Korean restaurant 'JANG MO JIP"

Last Saturday I went to JANG MO JIP Korean restaurant located in Robson street, Vancouver with my chinese canadian and japanese friends. Because I've just got my first paycheck since I started to work. ^^*
So, that day was my treat for them!



I really wanted to let my friends try to eat a delicious korean food. I searched some korean restaurants by google website and then found out some good restaurants like MA DANG COUL, JANG MO JIB, DAE BAK BON GA, SHABUSEN YAKINIKU HOUSE(Japanese sushi dish and Korean BBQ) etc.
I decided to go to JANG MO JIB KOREAN RESTARUATN and went to there with them.
(Jang Mo Jib means my wife's parent house. In Korea, most of Wife's mothers cook some delicious and healthy foods for their son-in-law. Because they regards their son-in-law as a real son.)




The restaurant was packed with people and there were some people waiting in a line for entering. I think the location is very convenient and already known as a famous restaurant in downtown. That's the reason!
Fortunately the waiting time was not that long.
The most popular dish here is GAM JA TANG, the spicy pork spin hot pot. And I'm not exaggerating, literally, every single table has this. It was extraordinary! Huge pieces of pork spins with meat falling off, very tasty! We also ordered seafood pancake and the glass noodle. Very nice too.

A couple of things I noticed here, waitresses take your order with iPhone.... It's creative! That just amused me. Another thing is this place is very generous about their side dishes, which doesn't happen in most Korean restaurant, waitresses would bring a bucket of the item and fill it up at your table.

All in all, if you want to taste a korean famous food, here is definitely a place to stop by!!

By HeeJung

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Chicken Paprikas

This is one of the traditional Hungaian meals. Not only everybody knows how to prepare but also everybody loves it.

Ingredients:

Chicken
Pam cooking spray
1 chopped onion
2 tablespoons paprika
1 teaspoon salt
3 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups light sour cream

Dumplings:
2 1/8 cups flour
1 cup water
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1, Spray large saute pan with PAM and brown the chicken thighs in batches. Add onion, salt and paprika and cook until onion is softened. Add chicken back to pan and add the 2 cups water. Cover and cook 1 hour until chicken is tender.

2, Add Dumplings (instructions below) and sour cream and cook uncovered until thick.

3, Dumpling Instructions:.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

Mix flour, water, egg and salt and stir until smooth.

Drop spoonfulls of dough (I use a small cookie scoop -- maybe 2 tsp) into the boiling water. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Drain and add to chicken mixture.

A hint so dough will not stick to the spoon is to dip it into the boiling water first. As you continue to dip the spoon as you let the dough go, it will just fall off the spoon.

I hope you enjoy this as much as we have over the years.

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おすすめレストランin Vancouver

バンクーバーは国際色豊かな町で有名です。
私が初めてバンクーバー空港に到着した時、「私はどこの国に来たんだっけ？」と思ったぐらい、色々な国からバンクーバーに旅行、留学、又は移民としてたくさんの人が訪れています。
その為、バンクーバーでは、多国籍な料理が食べられます。
日本、韓国、中国、タイ、フィリピン、インド、メキシコ、ギリシャ・・・など、上げきれません。
私のホストファミリーはベトナム人家庭だったので、フォーや生春巻きがよく食卓に並びました。
日本ではなかなか食べられない料理もレストランなどで気軽に楽しめるのがいいですね♪

そこで、おすすめのレストランを１つ紹介したいと思います。
私のお気に入りのタイレストラン｢Sala Thai｣です。http://www.salathai.ca/
メニューはたくさんあるので全て食べたことはないんですが、ここのグリーンカレーがおすすめ！！
他にも、シーフードの炒め物、チャーハンもおいしいですよ。
是非お試しあれ（＾＾）

by Yukiko

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'Cheesecake Etcetera'.. Could be good choice.

Your English is getting better? I know, when you hear this question you will be totally stressd out.

If you feel frustrated, how about eating a sweet food?
A sweet food is able to make you feel relax.

