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Vancouver Chowdown - Pojang Macha, Korean Street Food
I can't wait to try this place.
So, how can one join the Chowdown in future? :)
Good chinese in Burnaby?
I had tried their dim sum a couple of times and dinner once. Yes, they are the same owners as the former Big Lai Palace because I remember that lady-boss who shouts/scolds anyone. Big Lai was pretty unclean but Po King is much better. I have eaten dim sum at Big Lai before. I can't remember much from it to compare with Po King but I enjoyed Po King's dim sum. My brother-in-law mentioned that the meat dim sum is not really fresh as it tasted "thawed". I haven't had that experience. Dinner is so-so at PK with the best of Hong Kong styled service (I am being sarcastic). The waitress refilled the teapot but spilled half of the hot water on the table cloth and yet insisted on 15% tips .
Indonesian grocery stores in Metro Vancouver?
I was hoping someone here might know of one but I really think it doesn't exist here. What I am looking for is not available in T&T or South China Seas. I am not looking for sambal - I know how to make that myself. I emailed "Wooden Shoe Deli" the Dutch food store in Victoria you mentioned but they don't have it either.
I'll report back if I hear anything else.
Pandanus/Screwpine Leaves/Essence
I've bought frozen ones from Flilipino grocery stores.
Malaysian in Van/Richmond
Prima Taste is a franchise restaurant or what they called concept restaurants (http://www.primataste.com/concept/restaurants.asp) using Prima Taste premixes products. In a way, it's not really that authentic in terms of fresh ingredients. But it tastes better I guess.
Hakkasan - High-end Hakka Chinese in Richmond
The food in the pics look good. So, how much is that Hainanese Chicken Rice? Any good?
Vancouver: Looking for Ovalette, Quick 75 and Hoen Kwe Flour
I wrote to Qzina in Richmond, saying I am not a commercial baker and I just need a small packet of Ovalette. Do they have it in their warehouse. Qzina's Op Manager replied saying they have it in their Los Angeles warehouse. It's a 10lb bucket with UPS charge about $60 shipped to me. :) Time to look around town again.
Vancouver: Looking for Ovalette, Quick 75 and Hoen Kwe Flour
Thans Graemejw. It seems like Bakels have it in their catalog but not Snowcap, Dawn Foods or Bakemark. The distributor for Bakels in Canada is Qzina but I can't find Ovalette in their product catalog either.
Vancouver: Looking for Ovalette, Quick 75 and Hoen Kwe Flour
It's from dianasdessert.com and from EG Gullet (from google results). There are two recipes there. I tried one this afternoon (she said ovalette is optional) but my cake crumble when cooling. It could be my folding but I feel that the whisked egg whites although whisked to stiff peak, wasn't holding enough with the cream of tartar. Hence, I am looking for the Ovalette to see if it will be better. I wish I could I ask my mom to send it over from Malaysia but with the cost of shipping, it's not worth it. I want to try the pandan custard filing but that needs the HK Flour.
Vancouver: Looking for Ovalette, Quick 75 and Hoen Kwe Flour
Thanks everyone. I will try to drive around Fraser and Main. I'll update here if I find any for future references.
T&T has a South East Asian aisle but it's too general. They don't have the Koepu-koepu Pandan Paste which you can find at grocery stores.
Vancouver: Looking for Ovalette, Quick 75 and Hoen Kwe Flour
I want to try baking the pandan chiffon which requires Ovalette or Quick 75 and Hoen Kwe Flour (green bean flour which is pre-mixed pudding flour). Anybody knows where I can buy them in Vancouver? I need to search the asian grocery stores but I am not sure which part of the city (Vancouver, Burnaby etc) has a large dense of asian (flillipino, indonesian, vietnamese etc) grocery stores. Appreciate any help on this. Thanks.
Yogi
Laksa in Western Canada
I am a Penangite in Vancouver and my ex-colleague's family sells assam laksa at Gurney Drive. When I am back in Penang, I help myself in preparing my own bowl of laksa at the stall. hehe. Asam laksa is basically fish-based (tons of work to prepare) with asam; garnished with this particular mint leaves (I saw that it was sold at Kin's Farm Market), cucumber and I can't remember what's the name of the pinkish flower used too. You can buy a laksa mix from T&T and use sardine instead. I've tried it before when I first came to Canada and it worked. The best mix pack so far is from Penang-based Leong Hup Company. I see their mixes at most Asian stores nowadays. Next, is curry laksa which is coconut based with vermicelli or yellow noodles and garnished with puff tofu, bean sprouts. In Malaysia, we used "harm" or cockles, cooked pig or chicken blood (yum!!!) whereas the restaurants here just use chicken meat. Also, they don't use the special chilli paste for curry laksa here at all which totally kills the dish. I guess the coconut based soup makes up for it. In Vancouver, I find that Cafe D'lite has the best curry laksa. Ellie's second. I haven't tried Prima Taste but bear in mind that Prima Taste restaurant uses mixes sold by Prima Taste. So, you can buy Prima Taste mixes and make it at home. So much cheaper. BUT I found the best curry laksa paste is by A1 (a malaysian company). It's of the fresh kind (sealed etc) and it's the best and closest that I can find. Another kind of curry laksa is the Siam version. I haven't tasted that for a long time (the famous stall was at Lorong Selamat, Penang. Not sure if it's still there) so I have forgotten the taste.
