Vancouver eating trip was always the best!!!
I was often surprised by my own flexible stomach at which large amount of food were deposited in a short period of time.
We started our trip at Michigan Noodle Restaurant.
I had heard a lot about the wonton noodle in this place for a very long time and finally made the journey.
L: mixed pan fried noodle — R top: stir fried pea vines — R bottom: won ton noodle and salt and peppers chicken cartilage
The wonton noodle was excellent!
The noodles were thin and Q Q — the best term to describe the perfectly cooked noodle with a slight chewy texture, al dente and bouncy.
I usually avoided ordering egg noodles because most places could not cook them properly and had a soapy flavor.
These egg noodle was prepare fantastically without soapy flavor, and I would most certainly eat this!
The wontons were ginormous, crunchy with very fresh shrimps and thin wrappers, every bite was a treat; accompanied by the expected fish broth accented with yellow chives, it was a memorable bowl of wonton soup noodle.
The pan-fried crispy noodle was delicious as well — the contrast of crisp and soft noodle was always an enjoyable eating sensation.
There were some ingredients in our mixed pan-fried noodle I had not seen for a long while – livers and kidneys!
I believed DH had avoided them all as he was not a fan of inert.
I am not a fan of liver but a huge fan of well prepared kidneys.
Kidneys at Michigan was not bad: cooked perfectly – still crunchy and not overcooked, but there was still a little “piggy” flavor in them.
I guess nothing beat the kidneys that my Mom made at home with large amount of ginger and no piggy flavor.
The pea vine was sweet and had a crunch.
I had accepted the fact that vegetables, especially Chinese vegetables, were of much better quality in Canada than in the States.
Fresher and higher quality vegetables yielded a much tastier simple stir-fried vegetable dish.
Well, I will just have to eat lots of vegetables, along with plenty other food the next time I am in Vancouver again!
Must have ramen in Vancouver!
Normally, I went to Motomachi Shokudo.
This time, we heard about this chicken soup ramen place, Marutama Ramen and decided it was a must-try!
I LOVED IT!
The chicken broth was really thick and rich; it was very comforting as if someone had put a blanket on me and tucked me in bed.
I opted for spicy and it made the soup tingly in the mouth both from the hot broth and the peppers.
The noodle texture was fantastic; it was an option to choose how soft we wanted the noodle to be cooked and I picked the chewiest option and I got that exactly.
The egg was excellent with its light soy flavor, runny egg yolk that was cooked just right.
The pork was extremely tender, thinly sliced, well-flavored.
It was such a textural trip: bouncy noodle, thick velvety broth, soft tender pork and the resistance of egg white at the first bite opening up to runny creamy egg yolk.
Every bite was fun, every bite was delicious, and I could drink the soup forever!
