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…