The Brown Sugar Boba Ice Cream Bars from the Taiwanese brand Xiao Mei has been a popular frozen treat with boba lovers.

If you’re looking at this post, you probably know that these treats can be hard to find because they tend to sell out very quickly.

Despite going shopping to T&T Supermarket weekly, I have only found these bars just a handful of times. I have asked my followers on Instagram for advice on where to find them.

So, where can I found these Brown Sugar Boba Ice Cream Bars?

Here are some places where others have mentioned to have carried Brown Sugar Boba Ice Cream Bars:

• FreshCo (Richmond) **seems to have a lot of them
• T&T Supermarket
• H Mart
• Walmart (Richmond location)
• PriceSmart Foods (Richmond)
• Smart N Save (Richmond, Lansdowne Mall)
• Superstore (Richmond)
• Supermarket 2000 (Union Square, Richmond)
• Sungiven Foods (Vancouver, Burnaby)

It seems like Richmond would be a good place to go for the Brown Sugar Boba Ice Cream Bars.

You might need to contact the store ahead to see if they carried the Brown Sugar Boba Ice Cream Bars.

How much are the Brown Sugar Boba Ice Cream Bars?

The bars come in a box of 4 and can be typically found for around $8 – $9. So, it’s around $2 per bar

Good luck and happy hunting!

The BC spot prawn season is a favourite time of the year for foodies.  Known for their sweet, delicate in flavour and firm texture, BC spot prawns are delicacies that are enjoyed locally but also around the world.

Here are a few places where you can buy live spot prawns in Metro Vancouver this year. Any additions? Please contact me @foodgressing on social media or email foodgressing@gmail.com.

PRO TIP: If you are planning to buy directly from the fishermen boats at the wharf, the boats typically come in around 12 pm – 1 pm. Check their social media for the latest information on when the boat is arriving or if they are sold out. At the moment, long line ups are known at the wharf ahead of when the boats even arrive.

How long will the 2020 Spot Prawn Season be?

For 2020, the estimated length of the spot prawn season is about a month until early July.

How much are live spot prawns?

Prices at the wharfs are usually around $17 – $18 per pound. You might find them as cheap as $14 per pound elsewhere.

Vancouver

Organic Ocean Seafood (Granville Island Fisherman’s Wharf)

The Lobster Man (Granville Island)

Seafood City (Granville Island Public Market)

Daily Catch Seafood (Commercial Drive)

Fresh Ideas Start Here (Kitsilano)

Farm to Table Market (Yaletown)

Richmond

Steveston Spot Prawns (Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf)

Prawns on the Spot (Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf)

Seafood Stop (Richmond Bridgeport)

Burnaby

Fresh Ideas Start Here (South Burnaby)

Ladner

BC Live Spot Prawns (Ladner Wharf)

Grocery Stores (Various Locations)

Grocery stores like T&T Supermarket, H Mart, Price Smart Foods are known to carry live spot prawns.

Other places reported to sell live spot prawns are Izumiya Japanese Marketplace (Richmond), Walmart Richmond and Parker Place. Small mom and pop Asian seafood stores have been reported to sell them too.

Check out my post to learn more about BC Spot Prawns.

Missing Richmond Night Market eats?  One of the food stalls from the Night Market, G8 Taiwanese Kitchen, is hosting a popup every Tuesday at Icy Bar in Richmond.

On the menu, you’ll find Basil Popcorn Chicken, Stinky Tofu, Crispy Fish Cake, Deep Fried Pork Blood Cake, Crispy Kimchi Tofu and more.  Wash it down with homemade drinks include Caramel Pineapple Tea and Wintermelon Sweet Tea.

I found out about their pop-up on Instagram and visited them last Tuesday to get some of their Taiwanese deep fried eats:

• G8 Party Bag ($15.50) (a sampling of what they offer including chicken, tofu, fish cake, pork blood cake, enoki, mushroom, squid, basil – but no stinky tofu here)
• Stinky Tofu ($8.50)
• Caramel Pineapple Tea ($3.95)

Everything was really good and crispy.  The pineapple tea was very refreshing and had a nice caramelly pineapple flavour but not too sweet.

Walk up, preorders and delivery via Fantuan (under GB Taiwan Kitchen) are available.

I did think that the stinky tofu could be stinkier and have mentioned that to the owner as she asked for some feedback.  She is super nice! She told me that the stinky tofu is imported and they do not add sauce to it.

The pork blood cake is actually just rice cake and not pork blood!

Overall, it was fun to enjoy some delicious, deep-fried Night Market eats outside the Night Market. I sure don’t miss the lines…and the crowds!

Check out the G8 Popup every Tuesday at Icy Bar.

G8 Taiwanese Kitchen @ Icy Bar
115 – 4940 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC
11 am – 11 pm
instagram.com/g8_popup_shop

May is National Barbecue Month and Railtown Cafe has a Southern barbeque package with tangy-sweet flavours which you can enjoy at home.  Think slow-smoked brisket, pork shoulder and beer-brined chicken and brats along tasty sides.

Priced at $99 to generously feed 4 people, the Memphis in May package includes:

• 35-hour Texas Style Beef Brisket
• Applewood Smoked Pork Shoulder
• Beer Brined Maple Hill Farms Chicken
• D’Original Sausage Haus Brats
• Corn on the Cob
• Jalapeño Corn Bread
• Carolina Cole Slaw
• Creamy Potato Salad
• Railtown Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

All you need to do is reheat (instructions included) since the items are pre-cooked. 

Railtown Cafe also has a selection of other sides and add-ons including their baguettes and new ice cream line.

Pick-up available at both Railway Street and Granville Street locations. All orders must be placed by 3:00pm for next day pick up.

Railtown Cafe
429 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
397 Railway Street, Vancouver, BC
railtowncafe.ca

I ordered takeaway from Masayoshi for the first time yesterday and it won’t be my last!

Chef has some new offerings which this week including Uni Ikura Don and two desserts (Sake + Grape Verrine & Sansho Pepper Almond Tofu).

Prices $42 plus tax, it was a homey rice bowl studded with plump beads of salmon roe and rich and buttery fresh uni.

The new desserts featuring recipes by Chef Kenta, were cool, refreshing, and nice palate cleansers – a nice ending to the delicious meal.

Masayoshi’s website goes live for ordering from 8 am to 2 pm from Tuesdays to Saturdays, and same day pick up from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.  The pre-ordering and pickup processes were all straightforward.

Follow Masayoshi on social media (@masayoshi) to find out Chef’s latest offerings.

Masayoshi
4376 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC
www.masayoshi.ca

I’ve never made a tuna poke dish at home before so it was fun to try out JOEY Restaurant’s DIY Tuna Poke Appy Kit ($18).  It was super easy to put together and took just about 15 minutes.  Oh, and it was really good.

The kit has everything you need to make a fresh, flavourful tuna poke appy including #1 grade diced ahi tuna, secret sauces, avocado, cucumbers and pickled fresno chilies.  You also receive crispy tortilla chips to enjoy the poke with.  Serves 2 – 3 people.

For video instructions, check out JOEY Restaurants Youtube channel where Executive Chef Matt Stowe shows you how to assemble the poke dish.

JOEY Restaurants have quite a selection of kits including Butter Chicken, Cam Prime Steak Dinner, Chicken Parmesan, Salmon Dinner, Guacamole, Truffle Popcorn, Aperol Spritz, Negroni and more.  Find out more joeyrestaurants.com.

Disclosure: I received a complimentary kit from JOEY Restaurants.