On Matsu, finding vegetarian food is no easy task—most local set meals revolve around seafood, and the red-yeast seasonings are almost always paired with pork ribs. So, with more than a little curiosity, I stepped into Veggie Garden. After chatting with the owner, I learned she had come from Taiwan; a vegetarian herself, she couldn’t find a single suitable restaurant on Nangan. Necessity bred invention: she started cooking for herself, and eventually opened this little place to serve fellow plant-eaters.