A Special Report on Montreal by the Fisher Woman.

http://www.barroco.ca/

Barroco restaurant in montreal...

Overpriced dinner with 14% tax and tip. Yes, It's canada. But trully inspired by their use of spices, oil, and sauce!

Is this modern Canadian-French? Maki has not tried bistro for a long time. Their complexity and approach ignited her curiosity.

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Butter mixed with lemon, paprika, and cumin powder. We can make this easily at home. Can we? Very nice.

 

Scallop and foie gras risotto. Rich and dense flavor was spiked by orange and grape fruit juice. Flavors were well structured with some nice uncertainty.

A Salmon grilled with seasonal veggies topped with ??? Sauce. This sauce - a full of "umami." Brussels sprout and cauliflower were nicely grilled gave chunky and moist texture to the dish Crispy fried fish tail was smelly - the only disappointment.

Day 25 and 26 Veggies saved maki in Montreal

Weight: xxx lbs, as no scale is available.

Completely underestimated how cold the weather could be in Montreal... Having walked 6km to the Jean-talon market in -12degrees left Maki nicely disoriented in the sketchy neighborhood. Her appetite to check out the local fresh market - so strong - overruled her safety and health concern.

"If I get knocked down here, no one is here to slap my face and shout, 'Maki, don't sleep. If you fall asleep, you will die!"

"No rescue dog. No red cross. No bottle of vodka."

Vegetable soup at the market healed her 'physically and mentally' 'inside and out.'. Soft, kind, and comforting. A hint of anchovy flavor truly knocked her out.

Repas pot, legumes (Can$4.95)
Le tartarin
7070 Henri-julien, Montreal

Day 24 Rice balls Montreal style bento

Weight: 172.0 lbs (-0.8 lbs)

Prep. works for the field trip to Montreal. The rice balls "Montreal" style (how?). Which do you prefer on the train? Rice balls or sandwiches?

The rice balls "Montreal" style (how?)
Ingredients:
2 cups brown rice
2.5 cups veggie stock
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sake or dry white wine
1 chopped carrot
3 green onion, chopped
1 shitake mushroom, sliced
1/2 green hot pepper, sliced
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tbsp cinnamon
Red paprika powder, a tiny bit

Rinse brown rice gently. Put all ingredients in the pot. Once it boils, lower the heat and simmer until rice soaks all the juice. Aroma of this rice = a therapy.