Jag Catering Vancouver

08/25/2021

Welcome to another post of , with summer coming to an end and fall being just around the corner, here is our special item of the day:

Squash.. sweet and beautiful squash 🥴

Here are some fun/ Interesting facts that you may not know about them:

🟠 There are two different types of squash: summer and winter squash. Summer squash, like zucchini or pattypan squash, have thin skins and can be eaten whole -- skin, seeds, and all. Winter squash like pumpkin and butternut squash have robust skins that aren't usually edible.

🟠Squash and melons are related. Did you know that both summer and winter squashes are related to melons like honeydew and watermelon?

🟠Butternut squashes (and most orange squashes) are loaded with vitamin A. A single cup provides more vitamin A than most people need in a day (457% of the daily value, to be exact).

🟠Most winter squash have long shelf lives and can last in a cool, dry place for weeks or even months!! ( Perfect for that fall squash pie ) 

🟠 Squash may have been domesticated as early as 7000 to 5000 BC in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico. 🇲🇽

🟠Summer squash is a very good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, riboflavin, vitamin B6, folate, magnesium, potassium, and manganese and a good source of protein, vitamin A, thiamin, niacin, phosphorus, and copper.

🟠The health benefits of summer squash include improved digestion, slows down aging, lowers blood sugar levels, supports healthy circulation and a healthy heart, improves eye health, boosts energy, benefits for weight loss, improves thyroid and adrenal functions, protects against oxidation and inflammation.

Do you like squash? What is your favourite dish that includes squash?

08/18/2021

Ahh, Nectarines !!! that perfect and sweet summer fruit !!! 🍑🌞

Nectarines are such a refined treat: an elegant flavor combined with a juicy softness and amazing aroma.

Did you know that the South Okanagan/Similkameen regions of BC bring you the freshest, best tasting locally-grown Nectarines possible?

Like the peach, cherry, and plum, the nectarine is a member of the rose family and is classified as a “drupe,” a fruit with a hard stone. In addition, while there are several hundred varieties, there are only two types of nectarine, clingstone, and freestone.

How to properly choose a nectarine? 👀😏🍑

BC’s very own Okanagan harvest takes place throughout July and August, whereas the South American season runs from November to March.

Harvested at a firm, ripe stage to reduce the likelihood of blemishes before reaching your home. Ripe nectarines should be plump, firm, and relatively heavy with smooth skin. Look for bright colors with a sweet and fruity fragrance. They should give slightly to fingertip pressure, especially along the indented seam. Avoid rock hard, very soft, or shriveled fruit.

How to enjoy the sweet nectarines:

🍑These ‘fuzzless peaches’ make superb additions to fruit salads and for those who enjoy baking; there is nothing quite as tasty as a nectarine cake. They also cook well and taste incredible in pastries, bread, sauces, and meat dishes.
Raw slices are excellent as a topping for cereal, pancakes, or ice cream, as a partner to yogurt, in mixed fruit pies, in rice and chicken salads, in sandwiches, or as a base for chutney.

Do you like nectarines? How do like to eat them?

We want to know 😏

08/11/2021

No summer is complete without a good BBQ meal and a side of corn on the cob.. 😏🌽

Here are 5 interesting facts you might not know about corn:
 
🌽Corn is wild grass. Over 10,000 years ago, people from Southern Mexico collected and consumed a wild grass called 'teosinte', which is now what we call 'maize' (field corn). From Mexico, maize spread during migrations, into the southwest areas of the U.S.A and south to Peru.

🌽BC produces 8.1 million kilograms of sweet corn, which is about 3% of Canadian production. About 30% of the corn is sold to processors to produce frozen corn; the rest is sold as fresh corn-on-the-cob.

🌽Sweet corn is grown commercially in the Okanagan Valley, the Mainland-South Coast region, and Vancouver Island. Sweet corn is a hot weather crop.

🌽Did you know that Corn is an ingredient in fireworks? There are plenty of industrial products that use corn, including paper, antibiotics, glue, insulation, paper, ethanol, shoe polish, cosmetics, detergent, paint, and much more.

🌽Chilliwack, BC has a Corn Farm that has a Maze in it, "The corn maze takes months to plan and weeks to prepare", Each year the Farm creates a new design, based around a topical theme; getting lost at the Chilliwack 12 acres Maze becomes an interactive experience for people of all ages.

What’s your fav corn dish?

08/04/2021

Ahh, Sweet and awesome cherries 🥰🍒

One of the favorite summer fruits is cherries, but did you know these fun facts about them?


