Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2002

Submitted by Roland on Mon, 01/28/2002 - 23:42

Gung Haggis Fat Choy was a blast! Check out our full Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2002 Report! Here's the songsheet (which contained Scotish and Chinese songs naturally!)

Gung Haggis Fat Choy Song Sheet 2002: Gung Haggis Fat Choy Song Sheet 2002

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Rice Pillau

Submitted by Barb on Sun, 01/27/2002 - 12:43

A few weeks ago I brought rice pillau to a potluck dinner. Here is my version. This is more of a Punjabi style pillau, but you can substitute and omit the spices and vegetables as you like.

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Rice Pillau

Submitted by Barb on Sun, 01/27/2002 - 12:36

2 cups basmati rice
1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tsp. garam masala
1/2 tsp. whole cumin seeds
2 Tbsp. oil
2 medium carrots, cut into 1 cm dice
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2" cinnamon stick, optional
3 cloves, optional
2 bay leaves, optional
3 1/4 cups water
1/2 cups peas
3 Tbsp. chopped cilantro

Wash and rinse the rice thoroughly place in a bowl and cover with water. Let sit for 30 minutes. Drain rice in a sieve.

Food and Service Resource Group

Submitted by Barb on Sat, 01/26/2002 - 10:14

The Food and Service Resource Group provides lifesksills and food industry training ranging to youth and adults who do not have the resources or means for attaining training.

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The food timeline

Submitted by Roland on Thu, 01/24/2002 - 23:33

The food timeline is a fascinating window into history of food. For example, tomatoes were not used in Europe until 1544.

The accompanying culinary timeline is also very cool.

Please check both out for more fascinating food facts!

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Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner in today's Sun

Submitted by Roland on Wed, 01/23/2002 - 22:32

The Gung Haggis Fat Choy / Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner that we mentioned on the 16th was the subject of a hilarious column by Pete McMartin in today's Vancouver Sun. Check it out for more background on the event. Please note that we were slightly incorrect in our last newsitem; there's no need to phone for advance tickets.

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Sunrise Market: a Vancouver Institution

Submitted by Roland on Tue, 01/22/2002 - 00:06

On Saturday, Barb and I went shopping at Sunrise Market, a fixture in Vancouver's Chinatown for many years. It's well worth shopping there. Please check out our review of Sunrise Market for more details.

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Sunrise Market

Submitted by Roland on Mon, 01/21/2002 - 23:44

Sunrise Market is a Vancouver Chinatown institution.

Barb's family have been going there for many years. It is a Chinese supermarket and so it has fresh produce, fresh meats and Chinese, Japanese and other Asian ingredients. It is not the prettiest of places but it is crammed with excellent foodstuffs and oozes character and integrity! And of course they feature tofu from their sister operation, Sunrise Tofu.

Thanks for the link, Tom Wiebe!

Submitted by Roland on Mon, 01/21/2002 - 23:25

Tom Wiebe, a fellow Vancouverite, linked to us from his weblog yesterday. Thanks Tom!

If you have any recipes, shopping reviews, restaurant reviews or any other food related items, feel free to email us or join VanEats (it's free and we won't spam you) and enter a message in our discussion group!

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Asia Market

Submitted by Barb on Sun, 01/20/2002 - 22:32

Recently Roland and I have been trying out several Southeast Asian recipes (Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian, etc.). This weekend I planned to make laksa (Malaysian curried noodle soup) and I needed to pick up some ingredients that I can't find anywhere else. So we headed to Asia Market in Chinatown.
We found all the ingredients we needed and many more we've been wanting to try. If you're planning to cook an authentic Southeast Asian recipe, this store would be a great place to visit.

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