Yui Aida @Taiwanfest #5

(Continued from #4: Canadian fusion home cooking and organic farm visit)

(Photo credit: Yui Aida, the Soil Creation)

In the past few weeks, Yui has been busy incorporating ingredients from Canada, Japan, and Taiwan. She has been testing her new recipes and determining how she is going to “paint” the new sweets. I saw the work in process and was really impressed with her unique and charming aesthetic vision.

Yui prefers to bring out the natural taste and sweetness of ingredients themselves, no dairy, no egg, so her creations might break people’s perception of desserts.

In my opinion, Soil Creation would definitely be a wonderful surprise and a challenge to most people’s taste buds and senses— miso, cocoa, sweet beans, and mushroom, I just could not imagine how it would taste like. I guess I will find out at Taiwanfest.

However, the Sky Creation visually would take the crown. Without ruining the surprise, I would show you a picture of the reflected sky. Would you like to taste a sunset?

(Photo credit: Ya Ya Su)

But according to team members who were lucky enough to taste her creations during trials, the Sea Creation seemed to receive a lot of praises.

So please join Yui at The Kitchen of Sweetness at Taiwanfest to witness how her Canadian experience had inspired her in her creations. Aren’t you curious what the grass, sea, sky, sun, and soil taste like?

Aug. 26 @ Harbourfront Centre, Lakeside Terrace, 1:30-2:30pm, 4:00-5:00pm.

Aug. 27 @ Harbourfront Centre, Lakeside Terrace, 2:00-3:00pm, 4:00-5:00pm.

Sept. 2&3 @ Downtown Vancouver, Granville 500, 2:00-3:00pm.

Sept. 4 @ Downtown Vancouver, Granville 500, 3:00-4:00pm.

Volunteerism is a very distinctive Canadian spirit. I am just one of the many volunteers who have contributed and facilitated the dialogue. Please check Taiwanfest website for more program information.

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