Lunch from Kulinarya Filipino Eatery

Happy Thursday! I ordered from Kulinarya Filipino Eatery nine days ago, and I love their food so much I ordered again today. However, since it's already Thursday, I only ordered three items to enjoy hopefully until early next week, and I'm most likely order from them (or another Filipino restaurant in DoorDash) by Monday or Tuesday.

As mentioned in my previous Kulinarya post, there are no nearby (within 1-2 km radius) Filipino restaurants to our current place. As such, I need to use DoorDash or other delivery apps to enjoy Filipino favourite dishes.

Backstory: I live in a 2-person household - it's just hubby and me. I used to (still sometimes do) cook one Filipino dish (ulam) a week to reheat and eat with rice for the whole week for breakfast and lunch. For dinner, we usually eat pasta, bread (sandwich), or toasted bagel. I always thought that going to the groceries, lovingly preparing a meal is saving us money. And I think that's still true. But since I'm not feeding more people, I am trying to balance cooking (when I feel like it) and ordering family-style dishes that we can enjoy for a few days and have more variety. 

I am testing it for a few weeks, then see if I'll go over budget with the ordering in strategy or if it would be the same. 

For context, I grew up in a household of six people where weekly trips to the grocery and cooking a family-style meal almost daily are the practice growing up. It makes sense because we're a big household. But, the same strategy won't work for a household with just two people. I tried it, and eating the same dish for more than four days, even with variety (changing side dishes), is not fun. I could try changing the recipe for two people, but that means cooking more frequently, and I don't wanna do that.

Kulinarya Filipino Eatery

Hence, we're here. I ordered two dishes for today: Pork Sinigang (pork tamarind soup) and Filipino-style pork BBQ in skewers. I already cooked brown rice this morning, so we have the perfect partner for the delivered deliciousness.

Pork Sinigang
Pork with vegetables in tamarind soup

The serving of Pork Sinigang is big! I can't believe it. They didn't skimp on the pork and vegetables. I am so happy. I reckon we'll have it for three days (including today). 

Hubby loves Sinigang (I don't), and I attempted to cook it just once because I want him to have it. But finding ingredients is a challenge, and it takes a lot of effort (to me at least) to make it right. So now, I have a source of sinigang for future winter days.

Pork BBQ (4 Skewers)
Grilled pork skewers

The pork BBQ is delicious as well. One order comes with four skewers, so we had one stick each for lunch today, and the other two will be breakfast tomorrow.

Thank God the Dashers delivering our food is handled things with care and all dishes so far arrived in one piece.

Halo-Halo

On top of the two dishes, I also ordered Halo-Halo. It's so delicious, I wanted to cry. I am so happy. I can't believe I haven't had halo-halo for who knows how long and didn't realize how much I missed it.

Halo-Halo
Shaved Ice Dessert

For those who don't know, halo-halo is essentially a Filipino version of shaved ice dessert, but instead of just one type of fruit (like you'll see in Korean and Japanese shaved ice desserts), our version is a mix of different ingredients. Thus, the literal English translation of halo-halo is mix-mix.

I guess you should expect another Kulinarya post by next week. 😋

Dinner from KFC

Happy Sunday! We're watching the Gold Cup games today, and I am seriously craving fried chicken. We ordered KFC using the DoorDash app. I love the Popcorn Chicken Poutine and will order it again.

Boneless Box for hubby

Popcorn Chicken Poutine

Zinger Sandwich

Zinger Sandwich Box

It's the perfect meal to end the weekend.

Gelato from D'oro Gelato & Caffe

It's a hot summer day in Vancouver and perfect for ice cream. We're walking along Robson street in search of dessert and spotted D'oro Gelato & Caffe. I love the display of the many Italian desserts they offer.

Coffee Gelato

This is the best coffee gelato I've had! The coffee flavour is so strong.

Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

We ordered our gelato in a cup to prevent mess, and we ordered extra waffle cones because they're delicious.

