#1 tasty treat at the Olympics is Asian…ish
Oh, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, you have been amazing so far, and I extend my most snazziest hat off to you for being so generous to the Asian-kind…on AND off the competition venues.
While the athletes are duking it out for one of those shiny medals, spectators are lining up for hours, all the live long day for a yummy prize of their own, the JapaDog. Some say that Vancouver seems to be more Asian than Canadian, and the number of Asian-fusion restaurants have multiplied over the years. Noriki Tamura arrived from Japan in 2005 and decided to jump on the city’s multi-cultural cuisine bandwagon by adding modern Asian flair to an old North American gastronomical favorite.
Even though the hotdog itself is purported to be delicious (”some turkey, some pork, some Kobe beef”), the real money-maker is in the out-of-this-world toppings: wasabi, seaweed, bonito flakes, daikon, nori and teriyaki, tonkatsu and soy sauces. And all the employees painstakingly grill and top each and every dog, which have added to the mythically gargantuan lines at each of the JapaDog’s carts.
They go for $4-7 dollars, but the “Mao” (dedicated to figure skating silver medalist, Mao Asada) goes for $10. I seriously would have ventured up to Vancouver just for one of these bad boys…oh and maybe to see Yuna Kim winning gold (!!!). Tee Hee.
cr: theolympian.com
That hotdog looks mouth-watering good. I’m with you Hatt, lets go to Vancouver just to eat all the good food there.
I don’t even like hotdogs but, wow, that sounds and looks surprisingly delicious
I’ve been craving these treats ever since I saw them eaten and enjoyed by not one, but TWO Travel Channel TV show hosts: Anthony Bourdain and Samantha Brown. Obviously you’ll have to check out their respective Vancouver episodes to see them down this dog. Mmm – it looks REALLY good. And I’m no fan of wasabi, but I would definitely try that wasabi mayonnaise.
Believe me when I say…if you’re white you are a minority in Vancouver. That’s half the fun of living in BC
If your white consider a minority in Vancouver?.I laugh the day when Caucasians began to feel less than the norm.Some suspect in 10 years half of the U.S would be consider those of “minority” or “ethnic” races or mixed race.
I don’t like hot dogs, I used to work for 7-11 sorta ruin it for me.That hot dog actually looks good and I’m willing to try a bite.beside I love Japanese and Chinese food.I never tried Korean because there is no Korean food where I like.My mother has made Thai before and its okay.