Flavourful Saskatoon, February 25, 2019

Local Happenings
Roughly 43% of the people using food banks in Saskatchewan are children, more than anywhere else in Canada. Consider making a donation of food or money to the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre. Most wanted items include baby food and formula, whole grain cereal and pasta, peanut butter, canned fruit and vegetables, and hearty soups and stews.

Patrick Mundler, a professor at Laval University, is conducting a research project examining “the impact that direct marketing has on farms, farmers, and local development.” Direct marketing farmers across Canada are invited to complete the survey.

In the Kitchen 
Here’s a recipe for ratatouille that isn’t “diced, stewed together and sloppy. This method allows all of the vegetables to cook at the same time and melt into each other.”

Thoughts to Ponder 
“The diverse food experiences of refugees represents all of the complexities of our relationships with food – from health to culture to history to traditions to language to livelihoods to our futures.”

“Beijing-style yogurt is different from its Western counterparts in many different ways. For one, it is consumed with a straw instead of a spoon, Production-wise, American-style yogurt is usually fermented, stirred, and then packaged. Beijing yogurt, on the other hand, is not stirred and is left to ferment in the cup.” It's now being produced in California.

Flavourful Saskatoon is a weekly Monday feature. I also post articles about food that is good, clean and fair; travel; and books. You may also enjoy EcoFriendly Sask profiling Saskatchewan nature/environmental initiatives and events. 

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