D'oro Gelato & Caffe

Gelato Flavours

Gelato Flavours

Desserts in display

I want to try all their desserts! It looks so good.

By the time we arrived at Sunset beach, our gelato is gone.

Happy Saturday!

AYCE Korean BBQ Lunch at Dae Bak Bon Ga

Happy Saturday! 즐거운 토요일

I got my second dose of vaccine today, and as a celebration that hubby and I are now vaccinated, we walked along Robson Street from Canada Place in search of a place to have lunch. I was thinking of going to Ramen Danbo, but the line is ridiculously long, and I saw a sign for all-you-can-eat (AYCE) Korean BBQ. I was craving for Korean BBQ even though we just had it last Wednesday for dinner.

We had Set B, and I ordered one of each meat they have to offer, some of the dishes, and all sides (except rice). Of the dishes, I would recommend the Jumukbab (Rice Balls) and if you like dumplings getting the deep-fried dumplings is a good idea too. Otherwise, focus your attention on getting the meat. From the sides, I enjoyed the kimchi and sweet potato. They're both good palate cleansers when the meat is too much.

AYCE Korean BBQ

AYCE Korea BBQ

Meat on the grill

We only did one round because hubby was full already. I wonder if there are other good AYCE Korean BBQ in Vancouver.

Thank Granville It's Food Trucks 2021: List of participating food trucks

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Fridays and Saturdays from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

The location is close to transit, and parking is also available for anyone interested. 

The source of information below is from the spreadsheet on the South Granville BIA website. However, it seems like they are changing things every so often and I'll do my best to keep up.

List of Food Trucks in TGIF

Here is a table of all the food trucks that are going to be part of TGIF. This is according to the initial list available in the TGIF website.

Food Trucks
☑️ Beavertails	☑️ Brownie Bakers	🔲 Cazba
🔲 Come Arepa	☑️ Crack On	☑️ Crema Ice Cream & Desserts
☑️ Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	☑️ Food Daddy Persian Cuisine	🔲 Holi Masala
☑️ KYU Grill	☑️ Mama's Fish and Chips	🔲 Meet2Eat
☑️ Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck	☑️ Mr. Arancino	☑️ REEL Mac and Cheese
☑️ Rosie's BBQ and Smokehouse	☑️ SAJetarian	☑️ Salty's Lobster Shack
☑️ Say Hello Sweets	☑️ Shameless Buns	☑️ Super Thai
🔲 The Jerkshack	☑️ Tornado Potato	☑️ Yo-Bones BBQ

This Week

This is based on the list available in the TGIFoodtrucks Instagram account.

List of Food Trucks on August 27 and 28

August 27 (Friday)	August 28 (Saturday)
Brownie Bakers	Baja's Food
Rosie's BBQ Smokehouse	Crema
SAJetarian	Rosie's BBQ Smokehouse
Salty's Lobster Shack	Tornado Potato
The Jerkshack

Upcoming Weeks

This is subject to change without prior notice and is based on the spreadsheet on the TGIF website.

List of Food Trucks on September 3 and 4

September 3 (Friday)	September 4 (Saturday)

Past Weeks

List of Food Trucks on June 4 and 5

June 4 (Friday)	June 5 (Saturday)
Beavertails	Mom's Fish and Chips
Crack On	Super Thai
KYU Grill	Mom's Grilled Cheese
Salty's Lobster Shack	Tornado Potato
	Cazba

List of Food Trucks on June 11 and 12

June 11 (Friday)	June 12 (Saturday)
Say Hello Sweets	Mom's Grilled Cheese
Super Thai	Dos Amigos Tex-Mex
Tornado Potato	Super Thai
KYU Grill	Crack On
Salty's Lobster Shack	Cazba

List of Food Trucks on June 18 and 19

June 18 (Friday)	June 19 (Saturday)
Crack On / Say Hello Sweets	Beavertails
Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	Brownie Bakers
Holi Masala	REEL Mac and Cheese 🧀
Super Thai	Tornado Potato
Salty's Lobster Shack	Yo-Bones BBQ

