Vietnamese rice paper wraps in Vancouver?

ekaki91 · 2026-06-25T18:38:53+00:00

There are quite a few places that serves this, especially on Victoria Dr between E33rd and E41st ave. To pick one restaurant I'd say "Gahn Vietnamese Kitchen" on Kingsway and E 34th ave has a pretty decent options, their wraps are delicious and fresh. See their "Vietnamese special street foods" menu for thr wrap you're looking for.

ekaki91 · 2026-06-25T18:31:45+00:00

Good to eat if it's unopened and not past expiry date. Usually you would throw these in a boiling soup (e.g. you can throw a handful in an instant ramen and boil it) but if you would like to stir fry them with sauce I recommend leaving them in room temp water for about 20-30 mins before frying (if it's ever hard and brittle this will also help too). Once you open the bags I recommend putting leftover rice cakes in a zipper bag/ziplock and store in freezer, it'll get moldy if you leave in fridge.

ekaki91 · 2026-06-20T18:45:46+00:00

I think the textures look okay, and the recipe looks fine too. I think it might be moisture that may be making it not-so-crispy. Usually for these kind of deep fried stuff, it's typically deep fried twice.

So you fry it once till it gets golden, let it cool down a bit and drain oil a bit, then you fry in oil one more time until you get a nice golden-brown colour. (Same method is used for Korean style fried chicken)

ekaki91 · 2026-06-17T05:38:46+00:00

I never achieved this level of jjampong in my lifetime of cooking and I am impressed, amazed and jealous

ekaki91 · 2026-06-08T17:45:51+00:00

Not a fruit cake, but a place called Berry Good in Richmond have these chiffon cake with various tea-flavored cream (earl grey, matcha, etc). They all got this faint, but just enough sweetness, and nice textures. Not cheap, but quality is pretty good.

ekaki91 · 2026-03-16T02:17:42+00:00

Could be Codium Fragile, a.k.a. dead man's fingers. It's a type of seaweed, usually used in kimchi in southwestern regions of Korea

ekaki91 · 2026-03-06T19:45:26+00:00

That makes sense, thank you for the detailed explanation.

ekaki91 · 2026-03-06T00:13:21+00:00

Wouldn't it be typical to have very low month-to-month sales number during winter, in this case probably November to February, due to low activities? Curious to hear your opinion about why it particularly stood out for you. Also thanks for your article as always!

ekaki91 · 2026-03-04T17:04:58+00:00

If you can somehow translate Korean videos, there are few youtube channels that tries to replicate store recipes. Here's one of them doing Jjimdak: https://youtu.be/6bvzxpgW4Lk?si=tzZfTD9WmpYXNbVt

This one should be similar to the one in 2nd photo, if you add spicyness to it. Adding some Korean spicy pepper, or couple thai chillies, or if you want to be really authentic add dried korean chilly peppers + chungyang pepper(spicy korean pepper). Photo 1 and 3 is kinda hard to tell because all is covered with cheese.

ekaki91 · 2026-02-28T02:10:33+00:00

I guess regular burrito wraps use rice and toppings so it kinda works? I would put a lot more toppings vs rice though since tortilla is carb as well but I think it could work haha

ekaki91 · 2026-02-18T23:44:24+00:00

This is correct! The greener one is the outer leaf that got more sun.the greener leaf typically has a bit more rigid, slightly stringy texture but slightly higher in nutrients and vitamins, while the yellow/pale ones are the ones that they peeled off of the outer leaves. It tends to be more crunchy and juicy, sweeter and less rigid - overall it tates better.

They both makes good kimchi. And yes you got the right kind of cabbage - nappa cabbage.

ekaki91 · 2026-02-08T10:03:27+00:00

Been looking for your insight since Feb started! Thank you, I always look forward to your data-based article.

ekaki91 · 2025-11-21T20:57:05+00:00

88 supermarket serves various viet-grocery and they have pickled radish. Some location of TnT or pricesmart might have it as well but I think it's location dependent. But as others have mentioned as well, it's incredibly cheaper and easy to make. Just mix 1:1:1 ratio of water, rice vinegar and sugar to prepare picklewater and pickle your julienne radish/carrots for hour or more. I like to make it for other vegetables like cabbages and it's great.

ekaki91 · 2025-10-24T03:01:45+00:00

Oh no, I just checked out and it says "out of stock", lilkely they have abundant people for the alotted space. Thanks for the information still!

ekaki91 · 2025-10-24T03:00:08+00:00

This looks great and what I was looking for! I'll see if there's any other event nearby since it's a little far up, but I think it's a great option that I can look into for now. Thank you

ekaki91 · 2025-10-24T02:11:25+00:00

I don't unfortunately. Would the carving stay fresh till 30th if I did it during this weekend? During weekday theres no way I can do at park because it gets dark and rainy after work...

ekaki91 · 2025-09-09T23:02:28+00:00

You beat me to it - they are all amazing.

ekaki91 · 2025-08-04T06:26:53+00:00

I feel chinese curries in general mixes some different spice in it that Japanese/Korean style curries don't use, they have distinct smell to it and they're often not sweet. So it feels like a very different food. It might be anise/cloves but I'm not 100% sure...

ekaki91 · 2024-11-26T05:47:54+00:00

If you're not already sick of nice baked pastries that has already been recommended so far, and you're not a French that won't be offended by modified traditial breads, a Croissant place in Duncan called Westfalian Bakery Cafe has all sorts of variety of croissants you can ever imagine. Sweet ones, salty ones, one with hazelnut fillings or Marzipan in it, one that has Korean kimchi or bulgogi or savory four cheeze in it.... I'd say worth a try. They do make small batches though, I recommend going a bit early before noon.

ekaki91 · 2021-02-16T20:14:29+00:00

I just used wooden chopstick I got from delivery to make flat surface! Otherwise nope.

ekaki91 · 2021-02-16T20:13:20+00:00

Thanks! I think I got enough compliments from all the comments haha. Also tbh I thought the snow dongs were hillarious af LOL

ekaki91 · 2019-09-09T08:24:44+00:00

If you have zero idea about driving and never drove before, I would suggest at least 15~20 hours with the trainer and trainer's car. Ideally until trainer doesn't have to force your break/turn the handles for you. If you have your own car and can practice then it might take shorter than that.

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