🍒Cherries are jam-packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals that are good for your health. To sweeten the deal, they’re low in calories, too! Perfect for that summer snack at the beach ☺️😏

🍒Michigan, US is known as the Cherry Pit Spitting Capital of the World-hosts the International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship every year. The world record for cherry stone spitting is a whopping 93 feet 6.5 inches.
🍒There are two main types of cherries, sweet and tart, Sweet cherries are usually eaten fresh, as a fun snack. Tart cherries are used in baking because they hold their shape better than their sweeter cousins. The tartness also allows bakers to adjust the sweetness level until it’s just right.

🍒The average cherry tree has 7,000 cherries. That’s right. A single tree can yield enough cherries to make 28 pies.

🍒A cherry tree can be harvested in seven seconds.

Do you like cherries?

What’s your fav recipe with cherries?

07/28/2021

Did you know that up until the 16th century, women were prohibited from eating artichokes in many countries because they were still considered to have aphrodisiac properties? 🤨

🟢Since it is Artichoke season ( July - August ) in the western provinces we figured that you may want to know some of the interesting/ funny facts around this flower ( YAY, Artichoke is technically a flower bud that hasn't bloomed yet)

🟢If allowed to flower, blossoms measure up to seven inches in diameter and are a violet-blue color.

🟢California produces 100% of the United States artichoke crop, with Castroville, California calling itself the “Artichoke Center of the World.”

🟢Marilyn Monroe was named Castroville, California’s first Artichoke Queen in 1947.

🟢Artichokes aid digestion, are great for the liver and gallbladder and have been found to improve cholesterol levels, so eat up!

Did you know any of these interesting facts about artichoke?

What's your favorite dish that includes Artichoke?

One of our staff favs is the following Soba noodle bowl that has Artichoke 👉🏼🤤

07/22/2021

Anybody ready to have lunch now?

Would you like to try one of our featured weekly items? 😏

This is our Penne pesto chicken :

🍝 Penne pasta in a white creamy fresh- made pesto sauce with roasted chicken breast, sun dried tomatoes and artichoke hearts, parmesan and toasted walnuts.

Comes with garlic bread and side green salad 🥗

Full menu 👇🏼:

www.jagcatering.ca

07/21/2021

Featured Item alert in the making:📣

Quesadilla with side caesar salad 🌮🥙

Blackened tender slices chicken breast with fried beans, sauteed peppers & onions in Mexican spices, fresh avocado and a blend of Monterrey jack & cheddar cheese.

Served with fire roasted tomato salsa and sour cream.

Franks hot wings 🐥

Mexican fried rice with peppers, corn, celery and tomatoes

07/20/2021

From Hangover cure to Hair dye? 🤨

Beetroot ...

As we all may know already, beetroot is a very healthy and tasty vegetable, which can be boiled, roasted, or used in juices, however, the humble beetroot is more than simply a cooking ingredient ☝🏼

Here are some interesting facts about it:

🔸 Beetroot can be a hangover cure: Betacyanin, the pigment that gives beetroot its color, is an antioxidant, so the humble beetroot could be the key to beating those awful hangovers, Betacyanin speeds up detoxification in your liver, which enables your body to turn the alcohol into a less harmful substance that can be excreted quicker than normal.

🔸It makes you feel better:
Beetroot also contains betaine, a substance that relaxes the mind and is used in other forms to treat depression, it also contains tryptophan, which contributes to a sense of well being.

🔸It has broken world records:
The world’s heaviest beetroot weighed 23.4kg (51.48 lb) and was grown by Ian Neale from the UK in 2001.

Call us to get your dose of beetroot this week 😏🥗📞:

Featured item of the week w/beetroot:

JAG’s spinach salad ( pickled beets, crumbled goat cheese, red onion, candied walnuts, fresh BC blueberries, maple grainy mustard dressing)

Protein add on options:

🐥Chicken (gf) (df)
🐟 Salmon (gf) (df)
🦐 Prawns (gf) (df)
🧆 Falafel (Ve)

07/19/2021

Feeling like having Mediterranean food today?

This is our JAG’s special hummus, it is delightful 🤤☝🏼

This week’s special menu features:

Our Mediterranean Power Bowl that obviously includes our famous + brown rice + Falafels + Parsley tomato onion salad + Kalamata olives, fresh lemons + chili garlic paste and Pita bread...

Full featured menu: 👇🏼

www.jagcatering.ca

07/13/2021

Did you know that green tomatoes are called “Tomatillos” in Spanish?, which means “baby tomatoes”

In reality, tomatillos are more than just baby tomatoes, these little fruits (yup, they are fruits just like tomatoes and cucumbers) are native to and largely grow in Mexico 🇲🇽.

