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There seems to be a common sentiment across all cultures: you just can't get the same quality of your food anywhere else but home. In Homesick Cookings, writers recommend the best spots across the Lower Mainland to get some traditional grub, or where to buy the authentic ingredients to make a dish at home.

Homesick Cooking: Crunchy, gooey turon

My sister and I drag our bags into the elevator and stand in silence after an exhausting day of school. As we ascend, I get a funny feeling in my stomach.

Mayako Kruger Culture January 20

London Fogs: Your taste of home is not everyone's taste of home

My learned enjoyment of London Fogs is rooted in my eagerness to feel like I’m part of a community.

Prisca Tang Culture December 8

Homesick Cooking: Nonna's pasta sauce & meatballs

I still remember the smell of a freshly made plate of pasta waiting for me at the kitchen table in my Nonno and Nonna’s house when I was a kid. Whether it was a holiday, birthday or any old Sunday visit, pasta was usually involved.

Sandrine Jacquot Culture November 9

Homesick Cooking: Curry on

I had just put down the phone with my mother and was staring at the paper in my hand with a recipe scribbled on it — my favourite potato curry.

Anusha Ramachandran Culture December 5, 2022

Phở: A taste of home

Comprised of a rich broth, rice noodles, meat and fresh garnish, phở is a long-established staple of Vietnamese cuisine

Hannah Dam Culture May 18, 2021

Homesick Cooking: Nigerian fried plantains and scrambled eggs in your dorm

Back at home, meals like fried plantains — a sickly-sweet dish of deep fried plantains that is typically served with scrambled eggs — were common, especially for lunch or dinner.

Jane Diokpo Culture April 27, 2020

Homesick Cooking: Grandpa’s chicken congee

As a college student, it’s a lot rarer to have such prime leftovers to toss in, but, as I said, congee is really what you make it to be. But this time, I wanted to make it exactly the way I had it as a child.

Tiffany Wong Culture October 23, 2019

Homesick Cooking: Balkan food in Burnaby

Even though I’ve never been to Serbia, I’m connected to it through the culture I was raised with. I feel homesick for a place I’ve never been, but I can make it better by enjoying the connections I have to it here.

Sam Smart Culture May 17, 2019

Homesick Cooking: Spicy Navajo comfort food

This recipe serves as a reminder of the identity that both my dad and I share as part of the Diné people.

Hannah Feodorov Culture October 10, 2018

Homesick Cooking: se débrouiller in your dorm

Couscous Royale was the last meal my father made me before leaving Montreal and it was one last reminder that when I moved out, j’allais me débrouiller — I was gonna figure it out.

Salomon Micko Benrimoh Culture September 11, 2018

Homesick Cooking: Vietnamese in Vancouver

With many Vietnamese restaurants peppered across Vancouver, there is no shortage of places to go — the two places below, though, have been thoroughly tested and approved by my family and me.

Alex Nguyen Culture August 31, 2018

Homesick Cooking: Grandfather’s chicken congee

The last time I had my grandfather’s congee was a few years ago. He quietly stopped making it one day, as standing for hours in a sweltering kitchen grew to be too taxing. Although my dorm-room concoction will never be the same as his, it’s enough to remind me of home.

Tiffani Wong and Tiffany Wong Culture Unknown

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