WTF Is An At-Home Date Idea For Vancouver Foodies During COVID?
Whether it was a foodie call that turned into something more,
that unexpected zing when your eyes met,
or a date’s spicy personality that left you thirsty for love…
Your heart now belongs to a foodie! Congratulations!
Dark Times
The start of the pandemic was a dark time for foodies. Gone were the days of care-free dining.
And it’s not over yet, thanks to Omicron.
Foodies, don’t you dare admit defeat and feed your date instant noodles - which is the foundation of my cooking. Here’s an at-home date idea that will impress your foodie date.
Because dark times never last in the light of good food.
Sea-Urching for a Foodie Date Idea:
Three-Course Uni Meal To Wow Your Date at Home
Assembly is Required
The easiest date meals are assembled, not cooked.
After we (WTF Wife + Hubby) got into a car accident last month, cooking (also cleaning and a myriad of other things) was physically uncomfortable to do. Morale was low, so I decided to order a Uni meal kit to assemble at home for an overdue date night!
But did I reign supreme in kitchen stadium? I’ll let my test subject, WTF Hubby, decide for himself.
Cooking Comedy
Last time I cooked, my hair burned. I’m an endless source of danger, entertainment, and concern for my hubby.
But making udon again really upped my confidence, even if I was in pain. My guests in the kitchen were painkillers and a heating pad. Wouldn’t it be nice if ICBC just gave me a maid?
My Method of Madness
Pick delivery if you have crippling anxiety driving into crowded parking lots after a car accident. Fresh Ideas Start Here (F.I.S.H.) will deliver your Ultimate Uni Kit to you!
Uni Pasta Sauce, Uni Butter, Red Sea Urchin Roe, Smoked Red Sea Urchin Roe
The Uni Kits were sold out when I went to order so I put together my own kit! Fresh uni was also sold out…
Instead, I got Uni Pasta Sauce ($10), Uni Butter ($3, made with fresh wild BC sea urchin roe, coarse sea salt, oregano, rosemary, mint, crushed chilli flakes and peppercorns), Red Sea Urchin Roe, and Smoked Red Sea Urchin Roe (on sale for $24).
Uni Icecream, Taiyaki, Toppings: uni, BC Shio Ikura, toasted coconut flakes
I was so curious about this Maenam x F.I.S.H uni ice-cream collab!
It was mainly assembling so I added it to cart.
Results
Appetizer: I cut out Hello Kitty-shaped bread pieces and toasted them for the uni butter. They looked nothing like Hello Kitty so there will be no photographic evidence available here.
I don’t need to be haunted by bread.
The uni butter tasted great with the bread though!
Uni Udon sprinkled with green onions, seaweed, and black pepper
Main Course - Uni Udon: I boiled udon that my mom donated to our fridge and added the uni pasta sauce according to package instructions.
Then I worried that the toast would burn. I asked myself the ultimate question I always ask when I’m in the kitchen: How does my husband make multiple things and they all come out hot?!
Because I was convinced something was up for sacrifice: hair, toast, or udon.
Nothing burned this time! I think the cooking gods recognized that I’ve already been through enough so they were kind. I plated the pasta, added fresh green onions from the garden, ground black pepper, and strips of nori to garnish.
We had uni pasta the next day too, because it was delicious!
Toasted taiyaki with two scoops of uni icecream and ikura + toasted coconut
Dessert - Uni Taiyaki: The pink shovel is actually from another restaurant, but it looks good here doesn’t it?
We toasted our fish pastry for a hint of crispness, and their warm temperature conflicted with the double scoop of uni ice-cream! Duh! I still think it was tastier toasted.
We would recommend being light-handed with the ikura because it’ll make your creation really salty.
Discussion
Hubby said, not only do I reign supreme in kitchen stadium, I’m the Chairman. Will this be a date idea that you’ll try?
The struggle when I cook is always real, but these recipes are easy! Click here for previous recipes. You can also find other date ideas here.
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