List of Food Trucks on June 25 and 26

June 25 (Friday)	June 26 (Saturday)
Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	Cazba
Kyu Grill	Mama's Fish and Chips
SAJetarian	REEL Mac and Cheese 🧀
Salty's Lobster Shack	Super Thai
Tornado Potato	Tornado Potato

List of Food Trucks on July 2 and 3

July 2 (Friday)	July 3 (Saturday)
Cazba	Mama's Fish and Chips
Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	Mom's Grilled Cheese Truck
Kyu Grill	Mr. Arancino
Salty's Lobster Shack	Say Hello Sweets
Shameless Buns	Super Thai

List of Food Trucks on July 9 and 10

July 9 (Friday)	July 10 (Saturday)
Cazba	Beavertails
Crema	Mr. Arancino
Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	Say Hello Sweets
Salty's Lobster Shack	Super Thai
Shameless Buns	Yo-Bones BBQ

List of Food Trucks on July 16 and 17

July 16 (Friday)	July 17 (Saturday)
Brownie Bakers	Crema
Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	Kyu Grill (3:00 PM to 8:00 PM)
Say Hello Sweets (1:00 PM to 8:00 PM)	Rosie's BBQ Smokehouse
Shameless Buns	Super Thai
Tornado Potato	Tornado Potato

List of Food Trucks on July 23 and 24

July 23 (Friday)	July 24 (Saturday)
Brownie Bakers	Beavertails
Crema	Kyu Grill
Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	Say Hello Sweets
Kyu Grill	Super Thai
Salty's Lobster Shack	Tornado Potato

List of Food Trucks on July 30 and 31

July 30 (Friday)	July 31 (Saturday)
Crema	Crack On (10:00 AM to 3:00 PM) Come Arepa (4:00 PM to 8:00 PM)
Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	Mama's Fish and Chips
Kyu Grill	Say Hello Sweets
Mr. Arancino	Tornado Potato
Salty's Lobster and Shack	Yo-Bones BBQ

List of Food Trucks on August 6 and 7

August 6 (Friday)	August 7 (Saturday)
Kyu Grill	Baja's Food
Mama's Fish and Chips	Come Arepa
SAJetarian	KYU Grill
Salty's Lobster Shack	Rosie's BBQ Smokehouse
Shameless Buns	Tornado Potato

List of Food Trucks on August 13 and 14

August 13 (Friday)	August 14 (Saturday)
Cazba	Crack On
Crema	Kyu Grill
Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	Say Hello Sweets
Mr. Arancino	Super Thai
Salty's Lobster Shack (half day)	Yo-Bones BBQ

List of Food Trucks on August 20 and 21

August 20 (Friday)	August 21 (Saturday)
Cazba	Food Daddy Persian Cuisine
Crema	Super Thai
Dos Amigos Tex-Mex	Yo-Bones BBQ
Salty's Lobster Shack
Shameless Buns

Birthday Dinner at Royal Seoul House Restaurant

Happy birthday, Pa! It's our dad's birthday and to celebrate we had Korean BBQ. We originally wanted Japanese BBQ from Gyu-Kaku, but we're seven people (me and my hubby, my parents, and three siblings), and they couldn't accommodate our big group. As such, we end up in Royal Seoul House Restaurant, which is the closest Korean restaurant to our place.

We ordered our usual - Combo B (beef, pork, and chicken), Deep Fried Pork Dumplings, Seafood Pancake, and Japchae. Moreover, my brother and I are feeling adventurous, so we ordered two new dishes that we don't usually order: Ttok-Bokki (it's my first time trying it) and Deopbap.

Deopbap
Rice topped with assorted veggies in a hot stone bowl with pork.

I am not a fan of their Deopbap, but to be fair, I am eating other dishes with a stronger flavour, so I couldn't appreciate it as much.

