The colours of Vancouver’s Chinatown
Bright reds and deep greens, dragons and signage reminiscent of Fred Herzog photographs. Some scents a little more desirable than others. The textures, and the shapes, and (oh, my goodness) the piles of poor little dehydrated seahorses.
Vancouver’s Chinatown was a part of my childhood and growing up in Canada. I was always drawn to the rawness and vibrance of this now not-so-little corner of the city. When I was a little girl, my nanny Lola (means Grandmother in Tagalog) would bring me Siopao. Doughy steamed buns with sweet chicken or pork inside. Yum, delicious.
Siopao or Baozi, delicious steamed pork buns, keeping warm
succulent Peking ducks, quite the window display.
steaming noodles
textured bamboo Dim Sum baskets
colour and texture
a dragon, maybe in celebration?
Ohh, and the egg tarts. The creamy, eggy exquisitely warm and flaky egg tart. If the Madrileños came to Vancouver, they would love these!
At home in Madrid, there’s not much of a Chinatown. And I must say, that I have spent the past 9 months craving Dim Sum. So, a trip to Chinatown with my family last week was just delightful. The signature Vancouver rains were also with us.
a lunch of noodles, vegetables, tofu
saucy and delicious
silk road in Vancouver's Chinatown
A few more days of the Canadian west coast before jumping over the pond to my love, our little dog, and the intense dry heat of summer in Spain. I can almost taste the gazpacho and the gentle sweet effervescence of a chilled Albariño.
So sweet is our simple life in Spain. It has transformed me, and even more so since I now have had the time to look at it from afar. Only 5 more sleeps before I say, I am going home to Spain. I am going home to Spain..(thrilling!)
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These photos suck you into the scenery.beautifully photographed.
Thank you Valentina, for all of your compliments! I will be posting the lavender olive oil cake soon.
Your blog and photos are sights, sounds, and smells of delight. Especially, your pictures of Spain evoke a spirit in me that has not been around for awhile. Your views of Chinatown Vancouver are real eyeopeners, but I like best the yellow and blue curtain covering the door in La Mancha.
Wow, haven’t you been busy! Your photography is superb, of course (and so are you).
really beautiful shots. and congrats to Spain- your new home!
Hi
I met you on the Vancouver skytrain (the mexican architecture student, i met you the day Spain won the world). I think your blog is awesome, your photos are amazing. I am a foodie myself, so I really enjoyed your site….
Congrats
Ah, dear, yes…when I am in France I miss the US and crave the delicacies and when I am there I miss the calm life in France. Lucky we have both. And these images are stunning and the food….oh my, fabulous food! Now I am craving to get back even faster!
Thank you Jamie. It’s so wonderful to be able to enjoy both of these worlds. Safe travels back to your ‘other’ home!
Gorgeous post and pictures. Have a great time in Spain; it’s quite hot there I see, 39C!
Thank you for stopping by Deeba! Yes, it’s VERY warm. I have all my homeopathics in order for ‘heat exhaustion’
But I will be glad to return home…
Oh, look at those steamy little steamed pork buns! Such a gorgeous, evocative post
OH MY GOODNESS YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! I think that my extreme love for dim sum can only be expressed through capital letters and lots of exclamation points. YUM!!!!!! I too crave dim sum on a regular basis, and now rely on trips home to Minneapolis/St Paul to enjoy these dishes and dumplings, my favorites of the food world.
And how interesting, too, that I have a steamed bun in my lunch today?
At the risk of writing a novel I will continue my comment. More in line with your post, my first memories of dim sum come from two visits to Victoria when I was younger. Walking through the colorful streets, the random selection of which restaurant’s steps to walk up, the confused Americans trying to figure out how to tip at an Asian restaurant in Canada (i.e., us)… Thanks for taking my taste buds back to west coast CA!
Thanks Emma! Love your expression, brings smiles
You never fail to make me hungry.
Beautiful! It’s time I took the children to visit Chinatown!
I am in awe of your Lovely photographs that seem to capture moment, movement and atmosphere. Such a wonderful afternoon read …….
Thank you Tracey for stopping by, glad you enjoyed it..