The Foodie List(s)

Many thanks to Jen at World­wide­Wa­ter­cooler for her re-post of the list from Van­cou­ver Mag­a­zine of 101 (Vancouver-centric) Things to Taste Before You Die. I had seen it in print, but hav­ing it online lets me also try (as she did) to note what I’ve had and what I have to still live for, at least gas­tro­nom­i­cally. I think I’ll fol­low her lead on coding:

Bold — Things I have tried from those par­tic­u­lar sup­pli­ers
Struck-out — Foods I’ve had, though not from the sup­plier they rec­om­mend
Ital­i­cized — Foods that have been on my radar for a while, but I haven’t tried yet
Left plain — Foods I had no idea were so high on the “must-try” list
(any­thing in paren­the­ses are my own per­sonal anecdotes)

  1. Rasp­berry Wheat Ale – Granville Island Breweries
  2. Salmon Tacones – Go Fish (actu­ally, tech­ni­cally, Pam had them)
  3. Gyu Yukke – Gyoza King
  4. Thomas Haas’ Double-Baked Almond Crois­sant – 49th Parallel
  5. Rab­bit Sausage – Cioffi’s
  6. Smoked Beef Ten­der­loin –JN&Z Deli
  7. Her­cule De Car­levoix cheese – Mount Pleas­ant Cheese Shop
  8. Clay­burn Rasp­berry Jam – Sugar & Co
  9. Chef’s Chicken Salad – Koon Bo
  10. Honey Dough­nuts – Honey Dough­nuts and Goodies
  11. Foie Gras Par­fait – Pied-a-Terre
  12. Rain­coast Crisps
  13. Dark Choco­late Carmeli­tas – Choco­late Arts
  14. Euro­pean Deli Hum­mus – Euro­pean Deli
  15. Lavash Bread – Yaas Bakery
  16. Nk’mip Pinot Noir
  17. Arepas – Baru Latino
  18. Kashk-eh-bodem jahn – Kashcool
  19. Chocolate-Walnut Rugelach – Siegel’s Bagels
  20. The Doug Spe­cial – Vera’s Burger Shack
  21. Mariage Freres Tea – Urban Tea Merchant
  22. Vanilla-Salt Choco­lates – Wendy Boys (for­merly of Lumiere)
  23. Penne with Wild Boar – Cioppino’s
  24. David Wood’s Chevre
  25. Savary Island’s Tourtiere
  26. Black Hills Alibi
  27. Green Party Cock­tail – Ocean Clu
  28. Cricket Bread – Vij’s
  29. Deep-Fried Zuc­chini Blos­soms – Cioppino’s
  30. Japadog
  31. Kobe Meat­balls – Ital­ian Kitchen
  32. Topanga Cafe Choco­late Cake
  33. Deep-Fried Frog’s Legs – Phnom Penh
  34. Sable­fish – Finest at Sea Seafoods
  35. Wild White Salmon – Elixir (actu­ally, I’ve quite fre­quently had wild White Spring Salmon, and it’s one of my favourites)
  36. Friu­lano Salumi – Moc­cia Ital­ian Meat Market
  37. Abalone – C
  38. Polenta Fries – Cascade
  39. Veg­e­tar­ian Pou­tine – Templeton
  40. Venturi-Schultze Bal­samic Vinegar
  41. Solly’s Kosher Pickle
  42. C Cit­rus Salt
  43. Spot Prawns
  44. Ambrosia Apple
  45. Barese Sausage – Colum­bus Meat Market
  46. Ramen at Motomachi Shokudo
  47. Pan de Sal – Aling Mary
  48. Taboo Absinthe
  49. Tiger Blue Cheese
  50. Shi­itake Mush­rooms at Bo Kong
  51. Mis­sion Hill Ocu­lus Cherries
  52. Geor­gian Baguettes – Euro­pean Breads Bakery
  53. Dou­ble Choco­late Porter – Phillips Brew­ing Co
  54. Rose­mary Rasp­berry Sea Salt – Mai­son Cote
  55. Scal­lops in Octo­pus Bacon — C
  56. Lamb Bacon – Fuel
  57. Bad Girl Hazel­nut Truffles
  58. Xiao­long­bao – Lin’s
  59. Liege Waf­fles – Patis­serie Lebeau
  60. Stock Market’s Hot Porridge
  61. But­ter Baked Goods’ Marshmallows
  62. Beer-Injected Fried Oys­ter – Nu
  63. Soda Bread – Savary Island
  64. Stel­la­port
  65. Smoked Bison Carpac­cio – Boneta
  66. Dodo­nis Feta Cheese – Pan­theon Supermarket
  67. Sta­mina Roll – Blue Water Cafe
  68. Osake Pre­mium Sake – Granville Island — Just had it this week­end. Wow! Smooth, but com­plex with flavours of spice, vanilla and can­taloupe. Def­i­nitely belongs on this list.
  69. Bur­rata – Les Amis du Fromage
  70. Moroc­can Chicken Wings – Habit
  71. Sweet Geor­gia Browns – Purdy’s
  72. House Spe­cial Pho – Thai Son Vietnamese
  73. Sand­wis­ches at So.Cial
  74. Quail’s Gate Old Vines Foch
  75. Financiers – Ganache Patisserie
  76. Hy’s Stuffed Potatoes
  77. Eth­i­cal Bean Coffee
  78. Farm­house Alpine Gold Cheese
  79. Muc Tuio Rang Muoi – Phomn Penh
  80. Chocolati’s Hot Chocolate
  81. Fuel’s Fried Chicken
  82. Cru’s Mac­a­roni and cheese
  83. Blis Maple Syrup
  84. Thierry Busset’s Tiramisu – CinCin
  85. Nat­ural Pas­tures Moz­zarella di Bufala
  86. Milsean Dark Chocolate
  87. Tofu Dough­nuts – Con­gee Noo­dle House
  88. Oys­ters with Horse­rad­ish Snow – Gastropod
  89. Bil­tong – African Breeze
  90. Hazlenuts – Cana­dian Hazlenuts
  91. Ukran­ian Church Perogies
  92. Eleni Olive Oil
  93. Sumac Ridge Steller’s Jay Brut
  94. Pupusas – Rin­concito Sal­vadoreno (Matt has got­ten me inter­ested in these)
  95. Bela­can
  96. Cocoa Nymph’s Ila Chocolates
  97. Blue Fig Mar­tini – Chambar
  98. Naam Miso Gravy
  99. Quadra Island Honey Mussels
  100. Gelato – Brazza
  101. Mat­su­take (Pine) Mushrooms

Ah, Jenn also adds:

  • Oyama’s organic Berk­shire Pork Sausages
  • Pold­er­side Farms Organic Chicken
  • Tojo’s Sesame Mar­i­nated Tuna
  • Mem­phis Blues pulled pork sandwich
  • Latte from Cafe Artigiano
  • Lit­tle Qualicum Cheese­works San Pareil

I would add:

  • Lit­tle Qualicum Cheese­works Juliet
  • Salmon Candy
  • Oyama Double-Smoked Hand-cut Bacon
  • Stock Mar­ket Oys­ter Chowder
  • Foie Gras Bon Bon — West
  • Momo Dumplings with tomato and cilantro chut­ney — Café Kathmandu
  • Nanaimo Bars (I know, kid stuff, but I love them with all the pas­sion of a convert)

*Sigh* So many things to taste…

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Filed in Food, Vancouver | David Drucker | October 21, 2008 6:40 pm | comments Comments (4)