This restaurant could be good choice for you, even though you don't like a cheesecake much.
'Cheesecake Etcetera'
The location is very convenient to find, so you can find this restaurant easily.
2141 Granville St. Vancouver, BC V6H. If you want to see a map, you can use the gogle website.
The interior is a little bit antique so if you like that kind of atmosphere, it should be perfect for you.

The cheesecake price is not expensive to compare with other restaurants.
From $4.25 to $6 include tax, the highest price is for 'Gourmet special'.
You can taste very, very soft cheesecake with strawberries.
When I ate the 'Gourmet special', it melted by itself in my mouth. I can't forget the taste and the soft feeling.

Something oppress you? You feel tired?
Just melt that with soft and sweet cheesecake.

Caution : 'Cheesecake Etcetera' opens only 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. so when you go there, you should check time.

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good news to your health

Whenever we hang out with friends or co-worker or someone...

We usually go to somewhere such as reasturant, or a coffee shop....

If you have no idea where you should go ..How about drinking a cup of coffee~?

Actually, most of people usually drink a cup of coffee after a meal or whenever .

It's really good for our body. Becuase the coffee protect a heart disease like hypertension and upper cholesterol.

In my case, l had sever constipation since l was in high school.
My stomach was getting worse and worse and i felt terrible.

fortunately, l heard from TV program about goodness of coffee.
l tried to drink a cup of coffee once a day...
After a while ,I'm getting better... l can't live without coffee.
so, l love coffee now and forever~

but you need to be careful that you don't drink too much coffee.

The coffee has some side-effect. Don't foreget it

let's enjoy drinking a cup of coffee during break time and after meal.

by sue~

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AKI - Japanese Restaurant

Have you ever been to Japan?
- 일본에 가 본 적 있나요??


If you have not been to Japan but you want to feel like in Japan~ I recommend to go to 'AKI'.
- 일본에 가본적은 없지만, 일본에 있다고 느끼고 싶다면~ 'AKI'를 추천합니다.
In Vancouver there is a small Japan which is the Japanese Restaurant 'AKI'.



- 벤쿠버에 'AKI'라는 작은 일본, 일본 레스토랑이 있답니다.





'AKI' is one of the oldest Japanese restaurants in the city.
-'AKI'는 벤쿠버의 가장 오래된 일본 레스토랑 중 하나입니다.

It's located in 745 ThurlowVancouver, BC V6E 3L2. If you know about downtown in Vancouver, it's really easy to find it!!
- 이 곳의 위치는 745 ThurlowVancouver이며, 만약 벤쿠버의 시내를 아시는 분이라면 쉽게 찾을 수 있습니다.

When I went to 'AKI', it remained me that I was in Japan!!
- 제가 'AKI'를 갔을 때 그 곳은 내가 일본에 있었을 때를 생각나게 하였습니다.

The atmosphere was so cozy and the waitress was freindly, besides the cheif was so handsome!!
(Actually it's just my own opinion but it's an important point! )
- 분위기는 편안하고 따뜻하며, 종업원 역시 매우 친절하며, 뿐만아니라 요리사 역시 너무 맘에 들었습니다.


Of course, you can eat really awesome foods!!
-물론 아주 맛있는 음식을 먹을 수 있답니다.

At that time, I ordered salmon and tuna sushi. The sushi was so fresh that I felt in to the sea!! I couldn't forget the taste!
- 레스토랑에 갔을 때, 난 연어와 참치 초밥을 시켰는데 초밥이 너무나 신선하여 마치 바닷가에 와있는듯 했습니다 . 그 초밥의 맛을 잊을 수 없습니다.

And there is lots of Japanese food, you can eat many kinds of Japanese food!

- 그리고 그 곳엔 많은 일본 음식이 있어서 많은 종류의 일본 음식을 맛볼 수 있습니다.

If you want to feel like in Japan or you want to try Japanese food, why don't you go to 'AKI' !!

