Vegan options in Filipino cuisine in LA

Filipino cuisine is historically meat-centric, but several dishes are naturally vegan. Ginataang gulay (vegetables cooked in coconut milk) is a vegan dish ^[1]. Gising-gising (traditionally made with green beans, coconut milk, and chili) and tortang talong (eggplant omelette) are also naturally vegan dishes, though no recipes or detailed descriptions for gising-gising or tortang talong are contained in the provided sources. Regarding LA Filipino restaurants with vegan options, Kusina Filipina (located at 4157 Eagle Rock Blvd in Eagle Rock) explicitly offers “vegan and many vegetarian options” on its menu ^[2]. No sources were provided for restaurants in Historic Filipinotown or the South Bay that offer vegan menus or adapt traditional dishes. Mexican-origin ingredients such as chile, tomato, corn, beans, avocado, and pumpkin are not mentioned in the provided sources in relation to these dishes.