I argued with myself as to what to title this post. I thought about Canadian Food, but then you might of thought I would be writing a post about traditional Canadian food.

This post is instead about the changing face of Canadian cuisine.

Many of you may know that Toronto has a very diverse culture. Approximately half of the population of Toronto consists of people who were born outside of Canada. A large number of the residents come from Asia and this is reflected in the cuisine of Toronto. My friend John has travelled a lot in Asia so he also enjoys Asian cuisine.

On Friday we went shopping at a supermarket. The diversity of foods available was amazing. There were items available from all over Asia. I saw many condiments, ingredients and prepared foods that are only seen in specialty food shops in California.

The produce department was one example. You could find almost any vegetable that you could think off, especially those from Asia.

They also had a Halal butcher shop, an extensive fresh seafood section and a fresh Noodle and Tofu area.

We were not able to find everything we needed, so also had to go visit an Indian grocery store.

At the Indian grocery we were able to find some of the breakfast items that we were looking for, as well as bottles of Thums Up

Oh, in the picture above you see Indian Bitter Melon, it was not on our menu but I had to get a picture.

On Friday night we went out for Chinese food.

We had a late Indian breakfast today. The breakfast brought back memories of my many trips to India.

We only had a light lunch but it was more traditional. I had a Salami on Rye sandwich, but it did have a nice wasabi mayo sauce on it.

This evening for dinner we had an Asian fusion meal. This dish of pork and bell pepper stir fry I would classify as a Chinese dish.

I would say that this one of beef and bok choy had more Korean flavors. We also had some Chinese noodles and rice. The most important thing is that it was a wonderful meal spent with friends. My friends John and Michelle are great cooks, but more importantly great people to spend time with.

I have enjoyed my relaxing weekend. Especially spending time with their family and reading books to their youngest daughter.

I am looking forward to tomorrow as I will be preaching at the East Toronto church of Christ and seeing more people I have met on previous trips.

Steven