Tomatillos have a slightly more acidic slightly less sweet flavor than ripe and unripe tomatoes. Overall, the flavor is more vegetable and bright, and the interior texture is denser and less watery.

Cooking a tomatillo is pretty straight forward, whether you are roasting, grilling them whole, or chopping them to prepare a good salsa for tacos or green enchiladas.

(Remember that the secret to a good taco 🌮🌯 is a good salsa ☝🏼)

Tomatillos are the versatile, tangy flavor that lights up a spring or summer dinner, they can be anything you want them to be...

Do you have a special recipe that includes tomatillos?

We want to know 👀

07/12/2021

Next time you are feeling like having something fresh and vegan for lunch😏🥗

Try our Kale Caesar Salad W/Falafel:

🥗 Chopped rainbow kale, Crumbled herb croutons, fried capers, pumpkin “parmesan” lemon, vegan Caesar dressing.

07/10/2021

Feeling Hungry? 👀

Would you like to try our Sweet Curry hot entree next time?

This featured item was part of this week's menu for TV/Film productions, Clients simply LOVED IT ❤❤

Would you like to try it?

Send us a DM 📩 or request a quotation at:

www.jagcatering.ca/contact-us/

07/09/2021

Our famous “Peri Peri” sandwich ready to go 🚙🎬:

🔸Grilled chicken thighs
🔸Smoked cheddar
🔸JAG’s famous peri peri sauce
🔸 Tomato, red onion and arugula on a fresh ciabatta roll.

Available in combo ( Soup + house made potato chips)

07/08/2021

Sneak peak of our Mexican street croquettes with Chili lime crema 😏

These Mexican 🌽 croquettes are part of our weekly TV/FILM special menu

Send us a DM 📩to request a quotation.

07/07/2021

At JAG, our philosophy is simple, we use locally sources fresh ingredients and a farm-to-table approach.

                                                                       
                                                   
                     
                       

07/06/2021

Welcome to 🥗

Today, we want to share a few interesting facts and a few tips about one of our favourite ingredients: Lemons 🍋

🍋 They are native from Asia and their name is derived from an Asian word that means “sour fruit”.

🍋Lemon tree leaves can be used to make tea.

🍋 Lemon zest, grated rinds is often used in baking.

Few cooking tips:

🍋 For fluffier rice, add lemon juice to the cooking water.

🍋When cooking with lemon juice, if possible, add it at the end of the cooking time or after the dish has been cooked to minimize or prevent the loss of vitamin C.

🍋Lemon juice can be used as a marinade to tenderize meat.

how do you use lemon in your foods?

07/06/2021

Craving something fresh for lunch?

Our Caesar Salad with Chicken may be a good option for you today☝️

Full disclaimer: All our salads have a farmer's approach to finding the best ingredients, Simple ingredients with extraordinary flavor 🥬

Check our full Salad and Power bowl menu at :

www.jagcatering.ca/salads-power-bowls-poke

07/05/2021

Are you craving something fresh to start your week?

One of our week’s specials “The JAG’s soba noodles? 😛🥙

Check our special menu at 💻📲

www.jagcatering.ca/july-05-09

07/01/2021

From our family to yours, have a wonderful Canada Day!!! 🇨🇦🍁

06/29/2021

Our Baby Back Ribs are part of the “Southern Comfort”.

They are rubbed with our J.A.G famous rub, then cooked slow and smothered in our sweet & smoky J.A.G bbq sauce.

Trust us, you will love them as much as we do ☝🏼🤩

06/29/2021

Sneak peek of our famous 🍔:

Our burgers are handmade and packed with tons of flavour. We make all own spice rubs, spreads, BBQ sauces, and aioli, which take our burgers to a whole new level ☝🏼

$20.50 per person, the order includes:

🍔 Mediterranean Organic Greens.

🍔 Penne Pesto Pasta.

🍔 Fresh Fruit Platter.

🍔 Basket of Gourmet Cookies and Biscotti.

06/28/2021

For the past 15 years, We have been creating menus diverse in culinary heritage that is both nurtured and natured.

Our cooking is simply filled with passion and intent for the love of all things food.

It can be a simple board meeting, summer BBQ, grand opening, or gathering around the table. We bring the same philosophy to all of them including yours.

We look forward to share those special moments with you 🤩

06/24/2021

06/24/2021

Jag Catering is dedicated to maintaining high-level safety during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, However as things begin to open up, We will continue and maintain the same measures in our kitchen until this is completely behind us.

COVID 19 response package available*

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