- 만약 일본에 와 있다고 느끼고 싶거나, 일본 음식을 맛보고 싶다면 'AKI'로.~

by bora~

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Stepho's

Have you ever tried Greek food? There is a famous Greek restaurant named STEPHO'S. It is located in Davie Street.(between Thurlow St. and Bute St.). It is very popular so, if you go there during the busy time, you should line up out side of the restaurant.


Why is it so popular? I think the foods are really good and the atmosphere is good as well. Also, they serve us plenty of food but the prices are reasonable(very cheap). I really like that. That's why many people love that restaurant including me.


If you don't know what to order I recommend "Souvlaki". It is served with beef (lamb or chicken),rice and salad. Also, "Moussaka" is good too. It is like Greek Lasagna. While you are waiting for the food, they give you some bread to eat (for free).

The waiter and the waitress are very nice. If you go there once you'll go there again later. Are you looking for a nice Greek restaurant? Go to Stepho's !

by Erin

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Who do you want to share your lovely dinner with?

Do you usually cook by yourself?

Since I came to Vancouver, I've started cooking by myself.
As you know, we can find diverse food stuff here in a multicultural city as Vancouver.
So, I can enjoy cooking so far, even though it's tiring for me to keep preparing every meal, every day.

But, sometimes, it tends to be the most boring thing in the world.
Cooking something only for myself.... I don't know how to put this in words, but "boring."

When I was in Japan, sometimes I cooked for my family.
Mostly, they complained about its strange taste, however, I could enjoy cooking to hear that.

I love to share joyful time with my family, close friends, boyfriend or someone special to me by talking over my strange meals.

Who do you want to share your lovely dinner with?



by Ai

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SHABUSEN

We went to All You Can Eat Japanese restaurant named "Shabusen" on Burrard street for lunch today.

After morning classes, we ran to Shabusen to eat a lot of food. There were so many people inside and outside of the restaurant. Fortunately, we have reserved table so we could have seats as soon as we arrived.

The food was very delicious but the waitresses and waiters were little bit rude. When they put plates on the table, they put just like throwing out. Sometimes, They spillt some liquid on the table but they didn't care about it at all.

But the food was very delicious so we ordered too much food. Suddenly one waitress came and warned us that if we left food, we had to pay extra charge for penalty. Then we canceled deep fried food that we were going to order at that time.



The price was $12 per person. (Including tax and tip around $14 per person.) We got soooo full after lunch!

We all recommend SHABUSEN for lunch! But be careful not to order too much!

By all ATC students

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The Old Spaghetti factory

In March of 1970, the first Old Spaghetti Factory Restaurant in Canada was opened in the Gastown district of Vancouver, British Columbia. The concept was a very simple one; take an old warehouse in a historic part of town and fill it with antiques and artifacts, provide the finest pasta and superb service, to make an extremely unique dining experience. They're all decorated in a nostalgic theme using genuine antiques, stained glass, tiffany type lights, and usually an authentic trolley car forming a dining room within a dining room.The concept proved to be wonderfully successful and was soon taken to other cities across the country. We are now proud to serve over two million guests every year.

There is a trolley car which was made 100 years ago and really used. Before the trolley car become to disused, it was exhibited in gastown and moved into the restaurant. You can also have meal here.^^





If you order main dishes, you can also recieve appetizer (salad or soup), and as a disert you can receive coffee or icecream.

Most price is around 8~13 . It's very reasonabel price. Enjoy your Spaghetti !!!

By Dennis

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How do you manage your trip plan?

What was your first concern when you went foreign country. According to my experience, to go around famed tour spot you need some information of public transportation like time schedule and the feature of each vehicle. You can rent car but it is usually higher than using public transportation especially when you are student not having enough budget. I post some useful website for traffic.

http://www.translink.bc.ca/
From this website you can get bus schedule and plan for trip.

http://www.mapquest.com/
If you drive to new place you can consult to this website that show direction and map, how to get the destination from your place.

