Thursday, August 25, 2016

Mankoushe IX

August 14, 2016


Though it's still pretty chilly, there are signs that winter is receding - the neighbourhood magnolias are flowering, the magpies look ready to swoop any day now and we've seen 20 degrees again, just the once. It's enough to inspire Michael to get up early for bird-watching, and for me to grab a picnic blanket and meet him for lunch.

Rather than preparing our own spread, we picked up lunchboxes from Mankoushe ($13 each). They'll cater to all manner of special dietary requirements, and the packages were vegan by default on the Sunday that we dropped in. We enjoyed dense little packs of a half-dozen dishes - grainy salads, garlicky sauteed greens, fresh tomatoes and pickley cabbage, nuts folded into a starchy mash, and slightly saucy lentils. Michael ably shovelled up his share with a wooden fork while the sun was still shining; I was slower. The wind picked up, the sun ducked behind a cloud, and I tucked up the last third of my food for later. We escaped the rain, at least. It's still a bit early for picnicking, but perhaps you can find a more sheltered spot to enjoy this splendid takeaway meal. 
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You can read about one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight of our previous visits to Mankoushe.
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Mankoushe
323 Lygon St, Brunswick East
9078 9223
lunchboxes $13

Accessibility: There's a small step up through a narrow-ish entry but everything's more generously spaced once you're in. We ordered and paid for our takeaway at the counter. We didn't visit the toilets.

4 comments:

  1. I was down in Melbourne a few weeks ago and it is vegetarian heaven. My favorite food shop is Terra Madre in Westgarth. Such good prices on whole foods compared to Sydney. I flew home with four blocks of tempeh, 2 kilos of organic koshihikari brown rice and a big jar of magic muesli. Melbourne people are SO lucky

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    1. You're right, Elizabeth - we're very lucky vegetarian eaters in Melbourne! Part of the reason why we started this blog. :-)

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  2. I still haven't been there but heard an interview with the owner and was impressed by him so I really want to get there - and these look like another great reason to head over

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    1. Hi Johanna - yes, they're lovely guys! Dinner, eat-in lunch and takeaway lunch are all different and all delicious in their own ways.

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