Vancouver Foodster Fish and Chips Challenge
Have you ever participated in one of Vancouver Foodster’s Challenges? Mac and Cheese, and Creme Brulee are two challenges that come to mind. The winning Creme Brulee from Novo Pizzeria was amazing BTW. Don’t miss out on the latest Challenge: Fish and Chips. Read the press release below, and participate. Have fun! Follow me too as I visit each restaurant and send out a tweet.
Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #FishChipsChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your tweets during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite fish and chips creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
Get some friends together and make a day or night of it, visit 2 places or more to share and taste the different fish and chips creations or go solo or with a friend– just remember to VOTE for your favourites
Here are the 7 Fish and Chips dishes in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
Ban Chok Dee
Thai style Fish and Chips
Price: $12
Description: Seasoned Lime Leaf Singha Beer-Battered Cod with Herbal Chili Paste and Peanut Pineapple Tamarind Sauce served with Hand-Cut Battered Pumpkin and Salted Taro Fries and a Plum Sauce with Cucumber and Ground Peanut. Lime Slices and Mini Dill Pickles on the side.
Created by: Executive Chef Parinya and Chef Ladda
Offered: All the time
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
Morocco West
Moroccan style Fish and Chips
Price: $21
Description: Green Pea Beer-battered Chermoula Halibut with Homemade Taro Chips and Wasabi Mayonnaise
Created by: Chef Nourdine Majdoubi
Offered: All the time
Morocco West
795 Jervis Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-563-8466
Web: http://moroccowest.com/menus/
Twitter: @MoroccoWest
U & I Thai
U and I Thai Northeast Fish & Chips
Price: $10.95
Description: Crispy on the outside, tender and delicious on the inside. Cold-water Halibut fish fillets, hand-dipped in a light batter and golden fried. Served with vegetable fries, Fresh fruits and three Thai style sauces.
Created by: Chef A-guan Phutyeam
Offered: All the time
U & I Thai
3364 Cambie St, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 875-6999
Twitter: @uratomjit
Las Tortas
El Dorado Taco Salad
Price: $7.95
Description: El dorado grilled Fish, ensalada verde with Tortilla Chips in a creamy chipotle salsa dressing
Created by: Chef Moises Toyber
Offered: All the time
Las Tortas
3353 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-569-1402
Twitter: @LASTORTAS
Pier 7 Restaurant
“The East West Connector”
Price: $16
Description: 2 pieces of Tempura battered house smoked sockeye salmon, spicy cucumber and napa coleslaw, nori tartar sauce
Created by: Chef Michael Mikoda
Offered: Served all day
Pier 7 Restaurant
25 Wallace Mews Rd, North Vancouver
Tel: 604-929-7437
Web: http://pierseven.ca/
Twitter: @pier7restaurant
Tapas 23
Pescado Frito
Price: $10
Description: Spanish Battered Halibut, served with a Chipotle Caper berry Tartar Sauce and House Hickory Chips
Created by: Chef Perry Mlynowski
Offered: Dinner nightly
Tapas 23
3941 Main Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-628300
Twitter: @Tapas23YVR
Five Elements Café
Casa Basa
Price: $10.95
Description: Vietnamese style fish and chips creation with coconut Panko crusted Basa fish on a bed of Papaya Salad with a mix of cassava and sweet potato fries along with some Panko crusted pineapple wedges and Fried lotus root, with two sauces, garnished with basil leaves.
Created by: Chef Victoria Mekong
Offered: Dinner nightly
Five Elements Café
1046 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 559-5938
Web: http://www.fiveelementscafe.com/
Twitter: @5ElementsCafe
Make sure you pick up one of the Fish and Chips Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants and keep a record of your favourite Fish and Chips creations. Remember to Vote for your favourites daily, all the voting details are at http://vancouverfoodster.com/fish-and-chips-challenge/
