With my Vancouver half-marathon came to an end, ktula’s eating marathon just getting started. His warm up was the famous Japa Dog on the corner of Burrard & Smithe St. While we were waiting in line, a Japanese media was doing coverage about the widely popular Japanese’s takes on hot dog. There were photos of celebrities next to the stand to proof its hot dog rock-star status.
Sunday morning after the race, we headed straight to Granville Island to pick up some Prosciutto de Parma and landjagar from Oyama Sausage Co. As soon as we got back to the car, ktula rolled up a piece of prosciutto and emerged himself in the salty taste of cured meat.
Next, we drove to Richmond for some Asian yummies. Shanghai River ( 滬江海派料理) is the home of the delicious soup dumplings. We didn’t have reservation so naturally it was a good 45 minutes wait. It was well worth the wait when a basket of 8 steaming soup dumplings were served to us. Ktula rushed one into his mouth and quickly realized it was steaming hot inside. These juicy little dumplings were filled with delicious broth and grounded pork. I’m not a big meat eater. But I love these dumplings.
Other dishes we ordered were good. The chive pockets were a little too greasy for my liking. The restaurant doesn’t have seasoning tray on each table. Because there’s no need for them. Dishes at Shanghai River are tasty just the way they are served.
We were quite full at this point. But there’s one more stop ktula must make before going home – Getting some roasted pork at Parker Fresh Meat (百家店(香港仔)燒臘肉食公司). Other than the delicious meat, the star of this little joint is the master butcher. He takes order from customers, pick a piece and present to the customer. Once the meat is approved, his knife does a little dance around the meat, in seconds the piece was chopped up and beautifully arranged in the container. Every time we came, his hands and knife are in constant movements. He does it with such speed and precision it’s becoming an art form.
That pretty much summed up the food destinations during this trip.
Living in the Seattle area, Smelly is a user experience designer by day, a running, cycling, gardening type of girl when she wasn't wearing the designer hat.
