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The Belly has Landed Part Deux

I've been away for a bit, so please give me a bit of latitude with a few more pics about my recent vacation to the pacific coast of Canada.

My last post was all about my favorite food group- seafood!  But I'll have you know I ate regular food as well and here are the pics.

Nah, just kidding.  Here's the seafood.  I love it too much. 

Steamed mussels and halibut from a cafe in the small village of Tofino.

Thats a fruit salsa on top of a fillet of grilled halibut, aspargus, and red onions.  The sweetness matched well with the spiciness of the fish.

Speaking of Halibut- How bout some (halibut) fish and chips from Port Alberni?  Right off the dock.

Or the Cod fish and chips from a diner in the Harbor city of Nanaimo?

 

Or find a hippie taco stand in the botanical gardens adjacent to the Pacific Rim National Park-

They're famous for their fish tacos seen below.  Thats another fruit salsa over a very spicy grilled salmon in a crunchy blue corn tortilla shell.  I'm not a huge fan of Fish Taco's, but I gotta say these were pretty darn good.  Spicy and sweet, the fresh salmon really worked well with the other ingredients.

Thats all folks.  I promise to resume my Arkansas themed posting next.  Thanks for indulging me and please tell us of your culinary exploits next time you take a trip!

Comments

It sounds and appears you had a terrific trip, BB. When you visit a place with access to fresh seafood, is there really anything else you should eat?

I love fish tacos and tried many varieties when I worked in California back in June. The one in your picture looks pretty fancy. I've never tried to make them myself but there's no reason not to. Good homemade tortillas would be an important starting point. (Hey, how about a thread on Mexican home cooking sometime?)

I'd love to visit the Canadian Pacific coast one of these times. Thanks for the great insight and pix.

belly boy you are my type of guy. it sounds like the food is the purpose of traveling. the variety of food in this world is an amazing thing and i have tried to sample it everywhere i have gone. when my wife says we are traveling the first thing i do is go to the bookstore and get a book for info on the local cuisine. then i try to find the finest of the area.

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