{"id":21000,"date":"2021-02-16T17:16:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T01:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=21000"},"modified":"2021-02-16T17:17:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T01:17:27","slug":"media-tasting-lamb-flatbread-pizza-stands-out-on-the-dine-out-vancouver-2021-menu-at-nuba-davie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/media-tasting-lamb-flatbread-pizza-stands-out-on-the-dine-out-vancouver-2021-menu-at-nuba-davie\/","title":{"rendered":"Media tasting: Lamb Flatbread Pizza stands out on the Dine Out Vancouver 2021 menu at Nuba Davie"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, Dine Out Vancouver Festival (DOVF)<\/a>\u00a0has a record-breaking list of 350+ restaurants, and runs for an entire month so that diners have enough time to discover interesting menus that they want to try. I was invited to have a taste of the DOVF dishes offered at Nuba’s newest location in Yaletown. Started as a 15-seat joint in 2003,\u00a0 Nuba is now an established name for Lebanese food in the city with 4 locations. I was once a big fan of their tavern-style location in Kitsilano when I lived in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

The Yaletown location has a retro look, bring you back to Beirut, or the “Little Paris” in the 70’s, featuring a beautiful bar fully equipped.<\/p>\n

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The Dine Out 3-course menu is $35\/person and each of the first 2 courses features either a halal meat option or a vegan option, showcasing original recipes passed down from generations and fresh local ingredients.<\/p>\n

For the appetizer course, the\u00a0King Oyster Mushroom Mezze<\/strong> is great for vegan diner, with the king oyster mushrooms pan-seared with vegan truffle and harissa compound butter, and served with fresh lemon and microgreens. But I totally fell in love with the Lahmajeen Man’oushe<\/strong> or the Lebanese lamb flatbread pizza , topped with diced lamb confit, pomergrante molasse, tomato, green onion, and mint. The dish represents what Lebanese food is – similar cooking to European cuisine but with such exotic ingredients and flavours.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The main dishes are the Ca<\/strong>uliflower Arnabiyeh<\/strong>, prepared with roasted cauliflower with Ras el Hanout spices, caramelized shallots, and blood orange tahihi sauce, and served on a bed of large-gain brown rice and spring mix salad, and the Grilled Bison Flat Iron<\/strong>, showcasing Halal Canadian bison rubbed with baharat, fleur de sel, and pomegrante molasse. The side dish of turmeric mashed potato is quite flavourful.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The sweet finishes are the\u00a0Turkish Coffee Cheesecake<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or the\u00a0Chocolate Ma’amoul<\/strong>. The cheesecake reminded me a lot of Tiramisu in flavours and texture while the ma’amoul, a baked cookie filled with gluey chocolate.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From the top-left clockwise:\u00a0Lahmajeen Man’oushe,\u00a0King Oyster Mushroom Mezze,\u00a0Chocolate Ma’amoul,\u00a0Turkish Coffee Cheesecake, Cauliflower Arnabiyeh, and\u00a0Grilled Bison Flat Iron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Nuba Yaletown<\/em><\/h3>\n

508 Davie St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3N9 <\/em>
\n(604) 661-4129 or nuba.ca\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n