Posts Tagged: Vancouver

Must Eat Peanut Shaved Snow at Frappe Bliss in Aberdeen Centre

November 7th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Dessert, Food, Greater Vancouver, Must Eat, Travels / Leave A Comment

Some people call it Taiwanese shaved ice, and some call it snowflake ice because that’s the literal translation in Chinese (雪花冰), but I’m used to calling it shaved snow because that’s how they translated it in the first place that ever had it in Taiwan, XinFaTing. Unlike regular shaved ice (泡冰), the ice is not [...]

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Must Eat Poutine at Fritz European Fry House

November 7th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Fast Food, Food, Greater Vancouver, Must Eat, Travels / Leave A Comment

Another must eat while in Canada is poutine. It’s French-Canadian, but it’s made its way to BC. Jimson wanted to try it so I took him to Fritz European Fry House, the original local provider of Poutine in Vancouver. I remember when I first visited Vancouver a while ago, Fritz was just about the only [...]

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Must Eat Okonomi Hot Dog at Japa Dog

November 7th, 2010 by Jonas / Filed under Food, Fusion, Greater Vancouver, Japanese, Must Eat, Travels / Leave A Comment

A trip to Vancouver isn’t complete without a visit to Japa Dog. It’s a little overrated, but it’s still good. I took my family to the original location over at Burrard and Smithe. After these past couple years, my favorite is still the same – the okonomi hot dog. Fans of okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) or [...]

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Day 2 in Vancouver: Mary & Ken’s Wedding and More Eating

August 5th, 2009 by Jonas / Filed under Chinese, Coffee & Drinks, Events, Food, Japanese, Travels / Leave A Comment

The second day in Vancouver was less busy but still packed with lots of action. Mary and Ken had their wedding at the Mayfair Lakes Golf & Country Club. I’ve never been to a wedding so efficient (fast) before – it was great! I guess that’s what happens when you get a reverend to perform [...]

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Day 1 in Vancouver: Non-Stop Eating

August 4th, 2009 by Jonas / Filed under Bakery, Chinese, Dessert, Events, Festivals, Food, Japanese, Street Food, Travels / Leave A Comment

We woke up, ate, and never stopped … until we went to sleep. Dim sum at Bing Sheng. Linda wanted dim sum, we wanted to eat near Sean, so we went with Bing Sheng. Not bad! Nick and Ken also joined us towards the end of our meal. Waffles at Patisserie Lebeau. I love Belgian [...]

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