Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 39 – Hit The Beach

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Slap on that sunscreen kids and grab a shovel! Shawn and Simon are hunting the sandy shores for mussels, oysters, clams, crabs, seaweed and a million other varieties of sea life, all delicious and all free! 

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

CAN U DIG IT APP: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/can-u-dig-it/id1492150706

TIDES APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tide-charts/id957143504

 BLUE WATER CAFE COOKBOOK: https://www.bluewatercafe.net/about/cookbook.html

Miso Roasted Oysters: https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/miso-roasted-oysters/

The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook by Chef Robin Kort: https://www.amazon.com/Coastal-Foragers-Cookbook-Recipes-Northwest/dp/1771514086

Fishing BC App: https://fishingbcapp.ca/

Khurangbin album A La Sala: https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-sala

Picture of Sea Asparagus via : https://eatnorth.com/dan-clapson/what-hell-sea-asparagus

Horang Restaurant and Bar (Nanaimo, BC)

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Up until recently Korean restaurants on the North tip of Vancouver Island tend to land in one of two buckets: First and most plentiful are the Korean-owned Japanese-style restaurants that serve sushi, sashimi, noodles and are always identifiable by the addition of kimchi with their agadashi tofu. Second in minority are the Jjigae joints serving homestyle ramen stews that are a revelation when eaten in house and tend to suffer greatly if subjected to door dash.

Created by the same crew that ran a couple aforementioned-style restaurants in the past, Nanaimo’s Horang is proudly Korean (there are lots of double consonants on this menu) but also includes lots of nods to the Japanese-Korean fusion that made fish-pickled cabbage downright trendy when a lot of Canadians still thought tofu and seaweed was exotic. Also, they will slap cheese on anything!

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Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 38 – A Feast of Seven Potatoes

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Fry ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew. The apple of the earth can be cooked so many different ways! Shawn and Simon dig deep to build a menu made entirely out of spuds plus the return of food court and poetry?

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Mount Arrowsmith Brewing in Parksville: https://arrowsmithbrewing.com/

Horang Korean Inspired Restaurant and Bar: https://www.horang.ca/

The Hungry Ear: Poems Of Food And Drink by Kevin Young: https://kevinyoungpoetry.com/the-hungry-ear.html

West End Satori Cocktail : https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/west-end-satori-cocktail/

Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Vichyssoise: https://www.copymethat.com/r/tzZgJYkBW/anthony-bourdains-les-halles-vichyssoise/

Scalloped Potatoes: https://www.bhg.com/recipe/vegetables/scalloped-potatoes/

Potato Chocolate Cake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fbG5d-vA2o

Eat | Dink | Cheap Episode 37 – Lunar Dumplings

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Simon and Shawn finally got the courage to tackle their biggest and most beloved topic yet! The multitude of dumplings made in Asia come a variety of shapes, tastes and textures that cannot be found anywhere else on our little blue marble. Grab your chopsticks kids, it’s time to dumple!

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

The Spruce Eats Guide to Chinese Dumplings : https://www.thespruceeats.com/a-guide-to-types-of-chinese-dumplings-4685872

Double Happiness: https://doublehappinessfoods.com/

Folding Chinese Dumplings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Ybdz_aWwg

Taste Tibet Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Tibet-Family-Recipes-Himalayas/dp/1623718546

Dim Sum Cookbook: https://www.amazon.ca/Dim-Sum-Art-Chinese-Lunch/dp/0609608878

God Of Cookery: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_god_of_cookery

Tokyo Groove Jyoshi: https://www.tokyogroove.band/

Blue Eye Samurai: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/blue-eye-samurai-release-date

Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 36 – And Finally, Sourdough

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Professor Simon drags Shawn deep into the world of Sourdough starters and how to make the perfect loaf of bread out of a jar of beige slime. 

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

  • I would argue that when it comes to bread, half (at most) of the final result comes from the recipe.  Far more important is handling and process. You Still Need a Recipe… Probably
    • 400g Flour
    • 400g Starter
    • 200g Water
    • 10g Salt
    • Knead until smooth, place in a banneton or bowl and cover with a clean cloth. Allow to rise for a lot longer than you probably think is necessary. I’ll often do overnight. Fresh bread in the morning!
    • Preheat the oven to 450. I recommend having either a baking stone or a dutch oven. GENTLY turn out the loaf. It’s basically a balloon at this point and we don’t want any of the delicious air to escape. 
    • Okay I lied, we want SOME of the air to escape. Slash the top all fancy. You can use a lame or sharp knife.
    • BAKE! The amount of time is dependant on the equipment currently in your oven.
    • Once done allow to rest for half an hour
  • Only Lovers Left Alive: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1714915/
  • The Menu: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9764362/
  • Delicious in Dungeon: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81564899