The Foodie-File: Vancouver Spot Prawns
Spot Prawns have a six to eight week season starting in May on Canada’s west coast. The annual Spot Prawn Festival in Vancouver celebrates the local bounty of this fresh, sustainable, affordable and delicious alternative to frozen tiger or gulf shrimp. The festival helps to encourage the development of Vancouver’s day-boat fishery delivering high quality spot prawns directly to the local community.
Lasting for the duration of the season, the six to eight week Spot Prawn Festival will kick off on Saturday May 3rd from 12 pm to 5 pm with a community and family-friendly event at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf. Vancouver’s top chefs will gather to prepare delicious spot prawn dishes with the arrival of the season’s first spot prawns as local fishermen return to the wharf with their catch. The Festival will also feature cooking demonstrations at Granville Island Public Market taking place at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm on May 3rd, 4th and 10th. The incredible lineup of chefs preparing Spot Prawn recipes at the market include Peter Robertson, Raincity Grill; Tojo Hidekazu, Tojo’s; Frank Pabst, Blue Water Café; and James Walt from Araxi.
The Spot Prawn Festival is sponsored by the Pacific Prawn Fishermen’s Association, False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf, Organic Ocean, Go Fish, OriginO Organics, Ethical Bean Coffee and the Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Wise Program.
I you live in Vancouver or are near by in the next couple of months – check out this Foodie-find!
Launch date: Saturday May 3rd, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Duration: The Spot Prawn Festival will run for six to eight weeks.
Buying times: Between 2pm - 6pm daily
Location: False Creek Fishermen’ Wharf, 1505 West 1st Avenue
(North-West of Granville Island, between the Burrard Street Bridge and
the Granville Street Bridge )
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