On 1/16/2020 at 11:46 PM, liuzhou said:https://forums.egullet.org/topic/146245-vegetarian-and-vegan-cuisine-in-china/
That is certainly true in most of China, but not everywhere. Tibet and Tibetan regions in Qinghai and Sichuan for example, have little vegetation!
Most Chinese Buddhist vegetarian food tries to replicate non-vegetarian dishes. See the first couple of posts in this topic.
Where are you from in China, if I may ask?
Mom and dad are from the Shanghai region. I'm actually a New Yorker.