Food talk
It only occurred to me yesterday that I probably should have posted about the various eateries I've been "experiencing" here - a rather late thought, don't you think? I guess it finally hit me because we ended up at a rather weird Asian noodle place for lunch. The layout and decor of the premises seem to tend towards Japanese, but the menu consists of a little bit of Thai, Cantonese, Singaporean, Tonkinese and some standard Japanese noodle-fare. The use of inelegant and possibly inappropriate kanji floored me, and to top it all off, I was sitting in front of speakers blasting Indian fusion music. You could say I was somewhat culturally confused. Oh, the food isn't anything to write home about (I never had to pick ginger pieces out of noodles before) eventhough the place seems popular with non-Asian customers.
The name of the place is "Tampopo" (meaning "dandelion"), and I was wondering if it is related to the film of the same name. It would be a little ironic if it was, seeing as the movie is constructed as a series of episodes along the route to the perfect noodle restaurant
. You could say the place is rather quaint and somewhat cute, but I doubt I would be visiting again anytime soon.
I'm sorry I've been silent lately, but the words just aren't coming and more often than not, I've been lured outside, rain or shine. Today, it was rain - the annoying kind of rain which isn't strong enough to deter one from walking in it, but with big enough drops to make sure one gets adequately wet. Spots were definitely in fashion today, what with the beads of water on coats, umbrellas, glasses, bags, clothes and windscreens.
I wandered into Chinatown for a few things, and noted with interest and amusement that two new bubble tea places have sprung up since the beginning of the semester, no doubt with the fresh influx of Asian students. Just as well really, I was kind of missing good bubble tea. I had known of at least one place in Montreal thus far, but the bubble tea it serves isn't quite of the same calibre that I've been used to. If you haven't had any before, it's something you should try at least once - something of a novelty, you might say.
Posted by sniffles at September 30, 2002 11:05 PM