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Food For Thought: Choori
February 20, 2022By: Ira Rishi, SFU Student As someone who hates vegetables, growing up in a vegetarian household was very difficult for me. I was extremely picky about the dishes I ate. Needless to say, I gave my family a tough time. While sometimes my mother would use her power card to ensure I was eating a full meal, other times she’d accommodate my pickiness and make something special. Her go-to dish was simple and nostalgic — choori. While there is no formal knowledge about this dish’s history, choori is commonly eaten in many desi households. Choori is an extremely effortless dish…
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Food for Thought: The addictiveness of food porn
February 15, 2022By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: discussion of eating disorders. Currently, #foodporn has 279 million posts on Instagram. What does that mean, besides the fact that foodies like to put out a lot of content? Food porn isn’t…
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Food for Thought: Pancit canton
January 23, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Pancit canton is a stir-fried noodle dish with seafood and vegetables. The flavours of shrimp, soy sauce, and black pepper are a standout. The dish’s history traces back to Chinese traders, who brought it to…
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Food for Thought: Biryani
January 11, 2022By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Staying inside during Vancouver’s recent cold snap inspired me to make some dishes from India, my home country. Ever since I was young, biryani was made at my house on special occasions, so I decided to…
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Food for Thought: Dan tat
December 1, 2021By: Nancy La, News Editor Words alone are not enough to describe my affinity for egg tarts, or dan tat. A well-made, fresh out of the oven dan tat is the perfect mini pastry humankind has ever created. Nothing else…
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Food for Thought: Aloo Parathas
November 21, 2021By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Growing up in a Punjabi household, my mom would cook different dals and curries for school every morning. My favourite thing to eat with them were aloo parathas. “Aloo” translates to potato, while “paratha” is…
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Food for Thought: Leche flan
November 8, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer During high school, I wanted to learn more about my culture. Once a month, my teacher supervised a Filipino potluck for students. Since this tradition helped me stay connected with my cultural roots, I helped…
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Food for Thought: Mooncakes and the importance of reunion
September 20, 2021By: Nancy La, News Editor While others anticipate fall as the time for pumpkin spice lattes, September brings me a whole different reason to be excited: the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year, it is on September 21. When I was growing…
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Food for Thought: Quali-tea masala chai
September 12, 2021By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer Chai, more specifically masala chai, is a staple in every Indian household. Made with numerous herbs and spices, like cardamom (my favourite spice) and cloves, the aroma has become calming and nostalgic to me. Chai…
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Food for Thought: The bittersweet past of Vietnamese coffee
August 2, 2021By: Nancy La, Staff Writer Every morning, I would wake up to my mom making Vietnamese coffee. Thick, fudgy condensed milk softening the descent of black coffee as it dripped down from the metal phin filter definitely made for a…
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