Smooch Food: Love Letters to Every Bite

🥟 Event Spotlight: BC Dumpling Festival (Coquitlam) Location: Town Centre Park, Lafarge Lake (Coquitlam, BC) Vendors Tried: Goldilocks, Dungan House Central Asian, Manti Authentic Turkish, Magic Mantu Authentic Afghani, Bao Buns Price Range: $10.00 for 7 pcs lumpia | $15.00 for 6 pcs manti/mantu | $18.00 for 4 pcs manty & hoshan The Verdict: A wonderful day of global dumplings in the sun! The Afghani mantu topped with yogurt sauce and lentils took top honours, finished off by an incredible pistachio ice cream dessert on fried mantao. It was a beautiful Saturday, and we started our morning nice and slow. We took our time enjoying bre...

If you told me that this summer, I'll go to Surrey for a festival and three weeks later I'll spend my Saturday in Coquitlam for BC Dumpling Festival, then I'll totally believe you. There were more than 20 food vendors (including food trucks ). For the non-food trucks, I spotted Chef Tony , Nina's Pierogies , and Mr. Siopao de Langley , which we have tried before. Spicy Beef Jamaican Patty from Morgan's Harbour I know. I know. It's not a dumpling, but the first food we tried was Spicy Beef Jamaican Patty from Morgan's Harbour. I have been looking for a delicious Jamaican patty since arriving in Vancouver, and this hits the spot. It has a crispy and flaky exterior, while the inside is filled with spicy, juicy beef. We ate it under the shade of a tree which is needed because it's so hot! Spicy Beef from Morgan's Harbour Jamaican Patties Local AAA beef infused ...

There's not a lot of Taco Bell branches in Metro Vancouver. My parents are meeting a friend in Coquitlam Centre and it just so happen that the food court has a Taco Bell branch. Woot! Cheese Quesadilla Burrito It's not as good as from the Philippines and not so many options. I'd rather head to Chipotle.