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      12
      October
      2008
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      the
      Menu
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Paige
      Matthie
      takes
      us
      with
      her
      as
      she
     
     
      Samples
      the
      best
      Charlottetown
      has
     
     
      to
      offer,
      and
      at
      prices
      acceptable
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      average
      student.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I'll
      try
      anything
      once
      -
      just
      as
     
     
      long
      as
      it's
      on
      my
      plate.
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      this
      idea
      about
      food
     
     
      that
      if
      people
      somewhere
      in
     
     
      the
      world
      eat
      it,
      it
      can't
      be
     
     
      that
      bad.
      In
      fact,
      it's
      proba-
     
     
      bly
      amazing!
     
    

    
     
      I've
      always
      plunged
      head-
     
     
      first
      into
      flavours
      and
      tastes
     
     
      with
      a
      sort
      of
      reckless
      aban-
     
     
      don.
      It's
      food;
      it
      won't
      kill
     
     
      me
      to
      try
      it.
      In
      this
      column,
      I
     
     
      will
      venture
      out
      and
      explore
     
     
      all
      this
      city
      has
      to
      offer
      us
      in
     
     
      the
      way
      of
      food
      and
      drink.
     
    

    
     
      Allow
      me
      to
      be
      your
      taste
     
     
      buds
      and
      take
      you
      along
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      my
      foodie
      travels.
      With
      any
     
     
      luck,
      I'll
      introduce
      you
      to
      a
     
     
      new
      favourite
      eatery,
      or
      in
     
     
      the
      very
      least,
      save
      you
     
     
      some
      legwork.
      I
      may
      not
     
     
      have
      gone
      to
      culinary
     
     
      school,
      but
      I
      am
      fearless
      and
     
     
      love
      fun
      and
      fine
      food.
      So
     
     
      next
      time
      you're
      out,
      think-
     
     
      ing
      of
      where
      to
      grab
      your
     
     
      next
      meal,
      go
      ahead,
      eat
     
     
      dangerously.
      I
      dare
      you.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      week
      I
      went
      out
      to
     
     
      lunch
      with
      a
      friend
      and
      we
     
     
      dared
      to
      try
      Taiwanese
      food
     
     
      for
      the
      first
      time.
     
    

    
     
      We
      headed
      to
      the
      Interlude
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Café
      at
      233
      University
      Ave.
     
     
      and,
      as
      we
      stepped
      through
     
     
      the
      rainbow
      curtain
      at
      the
     
     
      door,
      we
      were
      greeted
      by
      the
     
     
      sunny
      glow
      of
      the
      goldenrod
     
     
      walls
      and
      charming
      music,
     
     
      which
      sounded
      like
     
     
      Taiwan's
      version
      of
      elevator
     
     
      tunes.
     
    

    
     
      We
      seated
      ourselves
      and
     
     
      poured
      over
      the
      menu.
      The
     
     
      choices
      drew
      upon
      many
     
     
      different
      culinary
      cultures
     
     
      from
      the
      region,
      including
      a
     
     
      Thai
      hot
      and
      sour
      soup,
      and
     
     
      Chinese-style
      fried
      pork.
     
    

    
     
      I
      started
      with
      a
      lemon
     
     
      chiller
      to
      drink,
      which
      had
      a
     
     
      glorious
      cooling
      effect
      on
      a
     
     
      rather
      humid
      day,
      and
      my
     
     
      friend
      opted
      for
      the
      mango
     
     
      version.
     
    

    
     
      The
      drinks
      were
      basically
     
     
      Just
      fruit
      pulp
      and
      ice
      blend-
     
     
      ed
      together
      (mine
      with
      a
     
     
      touch
      of
      sugar
      to
      prevent
     
    
   
   
    
     
      puckered
      lips),
      yet
      the
     
     
      flavours
      were
      so
      strong
      and
     
     
      fresh
      that
      they
      danced
      on
      the
     
     
      tongue
      and
      made
      for
      a
      very
     
     
      pleasing
      beginning
      to
      our
     
     
      meal.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Next
      up,
      I
      had
      the
      spicy
     
     
      ‘mango
      salad.
      The
      combina-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion
      of
      mango,
      honeydew
     
     
      melon,
      cucumber,
      and
      vari-
     
     
      ous
      shredded
      root
      vegetables
     
     
      surprised
      me,
      but
      it
      was
      a
     
     
      zingy
      and
      powerful
      surprise
     
     
      —they
      weren't
      kidding
      when
     
     
      they
      said
      spicy.
     
    

    
     
      The
      chili
      pepper
      played
     
     
      nicely
      with
      the
      sweetness
      of
     
     
      the
      mango
      and
      was
      an
      excit-
     
     
      ing
      first
      course.
      For
      the
     
     
      main
      course,
      I
      decided
      to
      go
     
     
      with
      a
      classic
      wonton
      soup.
     
     
      The
      piping
      hot
      broth
      was
      a
     
     
      subtle
      complement
      to
      the
     
     
      punchy
      flavour
      of
      the
      salad.
     
    

    
     
      The
      wontons
      were
      freshly
     
     
      made
      with
      a
      savoury
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lightly
      spiced
      pork
      filling
     
     
      and
      were
      swimming
      i
     
     
      crunchy
      Chinese
      cabbage
     
     
      and
      scallions.
      The
      flavours
     
     
      were
      intense
      yet
      well
      bal-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      anced
      and
      I
      left
      feeling
      satis.
     
     
      fied,
      yet
      not
      stuffed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      sum,
      the
      ingredients
     
     
      were
      fresh,
      the
      atmosphere
     
     
      was
      fun,
      the
      service
      was
      fast
     
     
      and
      friendly,
      the
      combina-
     
     
      tions
      were
      flavourful,
      and
     
     
      the
      price
      was
      right
      too.
     
    

    
     
      This
      great
      lunch
      came
      in
      at
     
     
      under
      $15.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Interlude
      Café
      is
      now
     
     
      On.
      >
      My
      |
      list:
      <of
      hot
     
     
      Charlottetown
      eateries.
      I'll
     
     
      definitely
      be
      making
      a
      return
     
     
      Visit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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