Vegetarian+Manila=Mission impossible?

It's not impossible but if you don't know where to go you'll end up eating fries and rice. Happycow lists 80 vegetarian or vegetarian-friendly places but in a Metro Manila it doesn't seen like a big number.  I calculated that there are over 100 Jollibees in Metro Manila...

My accommodation in Manila was arranged by my Filipino teacher and I stayed with a friend of her's in Quezon city, Sikatuna village.

I was also introduced to a healthy dining restaurant, TriMona. You can eat mostly fair trade and organic food and there are many vegetarian dishes on the menu.  Even if you stay outside QC, TriMona is worth a detour.

TriMona
112 Anonas Extension, Sikatuna Village

Breakfast

Spaghetti pomodoro

The Peoples' Global Exchange (PGX) is a resource and service center. They also sell fair trade products, everything from sugar to clothes.

Fries look the same everywhere so I didin't take a photo. I had my fries at Jollibee. First night at TriMona I was hungry so forgot to snap a photo. It was something like hard banana steak ( I would say it was more like a rösti but maybe they don't know that word:)) and soybean meal with some carrot. 

A really cheesy cake and a latte at NAIA. 

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Kasvisruokailu Manilassa ja Filippiineilla ei varsinaisesti ole mahdoton tehtava mutta varsinaisia kulinaarisia elamyksia ei ehka kannata odottaa.

Raikas poikkeus lihaloihin on TriMona-ravintola Quezon Cityssa ja tarkemmin Sikatuna Villagessa mutta sinne kannattaa tulla kauempaakin. Pakollisen Jollibee-vierailun tein heti toisena paivana kun kuumuus pakotti ilmastoituihin sisatiloihin.

Jos Filippiinien historia on vieras alue, kiinnostavan sisaanpaasyn historian tutkiskeluun voi tarjota vaikka tutustuminen NAIAn historiaan. Kun sen selvittaa niin voi olla vaikea lopettaa. (Minun ei niinkaan ole vaikea lopettaa koska innostun helposti mutta seuraava kiinnostava juttu onkin jo nurkan takana ja tutustuminen on toistaiseksi jaanyt vahan pintapuoliseksi. Joka tapauksessa tuosta on historiaa tuntemattoman ehka kivempi aloittaa kuin siita ianikuisesta Spanish Periodista)