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Fried Maple Leaves Are Now On The Menu In Toronto

Toronto Has Your Fried Maple Leaves Right Here
Canoe

When we write about a delicacy in a faraway land and wish there was some way it could magically appear before us, we don't really think it'll happen. But then it does.

Fried maple leaves, known as momiji tempura in Japan, have appeared on a menu in Toronto and we're hoping it just keeps spreading across Canada.

The leaves were, until now, a treat found in the Osaka region, and while the Japanese method tends to involve putting the leaves in a salt barrel for a year before placing them in a deep fryer, Canoe's chef John Horne instead decided to pickle the foliage with a variety of spices, then fry them before pairing them with a dish consisting of beets, amaranth and a mulled wine vinaigrette.

So they're not caked in batter the way they appear to be in Japan, but we think it's still making pretty great use of the season's bounty, so to speak.

Would you try out the dish?

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