As a chef living in
Little Saigon (Kingsway area), I am naturally inspired by South East Asian cuisine. I love the use of small amounts of protein with tons of fresh greens and super flavourful broths and sauces. If I ate like that all the time, I would be so fit! One of my favourite pastimes is to go to Supermarket 88 (Victoria dr.) and rifle through their huge selection of fresh herbs. Here is a simple chart to help folks pick out some new and exciting herbs to experiment with. Or
you can come to next secret supper and see what our chef team has come up with for their six course exploration of South East Asia (Info below).
- Saw tooth (Ngo ga) - this one is my favourite, tastes like cilantro but more intense and with a fresh, crunchy bite, great in soup or chopped on top of spicy beef salad.
- Vietnamese mint - peppery, minty, citrus notes - use in salads, soups, stews with chicken or pork
- Tia to/Shiso - also used in Japanese cuisine, use in salads or banh mi, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin A & C
- Heartleaf/Diếp Cá - sour, fishy
notes. Strange right? Add to fish soups or grilled meats.
You're invited to the underground supper club where guest chef, Kristian Leidig, will create a sumptuous six course feast inspired by his recent travels to Vietnam and Thailand. Meet some new food lovin' folks in Vancouver at the long table with
us.
Think dishes like; Tom Qua Me: prawn, tamarind, crispy rice noodles or Thit Kho: caramelized crispy pork belly, jasmine rice, rau thom (herb salad) and tons more. Chef Kristian will use local BC ingredients and weave them into his best memories of South East Asian cuisine. It will be a feast to be remembered.
Saturday, March 10th, 6:30-9:30pm at the underground supper club (Mount Pleasant, address to be given upon booking), BYO Snake wine:), 6 courses - 69
When I was in Vietnam, there were vendors selling "snake wine", basically rice wine or grain alcohol with a bit of snake venom added to it. It is used in Chinese medicine to rejuvenate for benefits like virility and to help symptoms like arthritis and back pain.
The bottles with the actual snakes in them are a bit more dodgy as the snakes sometimes are put in the alcohol live. There's even a story about a woman in China who opened the bottle and a live snake jumped out and bit her, possibly after having hibernated for 3 months!
Vietnamese Buddha Feast
Feb 17th, 6:30
Chef Heather Dosman (Farmer's apprentice/Grapes & Soda) creates a fabulous vegetarian five course at the underground supper club - SOLD OUT
Valentine's Day Secret Supper Feb 14, 7-10pm - ONLY 2 more tickets! BOOK NOW |
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