We took the subway to St. Lawrence Market today looking for a nice piece of fish.  Apparently if you go later on Saturdays you can finagle a better price from the vendors because they are closed Sunday and Monday. We paid full price but couldn’t be happier, this is what we got :

We were impressed with the price of fish though we should have paid closer attention as we weren’t looking for organic but somehow ended up with this beautiful ($30 / 1.77 LB) B.C. salmon fillet (16.99 per pound).  Atlantic and Sushi grade salmon sell for 10.99 / 12.99 per pound respectively which is reasonable in comparison to the fish market on Danforth.  We plan to enjoy this with some long grain rice and snow peas.

I am looking forward to our next visit when we have more time to explore – definitely a great experience.

We visited our favourite sushi place last week to enjoy some amazingly fresh california rolls, squid, salmon and absolutely delicious tea.  I noticed their cabinet full of really neat pots, cups and other really neat japanese food paraphernalia - I had to buy something. After our meal I asked if they sold their tea to customers, she seemed somewhat confused but soon returned with a 1KG bag of tea – she said $25, so I bought it.

I know, it isn’t straight from Japan – but this stuff is incredible (sorry for the sideways picture, I got lazy).  Anyway, just thought I would share this with you.

Oh by the by, heres the set I bought a few weeks back for only $12 at Urban Barn :