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Posts tagged ‘ice cream’

December 4th, 2011

Pat Bing What?

Although I would say that I know more about Japanese cuisine than the average person, I can’t say that my knowledge extends to the rest of Asia. Toronto is filled with thousands of great ethnic restaurants, but I haven’t made much of an effort to explore them. Sure, I’ve gone out for late-night Chinese at several of the places along Spadina, but that’s not the same thing as really trying a new cuisine.

I think my biggest fear is that I’ll walk into some restaurant where no one is speaking the same language as me, and I’ll be “that girl” who doesn’t know what (or even how) to order. It’s an extremely awkward feeling to stare blankly at a menu filled with translations you know don’t do the dish any justice, wondering what the hell everyone else is eating and why what you ordered doesn’t look nearly as good.

I was the “gaijin” with red hair in Japan for long enough that I fought hard to be able to answer people properly in their native language and know what to order off the menus. I knew what I liked, I knew what tasted good, and I knew how to politely ask for a glass of tea with my meal.

I’ve really been enjoying Sophia’s recaps of her delicious meals out in Koreatown in LA, but her one post with a dessert called pat bing soo really caught my attention. Asian desserts (red bean – yes please!) have a special place in my heart, and her description of pat bing soo basically sounded like my ideal dessert.

I know that we have a Koreatown here in Toronto, and I was sure that it would have somewhere that sold pat bing soo. After some Google-searching, I turned up a bakery called BNC Cake House that apparently had the best pat bing soo in the city, and I figured that a small bakery would be the perfect stepping stone for someone intimidated by Koreatown.

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(from sifu_renka)

The bakery was very cute on the inside, with a display of cakes and buns by the front door. Before I went I used the audio feature on Google translate so I would know how to say “patbingsoo” (I’m so lame, and it’s pronounced exactly how it’s spelled haha) but it turned out that was unnecessary because they just have it listed as “Shaved Ice”.

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(from blogTO)

One red bean shaved ice, please!

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A bed of shaved ice arrived topped with red bean paste, assorted fruits, a scoop of vanilla ice cream and condensed milk.

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In my first few bites the ice seemed a little too crunchy, but as everything melted slightly, it formed the perfect texture with the ice cream and milk.

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I really liked the addition of ice to the dessert. I thought that it would have made it taste like cheap ice cream (watery and freezerburned), but instead it just lightened it up without taking away any of the flavour.

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Apparently pat bing soo is a dish best shared, but I ate the whole bowl to myself and didn’t get a stomachache, although I was shivering a bit by the end. I might be the only person ever who’s ordered pat bing soo in the winter, haha.

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The girls running the bakery were very nice, and the pat bing soo was delicious. Even though this might not be the most winter-appropriate dish, I could definitely see myself coming back here in the summer with friends when I’m craving something cold!

This experience has made me realize that I need to get out and start exploring more of the places around town. Even if I get some funny looks or have to ask the server what to order, the result is well worth the initial awkwardness. I think this might be just the beginning of my own adventures in Koreatown.

Oh, and if you’re getting late-night Chinese along Spadina – order the eggplant. I’ve learned that much, at least ;)

February 27th, 2011

Tropical Chickpea Curry

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I had a perfect trifecta of ingredients that came together to create one of the best dinners I’ve had in a while. I had the last little bit of chickpeas to use up from the huge batch I cooked up last week, a huge bag of reduced price organic bananas I found at the grocery story this morning, and a special kind of curry that I’ve been dying to try out for a while now.

A few weeks ago I had the oppurtunity to meet Preena at a blogger brunch.

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When I found out that she was one of the owner of Arvinda’s Indian spices, I had a million questions for her! I had seen their products at a few stores before and always meant to buy some, but I wasn’t sure which blend would be best because I haven’t really delved into Indian cooking too much.

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Preena told me that the curry masala was really versatile and worked well with vegetables, so I took her advice and picked up a tin the next time I was at the store. Thanks to her and the lovely Nienke, I managed to put together an absolutely amazing dinner.

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Tropical Chickpea Curry

adapted from Revel Blog

makes 3 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked chickpeas
  • 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
  • 3 medium carrots, chopped
  • 3/4 cup coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 tbsp EVOO
  • 1 tbsp butter (or butter substitute)
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • salt + pepper, to taste
  • sliced banana and shredded coconut, to garnish

Directions

  1. Cook onions and carrots in tbsp of EVOO, and remove from pot when onions become translucent.
  2. Add butter, flour, curry powder and 1/2 cup of coconut milk into pot, and whisk until smooth roux forms.
  3. Add in chickpeas, cooked veggies and remaining coconut milk.
  4. Let simmer for a few, watering down to desired consistency if sauce becomes too thick.
  5. Garnish with banana and coconut, and serve with rice of choice.

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Chop yo’ veggies.

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And add them to a pot with 1 tbsp of EVOO,

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Cook them until the onions become translucent, and set aside.

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Combine the butter, flour, curry powder and coconut milk to make a roux.

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And then add everything into the pot for mixage.

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When it’s done it will be thick, creamy and smell delicious. Arvinda’s definitely knows their spices ;)

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Once cooked, serve with rice and top with sliced banana and shredded coconut.

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I used Japanese rice, just because it’s my favourite :)

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I thought that the curry + banana combo sounded good, but you honestly have to try it to really understand how well the flavours go together. The banana was so sweet compared to the spiciness of the curry, and it brought everything to a whole new level. The curry was almost too spicy for me, but I’m generally a wimp when it comes to this kind of thing, and it tasted so good that even spiciness couldn’t stop me. Lovelovelove.

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I enjoyed my dinner on the couch, where 100% of my meals are eaten. I can’t even remember the last time I ate on a table. Is that bad?

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And a Goose Island Mild Winter beer from my fancy US stash. Loved it – a nice and toasty taste but still refreshing :)

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Now I’m off to eat ice cream and enjoy the rest of my time before Monday rolls around. Have a great night!