Vacation Food

I think that we're spoiled when it comes to food.  K and I both have spent time in NYC (she still lives there and gets to go out a lot), and for my money, the best food I have ever eaten has been in Austin, TX.  The restaurants are good, and my mom's cooking is the best.  So, Vancouver and Whistler food just wasn't thaaaat special.  But here are some thoughts:

When I think of Canadian food, the only thing that comes to mind is poutine.  If you haven't heard of it, it is fries covered in brown gravy and cheese curds.  A friend of mine who went to school in Montreal said that it is best consumed after a night of heavy drinking.  So that leaves me out.  The appearance of the dish also leaves me out:

Whistler has another iconic snack, the Beaver Tail.  This is also known in other parts of the world as a scone or Navajo fry bread.  We sampled one with cinnamon sugar and lemon.  The photo is on Karen's Flickr photostream and is copyrighted.

We went to High Tea at the Empress Hotel in Victoria.  Neither of us had ever done High Tea, so it was fun and made us feel fancy.  I had a lovely hibiscus tea, and the little snacks were good.

We really wanted to try the Japadog cart in Vancouver.  We were not disappointed.  I had a Yakisoba-covered dog.

Finally, the snacks we had at Market were so delicious.  We had popcorn that was cooked with rosemary, then tossed in olive oil and salt.  Yum!  Then we had a fruit and local cheese plate, then dungeness crab on toast.  All lovely.  I had a very tasty bottle of fancy mineral water.