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Feasting Together, Hard. And Appreciating It.
Below are photos of a Kamayan feast for 7 in October 2023 at Kulinarya Filipino Eatery, Commercial Drive location. I say seven, but we each ...
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I was pleasantly surprised by Century Restaurant and Bar (432 Richards St. between Pender and Hastings St., 604-633-2700). Even though I kn...
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I wish one of my vegetarian friends was in town and discovered Café S’il Vous Plait (Robson St., at Richards) with me. Sometimes you just kn...
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I'm starting to think that I'm pretty predictable these days. Honestly, I don't think I'm that hard to please when it comes ...
Oh wow, fusion food taken to the NEXT level !
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We were at Shiro (Cambie @ 14th) recently and at the end of the meal they usually give you a complimentary pack of Pocky or something similar. Well this recent time they gave us a small pack of "Collon". Yup. So after laughing my uh, guts, off, I opened the mystery pack and what do I find ? Little pieces of wafer rolls with gooey chocolate inside. Collon .....
ReplyDeleteHehe, yah, I've had those collon thingies. I've gotten the impression, and pardon the widesweeping generalization here, that Japanese humour reflects a generally higher comfort level with bodily functions in their culture. Or maybe I'm just pulling that out of my ass, lol. My all time favourite children's book (series) is by a Japanese author, incidentally. Everybody Poops, by Taro Gomi.
ReplyDeleteI love naeng myun, and that is pretty much what it is, though I prefer the spicy bibim naeng myun to the broth type described here. Great summer dish.
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