, Bill Gates famously stated that by 2050, global demand for meat will increase significantly as the world’s population balloons to more than nine billion people. This is not tenable: the livestock industry is responsible…
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Any vegan cook worth their salt will have war stories when it comes to vegan baking: replacing eggs is no easy feat. Sure there's apple sauce and flax seeds, but let's face it, they are hardly ideal solutions. Turns out, there's a…
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In our household, we live on tabbouleh. It's the kind of thing we make in bulk and always have in the fridge. This Middle Eastern salad makes for an ideal lunch, a light dinner and it even works as a filling savory snack. These days,…
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Remember when you didn't understand what all the fuss about smoothies was about? It used to be that smoothies and blenders were the purview of health nuts. Today, a breakfast smoothie is commonplace, everyone's got a Vitamix and smoothie…
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As the healthy dining options in our fair city continue to grow at an exponential rate, the raw vegan culinary scene has been blossoming of late. This once niche cuisine is becoming more mainstream thanks to efforts from some fantastic…
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July 2017 Update: HOME has now closed down. HOME - Eat To Live officially opened its doors just a few days ago and it's already the most talked about restaurant in town. No surprises there: HOME - Eat To Live heralds a new era of…
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There is no place like Hong Kong when it comes to yum cha madness. The diversity, the authenticity, and the sheer number of dim sum restaurants, aka tea houses, is astounding to say the least. But if you think that you are excluded from the…
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If it sometimes feels like picnics are all about barbecued meats, then all you plant-based folk out there are going to love this colorful, veggie-heavy and budget-friendly recipe that is perfect for a summer cookout. The base of this…
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Who says eating healthy means having to stay away from sweet treats and desserts? Life is too short not have a cupcake once in a while but if you can't digest or process gluten, it's a whole lot harder to have your cake and eat it too.…
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July 2017 Update: HOME has now closed down. Green Queen could not be more honored to be the first to announce the opening of HOME - Eat To Live, an inspired new addition to Hong Kong's plant-based dining scene. Get ready to be wowed.…
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By Anthony Damico The thermometer is inching upwards fast and once these April showers clear, summer will be upon us, which means vacations and suntans, not to mention my favourite part of the season: beach barbecues and cookouts.…
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Meeting raw vegan super chef Matthew Kenney was definitely high on Green Queen's bucket list, so we are more than a little thrilled to be sharing our exclusive interview with this plant-based legend. Matthew has a long and lauded career…
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Thanks to our other jobs as co-founders of Ekowarehouse, a global B2B trade platform for certified organic and ecolabel products, we get to attend awesome natural and organic product trade shows all over the world. Since we are total…
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Ifat Kafry Hindes is a Hong Kong-based health entrepreneur. She founded Choice Healthy Foods, Hong Kong's first gluten-free cafe and bakery after years of battling various health problems. A devoted wife and mother of three children,…
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We are thrilled to share some exciting dining news: in the past few weeks, a whole slew of new healthy eating options have opened their doors across the city. Below are seven of the latest restaurants and cafes that are serving consciously…
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Spirulina is a very ancient microscopic single cell blue green algae that grows in fresh water all over the world, though it is mostly harvested for consumer usage in Australia, India, China, Africa and North America. Spirulina is…
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A few years ago, getting healthy AND delicious meals in Hong Kong was hard. Other than a few Buddhist vegetarian restaurants with fake meat, it was hard going. And healthy meals for delivery? Forget it. Greasy pizza, oily Asian and mushy…
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Mornings are manic in this crazy town. Whether you over-snoozed or woke up to a work emergency, breakfast can be the last thing on your mind. Since eating a good breakfast is such an important start to having a healthy and nutritious day…
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