Ttok-Bokki
Stir-fried rice cake, veggies, and fish cake with a spicy sauce

Ttok-Bokki is something you will frequently see when watching Korean dramas, but this is my first time trying it. I love the spicy sauce, and I regret eating it first before the Deopbap because the flavour is so strong and delicious. I am unsure if I like rice cake though, it's chewy.

Deep-Fried Pork Dumplings

Korean dumplings are my favourite - like the top of the list in a world filled with dumplings. They're bigger than Japanese gyoza and Chinese dumplings and flavourful.

Combo B means marinated beef short ribs, marinated beef, marinated chicken, and spicy pork.

As hubby and I are walking home, I told him that my hair smell likes BBQ. I love it. 😂 I hope my dad enjoyed our simple birthday dinner. It's so nice to have everyone here.

Lunch from Kulinarya Filipino Eatery

Happy Tuesday! I am too lazy to cook or even grab groceries yesterday. So today, we ordered a lot of food from Kulinarya Filipino Eatery for the whole week. The only downside of our neighbourhood is that there are no Filipino restaurants or a food source nearby. As such, I have to use DoorDash to get my favourite Filipino dishes delivered.

Feast from Kulinarya Filipino Eatery

If you know us by now, we have a consistent list of Filipino dishes we almost always order: Kare-Kare, Filipino-style pork BBQ, and lumpiang shanghai (Filipino spring rolls). Unfortunately, Kulinarya doesn't have pork BBQ.

The food arrived on time and was well packaged. For lunch, we ate a portion of the Beef Kare-Kare and Laing. Next, we finished the Spring Rolls and Turon. Finally, I placed the Canton Bihon Mix and Chicken Adobo on the fridge.

Beef Kare-Kare
Beef and vegetables in a thick savoury peanut-based sauce

I am so happy that Kulinarya can now deliver to our address. It means I can order Kare-Kare anytime I crave for some. It's a good Kare-Kare, and since the Facebook vendors where I used to get delicious Kare-Kare is no longer available, this has become the best Kare-Kare in Vancouver.

Laing
Dried taro leaves cooked in coconut milk, shrimp paste, and smoked fish.

I don't order Laing from restaurants because it's something I can cook at home. However, when I order it, it ends up being so good that I feel terrible for not cooking this well. It's spicy and perfect with rice.

Lumpiang Shanghai (Spring Rolls)

I have a pretty high standard for spring rolls, and the best one with a physical location is still from Little Ongpin in Richmond. From the taste of their lumpiang shanghai, it's obvious that it was frozen the night before because it has that weird after taste. Thankfully, it's fried to perfection and did travel well.

Turon
Caramelized fried plantain banana and purple taro jam spring rolls

I love turon in all shapes, forms, and sizes. But having turon so easily available is a luxury, so this discovery is making me happy. I guess you'll see more Kulinarya Filipino Eatery posts in the future.

Canton Bihon Mix
Stir-fry egg and rice noodles with chicken, shrimp, and vegetables

I will update this post once I have tried the Canton Bihon Mix.

Chicken Adobo
A twist on tradition. Chicken leg and thigh simmered in cane vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic. Then, deep-fried for an extra crunch.

Here's the thing. I didn't order adobo. I ordered Tamarind Chicken, but they don't have it available, and I was on the phone with a customer, so I couldn't answer their call to see what I want it replaced with. I would have said dinuguan, but by the time I was done on the phone, it's too late. It's all good, though, since the adobo did look good. I will update this post once I have tried it.

Overall, I will order from Kulinarya Filipino Eatery again.

Mango Cheesecake from Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee

I am obsessed with the seasonal cheesecake flavours of Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee.

• Matcha Cheesecake last June 6
• Taro Cheesecake last June 26
• Mango Cheesecake today

My favourite is still the Matcha Cheesecake, but the Mango Cheesecake has mango chunks in them. Although, the mango flavour is not that strong on the cheesecake itself.

Mango Cheesecake from Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee

Top-view of Mango Cheesecake slice

Mango Cheesecake with Matcha Latte and Chai Latte

Happy Sunday!