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Unless waitpersons Even Peking Vegetarian In his limited way, the waiter are asked that it not be Duck can be ordered ahead of explained that it was tofu, not real used, some soy sauce is in time and gotten with little chicken, and my friend encountered certain preparations. notice. an experience not to be forgotten. Tom and Megan go Mei Ling is not a large I had the Sweet and Sour through eight, five-gallon restaurant ... Seating is only 85 Vegetarian Chicken ... and although buckets of tofu a week ... All at present ... but it is so clean not a vegetarian or non-meat eater by of the soy protein and soy and refreshing with white table- any means, I just had to find out what gluten is made at the restau- cloths topped by colored etched so many were raving about ... and rant... from yellow soybeans. glass, white napkins, gray and soon discovered why. DAN NY The repeat customers are black chairs, and gray booths. The taste was hard to believe ... at RAS KIN many at Mei Ling ... And Megan is a vegetarian ... Mei Ling Chinese vegetarian restau- Local Co lumnist meat dishes they want with- and Tom loves Chinese cook- rant, in the Bloomfield Avenue out the animal flesh ... ing ... So as restaurateurs of a Shoppes on Haggerty Road between almost anything ... can be Chinese vegetarian operation, Maple (15 Mile) and Walnut Lake gotten for them on special order ... It's they make a fine combination. Road. an amazing array of selections. When in training, high-protein The vegetarian "meat" at Mei The vegetarian Hot and Sour food is called for ... in the six small Ling is made from soy protein and Soup made with vegetables and tofu is meals a day they must consume ... wheat gluten, then flavored excellent ... And accordingly with spices and/or is Mei Ling's home- smoked ... Wheat gluten, a mix- made spring rolls, ture of plant proteins from called Autumn grains (mostly wheat), is often Rolls, are with a mixed with soy (tofu) products tofu skin and pan- for added protein and a more fried after being firm, dense texture. broiled • Who better to suggest how One of the people should eat for good health chefs worked in a than fitness experts? ... Owners Chinese vegetarian Tom and Megan Lin are just that restaurant in ... Each is a body builder ... And Chicago ... But Tom is also a second-degree black the recipes are belt in Tae Kwon Do martial arts almost all from the ... Megan is a certified trainer various travels by nationwide for the American Tom and Megan. Council for Exercise. Mei Ling is Their personal trainer at a open seven days ... local Powerhouse Gym, Daniel Sunday-Thursday, Tacker, is their evening manager 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 on Saturday and Sunday evenings Body builders Megan and Tom Lin make healthy eating a priority p.m., and Friday ... He is currently Mr. Natural of at their Mei Ling Chinese vegetarian restaurant. and Saturday, 11:30 Michigan, which means he uses a.m. to 10:30 p.m. no steroids ... and is also in body- The No. 1 sellers are the vegetarian Their intake must contain an excess of building competition. chicken dishes with their amazing soy- 80 grams of protein each day. Dan's favorite dishes at Mei Ling bean and wheat consistency and taste A soybean is claimed to be the only are the Honey Sesame Vegetarian ... Second biggest are the various stir- plant protein equal in quality to all Chicken and Hot and Sour Soup ... fries made in the clean, see-through animal sources of nutrients (meat, His wife, Cecret, says her pet likes are kitchen where Mei Ling chefs also dairy, eggs) ... It is also a major source the Spicy Eggplant in a special ginger- make their delicious whole-wheat rolls of vitamin E and lecithin ... A diet garlic sauce (with red peppers, scal- ... no cream, no eggs, no butter. that includes soy products daily is said lions and bamboo shoots) and Reservations? ... Yes, they are taken, to lower cholesterol, too. Pineapple Passion (string beans, but kept for only about 15 minutes For those who desire, there are also pineapple, bean curd and onions) ... after the stated time. fresh fish dishes ... the real thing ... but She always adds vegetarian chicken.