Bringing back recipes after traveling in Asia for 8 months, Jannell Lo combines her culinary school and industry training with her experiences to bring you this vegetarian friendly take on sort-of-Vietnamese-but-also-a-bit-Thai rice bowls. She draws influence from com tam, a simple and delicious bowl of broken rice popular in the South of Vietnam, as well as Sai Ua, a Northern Thai sausage packed with punches of flavour.
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Sai Ua Falafels (*veg/vegan/gf friendly)
Based on the northern thai sausage, these falafels are spiced with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal and chilies. Served on top of rice with fresh herbs and a variety of fresh and pickled vegetables. Choice of a Thai style coconut milk dressing*, or nuoc cham, a Vietnamese lime and fish sauce combo.
$12
+ $2 – crispy fried organic egg
Coconut Chia Pudding
With pandan infused coconut milk, toasted coconut flakes, and seasonal fruit.
$4
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Jannell Lo is a French trained chef passionate about Southeast Asian flavours. She loves bringing people together in intimate settings and fuelling them with exciting, vibrant food. She gained her experience traveling and working abroad, from Montreal to Hong Kong, bringing home recipes that she learned from mothers and fathers around the world. You can find more of her stories and recipes on her blog, My BF is GF
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Every Friday The Depanneur is an ‘open mic’ night for culinary talent in TO, where we invite guest cooks, amateur or professional, to come and make their favourite dishes.
