Flavourful Saskatoon, August 24, 2020
“For me, it is luxurious to eat a spoonful of beans, to toast a slice of sourdough, to char an eggplant in its flesh over open fire. Every crystal of sugar, every cup of coffee, every bite of chocolate—these are luxuries; these are precious; these are from the earth and came from someone’s labor.”
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Supper on the patio at Shift was a delight. I’m giving serious thought to a return visit for a glass of wine and a slice of chocolate cheesecake. The bread pudding (pictured) is also excellent!
Eat North is hosting Prairie Grid Market from 9 am-6:30 pm, Sept. 19, at Agar’s Corner. There will be 25 vendors (food, drink, kitchenware), live music, and bar. Register for a 2-hour time slot with registration capped at 125 people per time slot.
In the Kitchen
Ratatouille was originally a thin, watery vegetable stew served to soldiers. How it’s changed. “A true ratatouille is a labour of love, with emphasis on labour.” [eggplant photo courtesy of Kaleidoscope Vegetable Gardens]
Out and About
Village Brewery in Calgary is experimenting with making beer from recycled wastewater to demonstrate its effectiveness in responding to water scarcity and climate change.
Kenya has taken the coronavirus seriously. Almost everyone wears a mask and buses are running at half capacity. “But at a time when so much seems out of our control, a dawa [fruity, gingery drink available from street vendors or make your own at home] has become the perfect comfort.”
Food for Thought
Adapting to a new culture, a new language, a new geography and climate is never easy so I’m always impressed by the refugees and immigrants who undertake that challenge. Some of them take on the additional challenge of starting their own business – a vegetable store in Edmonton or selling at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. They deserve our support and that’s no hardship when they’re selling everything from tabbouleh and falafels to gluten-free cake and chocolate bars.
Cxfee Black addresses the question, “What if we cared for and celebrated single-origin people as much as we celebrated single-origin coffee?” Maurice Henderson says of coffee shops, “It was strange that shops I loved were so good at developing a fruit grown mostly by people of color, but so deficient when it came to interacting with those same people’s culture, especially as it’s reflected here in America.”
Just for Fun
It snowed chocolate recently in Switzerland. If only it did that in Saskatchewan!
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