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A Meatless Diet

Oana — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:21:01 +0000

Last week, I finished reading Jonathan Safran Foer’s book Eating Animals. I had read Fast Food Nation and In Defense of Food when those books first came out, and watched Food Inc.Â Â Those had alreadyÂ resulted inÂ some changes to my diet (less processed food, almost no beef, organic produce, organic dairy and organic meat whenever possible, more farmers’ market shopping, and weekly SPUD grocery deliveries).

I don’t know why Eating Animals made such a MUCH greater impact on me. I tried to explain it to Ian, and I think I came across as a bit of aÂ fanatic hippy. I ordered the book from Amazon and hope Ian reads it so we can have a more even discussion.

The point of this post is that today concludes my first week as a vegetarian. I’ve made it through three take-out dinners and three eat-out lunches without eating any meat products, although I have had cheese and milk and eggs (the latter rather reluctantly).

I never thought this would happen – I grew up on my grandparents’ farm and have always had a comfortable relationship with meat (and a VERY comfortable relationship with salumeria and seafood).Â I don’t feel all holier-than-thou about it and it seems like a really personal thing.

I think the real challenge will be eating at other people’s houses; eating out at restaurants may also be a bit of a challenge, especially on vacations. Perhaps I’ll eventually forget Eating Animals or really really miss the taste of smoked bacon. We shall see.

Delayed rewards = not my favourite

Oana — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:31:42 +0000

The best part about writing the bar exam this week:Â going out for lunch afterwards.

Tuesday:Â Go Fish, for a scallop sandwich with the most amazing onion rings, and cod tacos

Friday:Â hopefully Trattoria!Â But we shall see.

101 Things to Taste in Vancouver

Oana — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:39:46 +0000

The list is marked as follows:
Bold – Things I have tried from those particular suppliers
~~Struck-out – Foods Iâ€™ve had, though not from the supplier they recommend~~
Italicized – Foods that have been on my radar for a while, but I havenâ€™t tried yet
Left plain – Foods I had no idea were so high on the â€œmust-tryâ€ list:

1. Raspberry Wheat Ale â€“ Granville Island Breweries
2. Salmon Tacones â€“ Go Fish
3. Gyu Yukke â€“ Gyoza King
4. Thomas Haasâ€™ Double-Baked Almond Croissant â€“ 49th Parallel
5. Rabbit Sausage â€“ Cioffiâ€™s
6. Smoked Beef Tenderloin â€“JN&Z Deli
7. Hercule De Carlevoix cheese â€“ Mount Pleasant Cheese Shop
8. Clayburn Raspberry Jam â€“ Sugar & Co
9. Chefâ€™s Chicken Salad â€“ Koon Bo
10. Honey Doughnuts â€“ Honey Doughnuts and Goodies
11. Foie Gras Parfait â€“ Pied-a-Terre
12. Raincoast Crisps
13. Dark Chocolate Carmelitas â€“ Chocolate Arts
14. European Deli Hummus â€“ European Deli
15. Lavash Bread â€“ Yaas Bakery
16. Nkâ€™mip Pinot Noir
17. Arepas â€“ Baru Latino
18. Kashk-eh-bodem jahn â€“ Kashcool
19. Chocolate-Walnut Rugelach â€“ Siegelâ€™s Bagels
20. The Doug Special â€“ Veraâ€™s Burger Shack
21. Mariage Freres Tea â€“ Urban Tea Merchant
22. Vanilla-Salt Chocolates â€“ Wendy Boys
23. Penne with Wild Boar â€“ Cioppinoâ€™s
24. David Woodâ€™s Chevre
25. Savary Islandâ€™s Tourtiere
26. Black Hills Alibi
27. Green Party Cocktail â€“ Ocean Club
28. Cricket Bread â€“ Vijâ€™s
~~29. Deep-Fried Zucchini Blossoms â€“ Cioppinoâ€™s~~
30. Japadog
31. Kobe Meatballs â€“ Italian Kitchen (actually Glowbal)
32. Topanga Cafe Chocolate Cake
33. Deep-Fried Frogâ€™s Legs â€“ Phnom Penh
34. Sablefish â€“ Finest at Sea Seafoods
35. Wild White Salmon â€“ Elixir
36. Friulano Salumi â€“ Moccia Italian Meat Market
37. Abalone â€“ C
38. Polenta Fries â€“ Cascade
39. Vegetarian Poutine â€“ Templeton
40. Venturi-Schultze Balsamic Vinegar
41. Sollyâ€™s Kosher Pickle
42. C Citrus Salt
43. Spot Prawns
44. Ambrosia Apple
45. Barese Sausage â€“ Columbus Meat Market
46. Ramen at Motomachi Shokudo
47. Pan de Sal â€“ Aling Mary
48. Taboo Absinthe
49. Tiger Blue Cheese
50. Shiitake Mushrooms at Bo Kong
51. Mission Hill Oculus Cherries
52. Georgian Baguettes â€“ European Breads Bakery
53. Double Chocolate Porter â€“ Phillips Brewing Co
54. Rosemary Raspberry Sea Salt â€“ Maison Cote
55. Scallops in Octopus Bacon – C
56. Lamb Bacon â€“ Fuel
57. Bad Girl Hazelnut Truffles
~~58. Xiaolongbao â€“ Linâ€™s~~
59. Liege Waffles â€“ Patisserie Lebeau
60. Stock Marketâ€™s Hot Porridge
61. Butter Baked Goodsâ€™ Marshmallows
62. Beer-Injected Fried Oyster â€“ Nu
63. Soda Bread â€“ Savary Island
64. Stellaport
65. Smoked Bison Carpaccio â€“ Boneta
66. Dodonis Feta Cheese â€“ Pantheon Supermarket
67. Stamina Roll â€“ Blue Water Cafe
68. Osake Premium Sake â€“ Granville Island
69. Burrata â€“ Les Amis du Fromage
70. Moroccan Chicken Wings â€“ Habit
71. Sweet Georgia Browns â€“ Purdyâ€™s
72. House Special Pho â€“ Thai Son Vietnamese
73. Sandwiches at So.Cial – had the oyster po’boy – amazing
74. Quailâ€™s Gate Old Vines Foch
75. Financiers â€“ Ganache Patisserie
76. Hyâ€™s Stuffed Potatoes
77. Ethical Bean Coffee
78. Farmhouse Alpine Gold Cheese
79. Muc Tuio Rang Muoi â€“ Phomn Penh
80. Chocoatlâ€™s Hot Chocolate
81. Fuelâ€™s Fried Chicken
82. Cruâ€™s Macaroni and cheese
83. Blis Maple Syrup
84. Thierry Bussetâ€™s Tiramisu â€“ CinCin
85. Natural Pastures Mozzarella di Bufala
86. Milsean Dark Chocolate
87. Tofu Doughnuts â€“ Congee Noodle House
88. Oysters with Horseradish Snow â€“ Gastropod
89. Biltong â€“ African Breeze
90. Hazelnuts â€“ Canadian Hazelnuts
91. Ukrainian Church Perogies
92. Eleni Olive Oil
93. Sumac Ridge Stellerâ€™s Jay Brut
94. Pupusas â€“ Rinconcito Salvadoreno
95. Belacan
96. Cocoa Nymphâ€™s Ila Chocolates
97. Blue Fig Martini â€“ Chambar
98. Naam Miso Gravy – awesome with yam fries
99. Quadra Island Honey Mussels
100. Gelato â€“ Brazza
101. Matsutake (Pine) Mushrooms