Healthy Raw Eating at Eco-Oasis | MALAYSIA WORLD HERITAGE TOURS

Words and Photos by Ariel Chew

Mention ‘healthy tender eating’ and many people would immediately consider of bland, unappetising and generally nauseous looking food. we was no exception. Except for sushi and a occasional salad, we cite my beef and vegetables cooked, appreciate we really much.

Cheerful and airy, Eco-Oasis is ideal for resting chats over a healthful plate

But an afternoon spent during a Eco-Oasis, Bangsar in a really pleasing association of a owner Elke Wollschon shortly threw my confinement towards a tender food transformation out of a window. The march of food that came out of a kitchen was poetic to demeanour during and many importantly, positively scrumptious!

Established in May 2010, Eco-oasis offers vegan and non-vegan, tender and baked lip-smacking options in their menu trimming from Western, Mediterranean and Asian cuisine.

Made from a freshest and top-quality produce, a tender dishes came out looking as if they were usually harvested from a garden. And vocalization of gardens, a one-storey bungalow that is Eco-Oasis is surrounded by a sensuous immature one. we could roughly design myself doing morning exercises there in ideal serenity, hair floating kindly in a zephyr and all.

Pardon me for digressing though we couldn’t assistance myself – it is such a beautiful and cosy place!

Raw is Tasty

Eco-Oasis is really eco-friendly. The immature Tropical Relaxer and red Purple Purifier come with flattering potion straws.

But let’s get behind to a food. We began with a tender things – salads and smoothies. The reason for that is two-fold – being raw, they still have many of their nutrients and enzymes intact. And given they are simply eaten by a system, it is always good to devour them before meat.

The Mixed Greens, Raw Veggies, Sunflower Seeds come liberally drizzled with a rarely appetising and tawny Avocado Basil Dressing.

I attempted a crispy and saltish Flaxseed break that Elke (pronounced as Ell-kee) recommends – “If we need something delectable and estimable to accompany your salad”. The break was indeed delectable and went good with a salad.

Our second plate was a hugely renouned Black Quinoa Mango Salad. A lot of locals sequence it since black quinoa is not a common steer in this partial of a world. Sourced from a Andes segment in South America, a gluten-free seed is abounding in protein, iron and calcium. On a possess it tastes bland, though churned in a salad with mango, open onions and a lurch of ginger juice, it was remade into a zesty and poetic treat.

We quenched a lust with a poetic and sharp Tropical Relaxer (Mango, Pineapple, Ginger, Spinach) and a honeyed and juicy Purple Purifier (Beetroot, Watermelon, Banana).

“It is not adequate to eat salads in a meals,” says Elke. “So immature smoothies (a smoothie mixing vegetables and fruits) are a good and accessible approach to get all a unfeeling and fruit servings a physique needs.”

They ambience great, too. Now, we am not a fan of beetroot. But when it is churned with other fruits in smoothie form, a clever ambience is frequency noticeable. Plus it creates a splash demeanour flattering in purple.

Cooked and Wholesome

I was in a mood for lemon weed that day, so we had a Lemon Grass Soup with Seafood and Chicken for soup and a Lemon Grass Fried Bee Hoon as a categorical dish. The soup was impossibly transparent – not a dump of oil can be seen floating on a surface. Suffused with a benevolence of prawns and squid, robust duck and oodles of vegetables, it is impossibly flavorful and healthful during a same time. The Lemon Grass Fried Bee Hoon was light and juicy – something we can suppose eating each day and never grow sleepy of.

Light and juicy – Lemon Grass Fried Bee Hoon (RM18.50)

Refreshing – Mixed Greens, Raw Veggies, Sunflower Seeds on Avocado Basil Dressing (RM17.50)

Zesty and healthful – Black Quinoa Mango Salad (RM11.50)

Flavourful integrity – Lemon Grass Soup with Seafood (RM15.50)

The delectable and stuffing Flax Seeds Snack

The organic emporium during Eco-Oasis sells organic Chia Seeds that is an glorious source of omega-3, minerals and dietary fiber

Cooked or otherwise, we can be positive that Eco-Oasis never uses anything synthetic either they be preservatives, MSG, flavourings, microwave, trans-fats, Teflon-coated prepare ware, etc. Only healthy ipecac and filtered H2O are used in a food and beverages. Simply put, all we devour there is as healthful as it can presumably be for your body.

Food for a Mind and Soul

The poetic Elke Wollschon

Unlike many pro-raw food/vegan grill operators I’ve met, Elke is not crude in her ideals. She cares for a health of her congregation and friends though she doesn’t judge. And she positively does not trust that one distance fits all.

“Each one of us has opposite reactions towards opposite food types. One chairman can be a finish vegan and freshness in health while another chairman can't duty though meat,” she explains.

So, hopping onto a tender bandwagon might not be everyone’s crater of tea? This is positively good news to gluttonous me!

“We have to listen to a body. Through a routine of hearing and error, and watching how a bodies conflict to certain foods, we will know what is truly good for us,” she said.

Hence, a immeasurable and sundry menu during Eco-Oasis is stretchable adequate to include curries, rice, desserts, tea and even coffee.

A Passion for Health

Organic Products accessible during Eco-Oasis

Elke, a approved Nutritional Consultant and NLP Master Coach, is constantly experimenting, training and flourishing and has a million ideas on how to assistance others use a healthier lifestyle.

“I am ardent about healthy living. To me, there is no indicate in vital a prolonged life if a final twenty years of your life is spent being confined or pang from dementia.” It would be sparkling to see how she incorporates this passion into Eco-Oasis in a days to come.

The soft-spoken German-born nutritionist cum businessman laments a fact that many people usually start meditative about incorporating healthier choices into their lives after they tumble ill or have diseased blood exam results. “People tend to consider that as prolonged as they are not ill (suffering from flu, depot illnesses, etc), afterwards they are healthy.”

“That is a really myopic perspective of what good health is. You can have a flu-free physique though if your mind is vexed or we humour from constipation, afterwards we are not healthy in a fullest clarity of a word,” she explains.

Looking during her intense good looks and well-spoken skin, it is tough to trust that she is 52 years old. She is a living, respirating and colourful covenant to what good tender and healthy eating can do to your body.

Soon after that one healthy and juicy meal, my physique got bustling flushing out toxins withdrawal me feeling energised and rejuvenated. we left Eco-Oasis a altered lady and have started incorporating some-more tender food options into my diet. And I’ve never felt healthier.

Further Details

Eco-Oasis, a smoke-free establishment, is located usually off-Jalan Maarof during 7, Jalan Riong, Bangsar Baru (GPS Coordinates: 03,07,643 N, 101,40,479 E). Opening hours are from 11am to 8.30pm (Tues to Sun).

Educational and moving events take place frequently in a lively place. For some-more information of their latest happenings, call +603-2284 2393 or visithttp://www.eco-oasis.my (Website) and http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=207852613395 (Facebook).

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