Local Malaysian fare is known to be produce-heavy and vegetable-forward. However, making them entirely plant-based and substituting essential ingredients with vegan alternatives, while still preserving a dish’s flavour and texture, is no easy task. Enter Elliz Azhar, also known as @thekampungvegan on Instagram, with over 150,000 followers.
Growing up, Elliz and her parents went through phases of vegetarianism and somewhere along the way, she lost her appetite for meat. Coupled with her lactose intolerance, adopting a plant-based diet only seemed natural to her. “I swayed toward eating more vegetables and fewer animal products as I got older,” she explains. “The fact that
