Tasting Plates Latin American Flavours

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On June 25, 2014 we presented our Tasting Plates Latin American Flavours event that showcased 7 restaurants all over Vancouver featuring cuisine from Mexico, Peru, San Salvador and more.

It was an exciting night of tasting all sorts of Latin American food and drink starting off with a selection of coffees at A.G.R.O. Coffee Roasters where registration took place.

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A.G.R.O. Roasters

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Our Tasting Cups included:

1)    A variety of organic coffees from Latin America including, Columbia, Peru and El Salvador.

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La Mezcaleria

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Our Tasting Plate included:

1)    PACIFIC RED SNAPPER CEVICHE

Tomato, lime, red onion, serrano and cilantro.

2)    GUACAMOLE

Fresh avocado, cilantro, lime, onion, jalapeño and tomato.

3)    TOSTADA OAXAQUENA DE FRIJOLES

Refried cowboy beans with Mexican cheese, fresh tomato, lettuce and sour cream served on a corn tostada

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Chicha Restaurant

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Our Tasting Plate included:

1)       Ensalada De Quinoa: (V)

Mango, avocado, roasted red pepper, red onion, cilantro, mint. Jalapeño Huacatay dressing.

2)       Bolas De Yuca:

Croquettes stuff with assorted cheese and chilies. Served with a Huancaina sauce.

3)       Calamari and chorizo Anticuchos:

Skewers served with a basil and aji Amarillo mash, Peruvian black olive aioli.

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El Azteca

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Our Tasting Plate included:

1) Ceviche de pescado (fish)

2) Guacamole mumuca (V)

3) Cochinita Pibil

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Las Tortas

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Our Tasting Plate included:

1)    Cochinita Pibil Torta

2)    Tortilla chips w taquera salsa

3)    Churros

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Sal y Limon

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Our Tasting Plate included:

1)    Cheviche tosdatas

2)    Chicken tinga tostadas

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Guanaco Food Truck

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Our Tasting Plate included:

1) Hand-made tortilla filled with pork chicharrón* or ground chicken, vegetables, cheese, loroco and savory refried black beans.

-Chicharrón/Pork

-Pollo/Chicken

2) Pupusas in appetizer sizes and pieces of fried cassava

or for Vegetarians

1) Our Vegetarian Tasting Plate we will offer bean and cheese, zucchini and cheese or just plain cheese with loroco. (V)

-Queso Y Frijoles/Cheese & Bean -Ayote/Zucchini (V)

-Queso/Cheese & Loroco

All Pupusas were served with Yuca Frita.

The restaurants featured many unique and tasty dishes to our guests to eat and drink throughout the evening.

Thank you to our photographer Alvin Lee for capturing the night so well (see more photos here) as well as to our Community Partner Latincouver.

By: Richard Wolak

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