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A Flavourful Journey – Sneak Peek of Interesting Food Products from Indonesia

Posted in By Invitations, Grocery, Joyce, Media Events, Online Store, Product Reviews, Shopping, Snacks, Vancouver, tagged Archipelago Marketplace, Banana Chips, Chocolate, Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Vancouver, cookies, Export Trade, Fruit Chips, healthy snacks, Indonesian Snacks, Indonesian Trade Promotion Centre, instant noodles, Its Me Time, Lemonilo, Pipiltin Cocoa, Roasted Nuts, Rostcas, TYU, Zanana on August 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Do you sometimes get this giddy feeling when you come across something new and unique, knowing that you’re among the firsts to know about it, and you can’t wait to tell people? I get that when I try a new restaurant, or spot a new product at grocery stores. And I just had a moment like this when I attended a food and beverage product trade show at the Indonesian Trade Promotion Centre in Gastown.

Named “A Flavourful Journey to Indonesia”, the purpose of the event was to provide Canadian businesses with a glimpse of the food and beverage products Indonesia offers, thus bringing these products to Canada and making them available at local retail stores. So naturally, many products I saw at this event are not yet available in Canada, but I had the opportunity to sample them and I seriously hope they will be available here soon.

Here are a few that got me really excited:

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Freshii (Cordova St.)

Posted in Joyce, Lunch, Noodles, Quick Service, Restaurants, Vancouver, tagged Freshii, healthy snacks, Noodle Soup, spicy lemongrass on February 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »

At my office, there is a huge interest in healthy, balanced eating (which, obviously, singles me out as one of those who has a rather unhealthy eating habit). Many colleagues have been to Freshii on West Cordova and raved about it, so I was intrigued and invited my friend CC to join me for lunch there.

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Being there the first time, the menu seemed a bit daunting because there are so many options. You could order something off the menu, or build your own meal. Overwhelmed, I decided to take the safer route and order something off the menu. Spicy Lemongrass sounded pretty good to me. I was picturing something similar to pho, a nice bowl of noodle soup with a bit of heat that warms you right up on a winter day.

Spicy Lemongrass with a thin slice of pita

Before I took my first bite, I took a sip of the broth. My heart sank. It didn’t have the heat that I was looking for, nor did it have much flavour. I had a feeling it was going to be a disappointing lunch. (more…)

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Lesley Stowe’s New Raincoast Cookies

Posted in Dessert, Joyce, Product Reviews, Snacks, West Coast, tagged health food, healthy snacks, Lesley Stowe Fine Foods, Raincoast Cookies, Raincoast Crisps on November 3, 2011| 1 Comment »

Two weeks ago Lesley Stowe Fine Foods, which is famous for its Raincoast Crisps crackers, launched a collection of all-natural cookies called, you guessed it, Raincoast Cookies. I received some samples and I thought I’d share my thoughts here.

First of all, you should know that I’m not a health-conscious eater, so healthy food isn’t my strong suit. I was interested in trying Lesley Stowe’s new cookies because I have enjoyed its Raincoast Crisps. I wanted to find out if the cookies are just as good as the crackers. And I do snack sometimes, especially at around 3pm on a work day, so in a way I felt that I fit within its target market.

Lesley Stowe's Raincoast Cookies Collection

Raincoast Cookies

There are three varieties of Raincoast Cookies. Each of them is packed with ingredients like chicory root, flax seed and chia, as well as dried fruit and nuts. Therefore they are high in fibre and protein and are positioned as a healthier alternative to your afternoon snack that carries you through the rest of your day. At the same time, they are high in carbs and sugar; each cookie is individually packaged, weighs 75g and has somewhere around 300 calories.