Zihuatanejo is a sleepy fishing village on the Pacific coast of Mexico, not far from Acapulco and a few hours drive from Mexico City. There’s a purpose-built resort community called Ixtapa a short drive away – many tourists staying there take day trips into Zihuatanejo and those, like myself, who avoid resorts stay right in [...]
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Home Cook > quick pork and rice with achiote
I do most of the cooking in my household and often I’m aiming at producing an efficient weeknight meal in around 30 mins from start to finish. I’ve had a package of achiote from Mexico lying around for a while and I figured I’d put it to work. Achiote (aka annatto) is dried ground tree [...]
Market Watch: Afra Bakery and Market, North Vancouver
Afra’s star feature is the huge sangak flatbread oven at the very back of the store. It is easy to miss since the entrance way is a nearly hidden doorway tucked into the an area that looks very much “employees only”. The oven is indeed an impressive sight – twenty feet of sheet stainless steel [...]
Anachronism: Sharkfin Still Displayed Proudly
At Ginseng World in Aberdeen Centre, sharkfin is displayed like fine jewelry. With recent changes to attitudes about this product and legistation banning it in many jurisdictions, it won’t be long now before this nefarious business is driven underground.
Random Sampling: Wonton Noodles at Tsim Chai in Richmond
Classic HK style bowl. The subtly flavoured broth is viscous with collagen. A decent amount of MSG provides the requisite savour . The noodles are thin, loose, and snap when you bite. The wontons are bigger than usual – and frankly – are the bowl’s weakest link. The pork is chopped too finely- almost like [...]
Random Sampling: New Offerings from Los Guerreros: Tacos!
Los Guerreros, the Salvadoran and Columbian owned Latin grocer on Kingsway, is now serving tacos (as of today! Lucky me.) Verdict: Pretty good! The meats were flavourful and their home-style salsa tasted fresh and bright. (Incidentally, after 3:00pm, they also serve pupusas which rival the best examples in town). They are expanding their hot food [...]
Market Watch: Shop Sri Lankan at Thurga on Fraser St
Thurga Mini-Market and Video doesn’t look like much from the outside. The barbershop that takes up half the storefront, but is really only about ten feet deep, makes the grocery store behind it look deceptively small from the street. The entrance is dominated by a chest freezer filled with various seafoods and frozen vegetables. To [...]
Get Stacked at Stackhouse. The $10 Lunch Special.
I don’t usually write about mainstream restaurants as a philosophical choice. There are so many bloggers out there now, and they are doing a much better job at it than I ever will. However, Stackhouse…specifically their $10 Lunch Stackhouse Burger Special deserves a bit of coverage. Stackhouse is part of a recent trend that I [...]
Market Watch: Go Crazy at Big Crazy Supermarket in Richmond
All cooks who dabble in Chinese cuisine should know about Richmond’s Big Crazy. Its odd English name describes the place well. The chaotically organized aisles are well stocked with a tumble of products imported mainly from Mainland China. The range of merchandise here differs significantly from T&T Supermarket which markets primarily to immigrants from Hong [...]
Forage: Gourmet Mushrooms for free in Yaletown
Shaggy Manes all over the boulevards on Pacific. Sometimes called “Inky Caps” and a number of other colloquialisms. It’s mushroom season all around now that the cold weather is upon us. Look out for other types (boletes, chanterelle, etc).
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