somewhereintime

2# ACC-HE
1.  Real Cantonese style snake soup, the one available here just gross: a good snake
     soup begins with a rich fresh snake broth, which is unheard of here,
     frozen cardboard-like snake meat, no  decent chrysanthemum and
     crispy pastry for topping.
2.  Good mangoes, the only variety available year round is from Vietnam, $5-$8 a
     pound.  Taiwanese and Indian Alfonso only available 2 weeks in Summer
3.  Good live fishes,  even in Vancouver, there are not many choices  for decent fish
     I don't like salmon
4.  Good hawker style street foods
5.  Good high-end  buffet
and more....

somewhereintime

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I've seen them at T & T before, aka Razor Clams

somewhereintime

Malaysian Prawn Noodle Soup; only two places in Vancouver you can eat them: Junk Street in downtown and my restaurant.

Even the noodle soup in my restaurant has very similar taste but the one in Mala ...
myversa 發表於 2009-6-4 13:00

Nonya Har Mee?

somewhereintime

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Live in water tanks, available occasionally.
It is good even just steamed with Black Bean sauce

somewhereintime

I've never eaten 街邊 煎壤三寶 at 街邊...
only at home as "take out" by my parents...
We were not allowed to eat at 街邊 back then.....
布小熊 發表於 2009-6-5 12:31

You were a young lady back then,
eating street foods is fun, they do not taste the same once you spread them on the table.

somewhereintime

花花.... like pattern outside of the 盅?  Haha... somewhereintime, show her!
ACC-HE 發表於 2009-6-5 14:03

It is labour intensive,  used to do a lot when I was back in HK, still have pix.
It does not taste any different,  I can do some carving demo.

somewhereintime

That's what I was trying to say.  The ones here (homemade or not) just taste different than the ones in Asia.
littledog 發表於 2009-6-5 14:21

Try to locate some good milk, Avalon brand  is easy to buy, but the milk from
smaller farm are really good. Try the standard milk( un-pasteurized )

somewhereintime

http://www.avalondairy.com/

I wonder if u can use Goat milk... haha.. very strong milky taste.
ACC-HE 發表於 2009-6-5 15:02

Try to locate buffalo milk, it is very good. Goat milk is healthy but taste very gamy.

somewhereintime

Um...in my mind the ones in HK are better. Perhaps I'm actually tasting my childhood memory lah. ;) Plus, the "clam sauce" is special mah! I don't think you can get it here.
chickenwingprin 發表於 2009-6-5 15:53

The dace fish balls in Vancouver is not worth eating, too much filler and the fish taste like sawdust.  However the clam sauce you interested in, is available here at some supermarkets.

somewhereintime

so... any chance of making these dishes tasty in vancouver? or... is it the ingredients availability problem again?
ACC-HE 發表於 2009-6-5 17:50

Some of them, you can make really cuttlefish balls at home, but not dace fish balls because we do not have suitable fish.
We do not have mantis prawns, so it is out of question.
Good wonton can be made at home too, if you do not mind to go through steps
Blowfish? no luck, not even Grass Carp, and the Canadian Carps are really crappy
I missed the fish & seafoods in Hong Kong, since I'm not a big fan of meat