Richmond Night Market - Vegan Options

So we've been to the Richmond Night Market several times over the years. I'm not a huge fan, as the crowds can be overwhelming, the merchandise for sale is mostly junk, and the entrance fee has crept up year by year (we paid $8 each this year).

There have been a couple of times that I have been here and sort of enjoyed myself. One time my brother flew into YVR on a Saturday night and wanted to do the night market. It was near closing time so the crowd had thinned and the stalls were clearing out their food at reduced prices. Fun! And its a sin to let food go to waste! This visit also, the second to last night of the year, it was on the chilly side so that led to small crowds also. I guess that is what makes the biggest difference for me.

So I went looking for something that a vegan can eat. I didn't expect to see it, but there was the "vegan" Label at Aroy Go!

I'm always down for Mango Sticky Rice (starting with dessert first)! South East Asian desserts kind of lean towards sweetened and condensed milk but at this stall they use coconut milk which is equally sweet but much less cruel!

The reason there was a big line up here (actually a small line compared to past market visits) at Big Beard Super BBQ  is that they had a $2 coupon out there and everyone loves to save $2! At the far right of the menu you can see that they had BBQ Seitan but I did not notice it at the time as there was a bigger sign for BBQ Tofu sheets.

The BBQ Tofu was actually very good even if my photo is not. In my omnivorous days, I used to love cumin lamb ( how could I eat those cute little guys?) and this had the same spice taste (obviously cumin). At $10 for 10 it was even a pretty decent deal!

For hydration purposes, it was not hard to find non dairy beverages, like the coconut-mango thing that we got at One Coconut.

And of course, the Hurricane Potato has been available at every market that we have ever been to. How can you go wrong with a big spiral French fry (be careful what spice mis that you choose).

Conspicuous by their absence was Burma Betty, the food stall where I have gotten very good vegan eats in the past. I'm not sure if they were just done early for the year or if they weren't here this season. I thought they had a brick and mortar place in Burnaby but their website doesn't seem to work and their social media posts are over a year old so I guess...

Still, the vegan didn't starve. Not my favourite thing but a lot of people enjoy the Richmond Night Market so sometimes, you just have to go.