My big takeaway from Vancouver (my first visit as an adult) was that it's really, really nice there. It was recently named "most livable city" in the world and I guess I can understand that. California gives a similar award every year and invariably that award goes to a city like Thousand Oaks--perfectly nice if you're a 40 year old accountant with a couple of kids, but a bit bleached otherwise. If you're familiar with Seattle, then this comparison will make sense to you: Vancouver is a lot like Queen Ann Hill if Queen Ann Hill was its own megalopolis.
At the same time I did eat duck's feet. Twice. Fine, fine dim sum, if you like that sort of thing.
I think this may be a 'you eat that stuff?' moment from the tv ad biz.
Method of processing duck feet (US Patent!)
For DC-based replication of experience: Chinese Recipe : Red-cooked Ducks' Webs
And this, which makes me wonder even more about cuisine outside the US: "Big Mac, pizza, duck's foot and deer's penis soup..."
Posted by: JimPortlandOR | August 17, 2007 at 06:38 PM