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Koreans in Russia and other former Soviet Republics, or Koryo Saram as they call themselves, are the oldest Korean diaspora in the world, having migrated to Russia from Korea in late 19th century. Their cuisine is a…
Posted by: Elena Yugai on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Appetizers, asian, Korean, Salad | 1 Comment »
Guest writer: Joseph Wu (origami expert, noodle nut, and husband to regular Foodist contributor, Nancy Wu) When Nancy was invited to participate in Tourism Richmond’s Noodle-Mania event, she immediately asked if I…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, BBQ pork, cha siu, chicken, chinese, chow mein, fish, Japan, MSG, noodle, prawns, ramen, rice, rice noodle, Richmond, Shanghai, soba, soup, spicy, tofu, tom yum, vancouver | 2 Comments »
We were in Whistler this summer, and happened upon Celadon Fine Korean Cuisine purely by accident. We were impressed by the food, but didn’t know the story behind it. Plus, we only got to try a few dishes – we…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, burger, Celadon, food, Huh, Kimchi, Korean, restaurant, review, soju, uni, Whistler | 1 Comment »
Ben and I had some fun exploring the Summer Night Market in Richmond recently, with videographers Nathan and Ryan capturing our culinary misadventure on camera. The idea was to give people who haven’t enjoyed a trip…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, Bacon-Wrapped Quail Egg, BBQ, Beard Candy, Ben Garfinkel, China, coconut, Daikon, dessert, Dim Sum, Fish Balls, Halal, Hawkers, Hot Balls, Japan, lamb, mark busse, Night Market, Octopus Balls, Pandan Jelly, Rice Burger, Richmond, scallop, shrimp, spicy, Sui Mai, sukiyaki, summer, Sweet Beans, takoyaki, Tendon, Tripe, video, Vietnam | 6 Comments »
Maybe your comfort food is macaroni and cheese, maybe it’s tomato soup. For Andrew Wong, the owner of Vancouver’s esteemed Wild Rice, it’s congee and sui mai and barbecued pork cha siu…the favorite…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, Comfort, culture, festival, heritage | 1 Comment »
In a quiet unassuming neighborhood lies an equally unassuming restaurant. Nestled in a small strip mall between a laundry mat and a cleaners lies Urbanbelly, one of my favorite restaurants in Chicago. It is a small jewel…
Posted by: Helen Fernandes on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, Chicago, dumplings, Korean, lamb, neighbourhood eats, Urbanbelly | No Comments »
Snacking is a distant cousin to eating finely prepared meals and although it is seldom healthy, it is a characteristic of being a foodie that cannot be ignored and it’s something we love to do. When we snack…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, chips, Richmond, snack | 6 Comments »
Wow. The Discovery Channel uses the slogan ‘The World is Just Awesome’. If I could describe my two dinners in a row recently, I would rework that slogan for Chandi restaurant in Bali. I’ve been fortunate…
Posted by: Doc on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, Bali, Chandi, indonesian, New York | 6 Comments »
I recently discovered these sauces and spice pastes. They are great quality (which is echoed in other posts I have been reading) and the suggested recipes on the back are easy to follow and create. They have over 30…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, February 27th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, Sauces, Spices | 7 Comments »
Tonight, many of us at Foodists.ca were proud to celebrate the official launch of this tasty foodblog. What better way than an intimate demonstration of how Don Dickson & Joyce Chang-Dickson create flavorful…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Friday, January 16th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, dumplings, food store, Foodists, gyoza, mandarin, South China Seas, truffles | 4 Comments »
My family and I enjoyed 2 weeks in Tokyo & Nagano this October which turned out to be a repeat of a humid summer I once had as a kid. As usual, we had amazing food experiences. Some were comfortable flavors from past…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, food, Japan, onigiri, rice, sushi, Tokyo, Travel | No Comments »
I don’t know why it’s taken so much time for me to discover The Flying Tiger, but last night was a great chance to take advice offered where else, but here by Mark and Andrea. As the end of Dine Out Vancouver…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, Dine Out Vancouver, restaurant, review, Street Food, suggestions, The Flying Tiger, vancouver-restaurant | No Comments »
Mark has been going on about how there is no street food in Vancouver, but the other night, we found a restaurant that has taken street food inside. The Flying Tiger has just recently opened, but its fusion of Filipino,…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Thursday, September 7th, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, fusion, review, Street Food, The Flying Tiger, vancouver | 1 Comment »
A while ago we came across Spicy Steve while watching our local cable station. Deeper investigation revealed Spicy Steve’s website. Though somewhat charmingly designed, the site reveals an incredible wealth of…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, burmese, indian, indonesian, Malaysian, singaporean, Spices, Spicy Steve, thai, Vietnamese, website | 2 Comments »