Eat All the Noodles

“ _________ -fest “. Insert any food category into the blank and you better believe we will attend.  Yesterday was Noodlefest at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa and we knew this event was quite possibly what dreams are made of.  We literally were looking forward to this event for a good two weeks before. Go look at our text message history and count how many times one of us sent a “NOODLES" text.   We take this stuff seriously.

The event was 19+ with a cash bar.  There was a good selection of vendors. About 8-10 serving noodle mains, a bubble tea booth and 3 dessert vendors.  Dishes ranged from $3 to $5. Our game plan was to try food from every vendor.  Side note: We are smart, just not smart enough to know when to stop eating.  Some of our fave dishes were  served up by Green Papaya (http://www.greenpapaya.ca/home). Chicken curry on a pad thai-type noodle and a chicken with glass noodles dish.

Both of these dishes had a nice heat to them and full of flavour. We will definitely be checking this restaurant out in the future.  Another fave was a torched seafood on udon-style noodle by Miso Japanese (http://misorestaurant.ca). Sounds weird. Was weird. But it worked in a good way.

There were vegan or vegetarian options offered by pretty much every vendor (although we tend to be carnivorous and opted for the meatiest dishes...don’t hate us, herbivores). In our habitual “must finish with dessert” decision, we opted  for a yummy looking “ice cream” stand.  We questioned why “ice cream” was in quotations but went for it anyways. Turns out this vegan “ice cream” was the perfect finisher to a noodle-heavy night.  Our Winter Berry Cheesecake and Toasted Coconut Caramel sundaes looked so pretty and weren’t half bad. Turns out the “ice cream” is made from oatmeal, hence the company name (https://oatandmill.com).  There is definitely a different taste to this dessert but you can feel a little less guilty about indulging and still enjoy a sweet treat, so we are all for it.

Overall, we give this event 3 stars out of 5 and a happy belly full of noodles. 

   

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