A byootaful Life

I was going through my iPhone photos recently and discovered I’ve taken a lot of photos of food, but never actually done anything with them, so I decided to pull them all off my phone today and share them. It’s going to be random but hey, that’s what I do best! So, without further ado, I present food photos from my phone!

This chicken katsu curry was from the food court near my work. We’ve found it hard to find katsu curry in Vancouver (obviously we must be looking in the wrong places!) but this one is really good. If I’m having a tough day at work, I just head over and grab one of these. I’m not a huge fan of the salad that comes with it, but the portion of rice, chicken and curry is more than enough, so I’m always too full for salad anyway!

We love katsu curry so much I’ve tried making it at home. It’s incredibly easy, with the help of Japanese curry blocks. All you do is add them to water and heat until thickened, just like gravy. I usually buy the ready-crumbed chicken schnitzels from the deli department but you could easily make your own. Serve with rice, easy peasy! Here’s my home attempt:

Delicious (and very filling!). You can add chopped carrots or potato to the curry and I normally throw a chopped onion in there too. Now I’m craving katsu curry…

I can’t for the life of me remember where I had this burger but oh my goodness, I know why I took a photo of it – how absolutely delicious does it look?! And the chips are so crispy and golden – YUM! The burger looks like grilled chicken and bacon with salad and of course that sunny side up egg. I’ll also bet you that, straight after taking this photo, I picked up a chip and prodded the egg yolk until it burst – mmmmmmmmm.

Now this was an amazing meal I had when we visited a winery with a couple of our friends. This was my first ever taste of pork belly and oh wow, why did I wait so long? It was deliciously sinful on a bed of sweet potato puree. The generous topping of crackling was the icing on the cake and the meltingly delicate slices of apple added a whole new dimension. And if this wasn’t good enough, it was finished off with a to-die-for dessert…

… of creme brulee with roasted marshmallows and vanilla bean ice-cream. This dessert might not look like much but it was amazing! The creme brulee was perfect, with a hard layer of caramelised sugar that shattered when struck with the spoon. The marshmallows worked well with the custard and the ice-cream was home-made and ultra creamy. The portion was perfect too – not too big, not too small, especially after my pork belly main.

Ahhh, memories! It’s been nice looking back at some of my favourite meals and remembering where I was and who I was with when I experienced them. Do you photograph your food? I think it’s becoming more and more popular, even if you don’t run a food blog, it’s a nice reminder of great dining experiences!