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Given my weird name — the first one, not the last — it seemed obvious to take a pass at a few of the seafood-yoinkable dishes available at Taste of Edmonton as Premier Danielle Smith and a giant donair wandered by, hand-in-hand, on opening day. Strange times, best to just stare down at the oceanic bounty on the plastic table.
Crab Mango Roll, Sushi by Tokyo Noodle House
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(Booth 17, 4 tickets)
This new dish is a good one with four thick pucks of seaweed-wrapped rice, avocado, mango, crab and Japanese mayo with a sweet mango puree drizzled overtop. Lots of food here, so it’s a boastable value, too. I even chewed a couple of them instead of swallowing it all whole.
Shrimp Tempura, Tokyo Noodle House
(Booth 16, 3 tickets)
Slightly less impressive right next door are these generic sticks of battered shrimp, which admittedly went down easy, just nothing to write home (or in a daily newspaper) about. What I did like was the soy sauce which, after a tiny prodding, the vendors admitted had a little sugar thrown in, making this slightly dessert-ish. Good enough if you’re eating but, uh, not hungry?
Calamares, Fiesta Tarlequeno
(Booth 20, 4 tickets)
Another generous plate, mostly because of the heart-stopping, sun-glistening deep-fried onions, which honestly stole the show from the two fat ovals of crunch-battered squid. Nice combo, in other words, especially with the mayo-mustard condiment gooped atop. You probably want this, just make sure and drink a swimming pool’s worth of water afterward to cleanse the palate for your next 11 plates from land and sea.
Watch for daily Three to Eat reviews Life section at edmontonjournal.com while Taste of Edmonton is alive in Churchill Square through July 30.
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