On the weekend, I went to the 32nd Annual Wellness Show in Vancouver. It's even more important now to discover and support local food products. In no particular order, here are nine BC or Canadian food products that I sampled and enjoyed, and would recommend you all to give it a try.
Recently I got my hands on some Chilean pluots. I decided to make a grilled cheese sandwich with them. Now I don't think plum and cheddar, the typical choice of cheese for grilled cheese, go together, so I've substituted it with brie. And to elevate it, I opted for sourdough for a chewy texture and some tang in flavours.
Mama Lam and I got our hands on some fresh, local BC blueberries, so we decided to have some fun. We looked up a number of recipes, and found this pull-apart bun recipe that seemed fun and interesting. It was successful even for our first attempt. Here is the recipe after some adjustments.
Taro and yam balls weren't the only food item I've grown fond of from our Taiwan trip last fall. There's also pepper bun 胡椒餅. In fact, my first memory of having pepper buns went all the way back to my family trip to Taipei more than 10 years ago. Mama Lam accepted the challenge to make pepper buns and she didn't disappoint. She researched a number of recipes online and put together one that worked, with techniques that she learned from making other things.
On March 21, Jugo Juice launched a revamped food menu with 4 new sandwiches and 5 new wraps. The new sandwiches are served on heritage sourdough from local bakery Terra Breads or a brand new natural and preservative free artisan bun from Ace Bakery called schiacciata. I was invited to a media tasting of the new items and got to try the 4 sandwiches
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