Approaching the Canadian border!

A weirdly shaped building; probably full of video cameras pointed at people crossing the border.

A rainy day.

Getting closer!

So they asked us a few questions – who are you, what are you doing, where are you going, for how long etc etc. Then they let us loose in Canada!

I really like tunnels – this one was especially cool as the center lane has little lights.

My sister Sue has come up to Canada before and gotten me noodles in the past. She told me about this place in Richmond… First stop: Price Smart Foods!

Price Smart Foods

8200 Ackroyd Rd.

Richmond, BC V6X 1B5

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This place was amazing – so many varieties I’ve not seen in the USA before – really awesome!

Usually you see picture like this of people holding large fish. Five – count ’em FIVE bags full of instant noodles! Wow!!!

Then we drove through Richmond to Yaohan Centre – a big Asian shopping mall.

Yaohan Centre

3700 No. 3 Road

Richmond B.C. V6X 3X2

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This place looks rad!

So I was planning on going to a couple more stores: T&T and Osaka. Well, They’re one and the same so that was easy enough. They have a huge cooked food section in Osaka Supermarket – check out all the kinds of dim sum! I like the Shepherd’s Purse bun ingredients (click image to enlarge).

We both agreed that these actually smelled quite good.

Wow! Frozen turtle!

After all the noodle shopping, we decided to check out the food court. There were a few places – a curry place which smelled awesome, lots of Chinese and then there was Seoul Express. Sweet!

My cute wife Kitten made it such an awesome day!

She got a BBQ beef combo.

I decided to get…

Bibimbap!!! Been wanting to try this for so long and it’s so good. Comes in a stoneware crucible of fire! The food was sizzling for literally five minutes after it was at the table!

French language on everything – proof of being in Canada!

Okay, I’ve discovered something amazing here. The rice at the bottom of the bibimbap is stuck to the bottom. I found that with the spoon from my miso, you could pry it off in nice little pieces. This is like the bacon of the rice world – this is great! Kit told me that her grandmother would cook rice and do the same thing.

With pugs at home demanding attention (they’re telepathic), back to the USA we went.

I ended up with 55 new packs of instant noodles to review – in addition to the 26 that were already in the hamper, that’s 81! Pretty sure I’ll be good on noodles for a while!

Brand Variety Style Country Chencun Rice Noodle Beef With Brown Sauce Cup China Chencun Rice Noodle Fragrant Peppery Beef Cup China Chencun Rice Noodle Spicy Beef Cup China Chencun Rice Noodle Red Roast Spareribs Cup China Chencun Rice Noodle Braised Ribs Cup China Chewy Satay Chicken Pack Hong Kong Chewy Spicy Beef With Chili Flavor Pack Hong Kong Chewy Taiwan Roast Pork Flavour Pack Hong Kong Chewy Scallop With XO Sauce Pack Hong Kong Four Seas Hot & Spicy Mushroom & Beef Bowl Hong Kong Four Seas Chicken Bowl Hong Kong Four Seas Japanese Style Pork Bowl Hong Kong Four Seas Sesame Oil Chicken Bowl Hong Kong Golden Wheat Shrimp Bowl China Golden Wheat Spicy Beef Bowl China Golden Wheat Mushroom Chicken Bowl China Golden Wheat Stew Beef Bowl China Golden Wheat Stew Pork Bowl China Golden Wheat Stew Pork Pack China Golden Wheat Shrimp Pack China Golden Wheat Stew Beef Pack China Golden Wheat Spicy Beef Pack China Golden Wheat Mushroom chicken Pack China Hao Hao Mi Goreng Shrimp & Onion Pack Vietnam Itomen Cinstant Ramen Crab Pack Japan Knorr Quick Serve Macaroni Wonton Pack Hong Kong Knorr Quick Serve Macaroni Shrimp Pack Hong Kong Knorr Quick Serve Macaroni Japanese Pork Bone Broth Pack Hong Kong Knorr Quick Serve Macaroni Abalone & Chicken Pack Hong Kong Mamee Oriental Noodles Curry Pack Malaysia Mr. Noodles Bowl Beef Bowl Canada Mr. Noodles Bowl Spicy Chicken Bowl Canada Mr. Noodles Bowl Noodles Kimchi Bowl Canada Mr. Noodles Spicy Chicken Cup Canada Mr. Noodles Chicken Cup Canada Mr. Noodles Beef Cup Canada Mr. Noodles Bowl Noodles Chicken Kimchi Bowl Canada Mr. Noodles Bowl Chicken Bowl Canada New Touch Yakisoba Noodles Tray Japan Nissin Demae Ramen Kimchi Flavor Bowl Hong Kong Nissin Demae Ramen Sesame Oil Bowl Hong Kong Nissin Demae Ramen XO Sauce Seafood Bowl Hong Kong Nissin Demae Ramen Artificial Chicken Bowl Hong Kong Nissin Demae Rice Vermicelli Chicken Pack Hong Kong Nongshim Oolongmen Kimchi Cup Korea Nongshim Potato Pork Ramyun Pack China Nongshim Shin Ramyun Bowl China Sau Tao QQ Scallop Seafood Bowl China Vina Acecook Oh! Ricey Spareribs Pack Vietnam Wei Lih Steam Noodle Spicy Sichuan Bowl Taiwan Western Family Instant Noodles In A Cup Chicken Cup Canada Western Family Instant Noodles In A Cup Spicy Chicken Cup Canada Western Family Instant Noodles In A Cup Oriental Cup Canada Western Family Instant Noodles Vegetable Pack Canada Western Family Instant Noodles Chicken Pack Canada

Only one duplicate that I’ve reviewed before!

This was such an awesome birthday – I have the most awesome wife in the universe! I love you Kit!