{"id":181,"date":"2010-03-05T18:51:44","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T18:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=181"},"modified":"2012-09-04T21:53:32","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T21:53:32","slug":"philippines-must-have-veggie-burgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/philippines-must-have-veggie-burgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines’ Must-have Veggie Burgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

PETA’s Top 5 Veggie Burgers<\/h1>\n

In truth, today\u2019s top restaurants know that their diners are not all carnivores, what with many opting to eat sans meat by becoming vegetarian or even vegan. Of course, there, too, are the carnivores who want to stay healthy, thus requiring healthier foods. Thus, food variations have been developed and whipped up, so that choices can be offered going beyond the – yes, say it! – boring salads.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And now, as noted by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), savvy eateries have found a simple and satisfying way to please everyone: veggie burgers. To find out which restaurants have the best meat-free burgers, PETA\u2019s staff “munched, chowed, and plowed our way through burger after burger at some of the Philippines\u2019 yummiest establishments,” recalled PETA director Jason Baker. “It was a tough (but tasty!) job, and now we\u2019ve named the top five Filipino faves.”<\/p>\n

The winners of the Golden Bun Awards<\/em> are:<\/p>\n

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Who’s the fairest one of all? It’s Boca Burger at Healthy Kitchen, of course.<\/p><\/div>\n

Boca Burger at Healthy Kitchen.<\/strong> This meat-free masterpiece, voted the best in the country, should be called the \u201cThrilla in Manila\u201d because it\u2019s mouthwatering taste “will knock you out!” Baker said.<\/p>\n

Vegan Tofu Walnut Burger at Corner Tree Caf\u00e9.<\/strong> Described by one diner as \u201csimply unbelievable,\u201d this burger is the \u201ctokwa\u201d of the town in Makati. “Good for you and your taste buds, this hearty burger was also deemed the healthiest of them all,” said Baker.<\/p>\n

Streamliner at Johnny Rockets.<\/strong> Made from a Boca burger grilled to perfection, this burger is \u201cmeaty\u201d enough to fool the most die-hard meat-eater. Totally delish, this Quezon City favorite can be made vegan by asking for a wheat bun and no butter or cheese.<\/p>\n

Vegeburger at Green Wok Deli & Caf\u00e9.<\/strong> Also in Quezon City, Green Wok Deli & Caf\u00e9\u2019s savory vegan burger is packed with fresh veggies and herbs to make it nutritious and delicious, and it was voted the best value. “Oh, and did we mention that it comes with soy mayo?!”<\/p>\n

Veggie Salsa Mex at Good Burgers.<\/strong> Located at small stands in Pasig City and Greenhills, this “salsa-smothered burger packs a wallop \u2014 without hurting your wallet! It was named the best burger on the run of all the above eats, and you can choose from a wide selection of vegan toppings and condiments in order to customize your burger for a very reasonable price.”<\/p>\n

Receiving honorable mention are veggie burgers from the Hard Rock Caf\u00e9; Murray & D\u2019Vine; Baguio\u2019s Bliss Caf\u00e9; M2M at the Renaissance Hotel; Jeepney Caf\u00e9 at the Intercontinental Hotel; Ima\u2019s Gulay Bar in Puerto Princesa, Palawan; the Veganite at Fort Serendra\u2019s Arama; Makati\u2019s Herbal Nooks; and Greens in Quezon City.<\/p>\n

All the veggie burgers can me made vegan \u2014 just ask the servers to remove the cheese, butter, or mayo.<\/p>\n

“There are as many fast and delicious veggie burger options as there are reasons to choose a veggie option,” said \u00a0Baker, also the group’s resident food critic. “Making it meatless \u2014 and better yet, vegan \u2014 is good for your health, the environment, and especially animals.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To find out which restaurants have the best meat-free burgers, PETA\u2019s staff “munched, chowed, and plowed our way through burger after burger at some of the Philippines\u2019 yummiest establishments.” Here’s their list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8,4,11],"tags":[124,116,132,130,125,127,113,101,126,128,100,129,102,131],"class_list":["post-181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-dining-out","category-newsmakers","category-nutrition","tag-boca-burger","tag-corner-tree-cafe","tag-good-burgers","tag-green-wok-deli-cafe","tag-healthy-kitchen","tag-johnny-rockets","tag-people-for-the-ethical-treatment-of-animals","tag-peta","tag-streamliner","tag-vegan-tofu-walnut-burger","tag-veganism","tag-vegeburger","tag-vegetarianism","tag-veggie-salsa-mex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181\/revisions\/184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}