7/3/2023 0 Comments Pacific northwest states![]() ![]() Food trucks bring fusion cuisine.Īnd don’t worry if adventure eating isn’t your thing. The Food Truck movement is strong all over the Pacific Northwest, but especially Portland. You will find more ethnic diversity in the major cities – particularly Vancouver, B.C., with more variety of cuisine. Boise, Idaho, has a strong Basque community. You will also find many Mexican, Greek, and Italian eateries. Farm-to-table restaurants, localvore cuisine, grass-fed meats, and organically sourced foods are becoming more and more prevalent in PNW eateries.Ĭulturally there’s a robust Asian tradition – Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese restaurants are popular. The focus on environmentalism spills over to our cuisine. You will find much of PNW’s dishes to be produce forward. Due to the temperate climate, a wide variety of produce grows well here. ![]() Quintessential foods include salmon, halibut, oysters, mushrooms, and berries. If you have the flexibility to come in early fall, that’s my pick. The crowds are gone, the weather usually cooperates and even graces us with a few 80+ days as a summer send-off. I think one of the best-kept secrets in the Pacific Northwest is late September – early October. For a beach vacation aim for high summer. But they see a lot more blue sky than we do on the west side. have more extreme climates – it gets very cold in the winter and hot in the summer. But just as likely it can rain for days on end.Įastern Washington, Oregon, and all of Idaho and Eastern B.C. Weeks of drizzly, grey mist.Īpril – June can be glorious, and mild – beautiful days in the mid-’70s are the days we dream of. November to March it’s mildly cold (with a few freezing days), and we get a lot of rain. In western Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia the sunniest, warmest months are July, August, and Septemeber Most of the PNW is considered moderate and we have four seasons. When is the best time to go to the Pacific Northwest?Īs I said the Pacific Northwest includes a broad range of climates. ![]()
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