Comments on: The Naam on West 4th and MacDonald, Vancouver

By: Karen Dar Woon

Karen Dar Woon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:49:37 +0000

The Miso Gravy is great on rice! I’ve purchased many a bottle.

By: Katerina

Katerina — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:28:48 +0000

I think the bread also has fennel in it. It is delicious and they do off-sales. Just be careful as I have brought a loaf home only to find it moldy before.

By: LotusRapper

LotusRapper — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:19:48 +0000

The Naam NEVER had enough staff and the food ALWAYS took forever to arrive.

Having said that, that’s never deterred me from being their fan for the past 22 years !

:-D

Glad you guys liked Naam. Truly a Kits institution.

By: Eat. Travel. Eat!

Eat. Travel. Eat! — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:44 +0000

Quite interesting! I think the reason why the paper napkin is there is so that it can absorb any hot chocolate that excessively flows out when the whip cream melts. But it looks good as a decoration too :).

Great close up shots of the food! I feel like I can touch the food right now and eat it.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:38:48 +0000

Oh … duh! Thanks Adrienne.

By: Adrienne S.

Adrienne S. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:52:29 +0000

Sambits are crumbled Sam’s burger patties, grilled with tamari, molasses and spices. It’s on page 3 of the menu under “Please Note” :):)

By: etranger

etranger — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:52:18 +0000

Paper napkin — a nice touch so you don’t burn your fingers on the hot cup, and the chocolate does not dribble down onto your clothes if you slosh a bit. I see on the table both turbinado raw sugar and honey. In a natural food restaurant they would not assume anyone liked things sweet, or what sweetener was preferred for your dietary preference.

You’re lucky it was chocolate and not carob powder. Carob is often substituted for chocolate in natural food places. You can buy carob chips, etc. To me, carob is only similar to chocolate in that it is brown. I say go for the real thing.

I would bet the spice in the bread is cardamom. My Grandma made cardamom bread for Sunday breakfast. It is really good — Suanne can look up Swedish cardamom bread recipes. You basically add ground cardamom (best ground fresh, from a spice market, not the supermarket) to the dry ingredients of a bread dough. It makes good cinnamon rolls too.