Chungwon Jung

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Recipe - Ichigo Daifuku (Strawberry rice cake stuffed with bean jam)

I love Ichigo Daifuku. This is one of Japanese popular sweets.
The way of making is very eazy and the taste is very good.

ingredients	Strawberries	7 pieces
(For 7 pieces of	Shiratamako(Rice flour)	100g
Ichigo Daifuku)	Sugar	100g
	Water	150cc
	Anko(Bean jam)	100g
	Katakuriko(Potato starch)	Suitable quantity

1. Divide 100g of Anko(Bean Jam) into 7 pieces, then wrap 7 pieces of strawberries with them. (Make Anko balls which have strawberries inside)

2. Put 100g of Shiratamako(Rice flour) and 100g of Sugar into a heat-resistant container, then add 150cc of water little by little and stir it until it becomes smooth.

3. Put it into a microwave and heat it for 3 minutes then stir it. And put it into a microwave again and heat it for 1 minutes then stir it. (This is the dough of Ichigo Daifuku)

4. Divide the dough into 7 pieces, then wrap 7 pieces of Anko balls with them.

5. Dust them with Katakuriko(Potato starch)

Enjoy! By Kurumi

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recipe-ODEN (Japanese hot pot)

It is getting cold recently.Do you know how to cook

ODEN-Japanese one pot dish?It is popular specially in winter.

INGREDIENTS:

1/3 daikon radish
2 potatoes
2 carrots
4 boiled eggs
1 blocks of konnyaku (transparent yam starch cake)
2 blocks of fried tofu (ganmodoki or atsuage)
2-4 fish cakes
4-5 tbsps of soy sauce
1 tsp of sugar
2 tbsps of sake (Japanese rice wine)
*You may use oden seasoning sold at Asian stores instead of using sake, soysauce, and sugar.

PREPARATION:
Cut daikon into thick rounds. Cut potatoes in half. Peel boiled eggs. Cut other ingredients into large pieces. Boil 4 cups of dashi soup stock in a large pot or donabe pot.

(Konbu (kelp) dashi is known as vegetarian soup stock. Removed konbu is good to cook with vegetables. )

donabe pot

Add ingredients into the pot. Add sake, soy sauce, and sugar in the pot. Turn down the heat to low and simmer for 40-60 minutes. *The longer you cook oden, the better the taste. Add dashi soup stock and soy sauce as needed.

Let't try it with Soju.

by Yoshi

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Do you know any restaurants in Vancouver? Of course Yes! , don't you? There are lots of restaurants and also any kind of food. You might be able to eat all kinds of food in Vancouver. Afrikan, Bulgarian, fast food, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, Spanish, Thailand and anything you want. When I came here, I was surprised it. Even Tokyo we might not have many types of restaurants so much. I don't think that every food is totally same as thier original food like we hardly eat "California rolls" in Japan. It is very common as Sushi in Canada though. So the food may be changed a taste and a style as canadian like. But it happens in Japan, too. So we can sometimes discover that there are some difference between canadian and other countries. That's interesting. We can enjoy eating the food in Vancouver.

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By the way, do you know what canadian food is? Fish and chips are from England, Hambergers are from USA... Is there any traditional canadian food? I was often thinking about it when I came here. And some people said that they don't have any traditional food because the canadian history has not been long. It's still young. However others told me about a Poutine. I think that it seems a Poutine is a real canadian food.

What's is a Poutine?

Poutine is a dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds and covered with hot gravy (usually brown gravy) and sometimes other additional ingredients. The curds' freshness is important as it makes them soft in the warm fries, without completely melting. It is a quintessential Canadian comfort food, especially but not exclusively among Québécois.
Poutine is a fast food staple in Canada; it is sold by many fast food chains (such as New York Fries and Harvey's) in the provinces, in small diners and pubs, as well as by roadside "poutine trucks" and "fries stands," commonly known as "casse-croûtes" in Quebec. International chains like McDonalds, A&W, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King also sell mass-produced poutine across Canada, especially in Quebec.





It was so yummy. I like it very much but it must be unhealthy though haha. Be carefull eating it too much.

By Yukiko

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