BuffaloBill Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 What’s your favorite Canadian food? Like the U.S. the Canucks have a hard argument around claiming foods as all their own given the heavy borrowing (stealing) from immigrant cultures. However, a meal that includes poutine, peamean bacon and butter tarts would leave my American ass feeling pretty Canucky. Personally I would say those three are in a tie as the holy trinity of Canadian eats. Also, I think anything involving Maple, excluding syrup, is just a tourist trap pile of ****. What do you think? BTW - while several of my Canadian friends might argue otherwise, Beer is not a food.
Another Fan Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Was gonna say Canadian bacon and Labatt's but you seemed to have covered that already
plenzmd1 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Whatever the food truck at the Downer is serving
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Canadian food just tastes....different. I’ve had a couple great meals in Montreal, but I guess that is the French influence. I have never been to Vancouver, however, which I’ve heard is a really great food town.
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Wife & I had dinner in the French quarter of Montreal several years ago. There are no street signs, along the curbs because they plow the sidewalks too. Had a great French meal, but our rental car had a ticket, when we came back. It was a rental car with Vermont plates. The ticket had some boxes along the top with: Quebec, Ontario, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York. The officer checked some box, but NOT Vermont. I'm sure some poor SOB is still swearing he wasn't even in Montreal, but we never heard anything about it again.
BuffaloBill Posted February 24, 2018 Author Posted February 24, 2018 1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said: Whatever the food truck at the Downer is serving I would guess that you do not go to the downer for food. 57 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Canadian food just tastes....different. I’ve had a couple great meals in Montreal, but I guess that is the French influence. I have never been to Vancouver, however, which I’ve heard is a really great food town. Vancouver is a great foodie city. The seafood and Asian influences are outstanding. Many very good dim sum spots. Suprisingly Toronto is not know as a “food city” though I think that is unfair. Montreal and Vancouver are held in much higher regard.
Augie Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Montreal and Vancouver are two places I really want to go. Mrs Augie travels too much for work already, and life in general has gotten in the way. It looks like there’s more travel in our future....and that’s a good thing. Other than the beer and Canadian bacon, I got nuthin’. Doesn’t Duffs have some spots up there? Yeah, probably not what you were looking for.....
BuffaloBill Posted February 24, 2018 Author Posted February 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Augie said: Montreal and Vancouver are two places I really want to go. Mrs Augie travels too much for work already, and life in general has gotten in the way. It looks like there’s more travel in our future....and that’s a good thing. Other than the beer and Canadian bacon, I got nuthin’. Doesn’t Duffs have some spots up there? Yeah, probably not what you were looking for..... I travel a bunch for work also but would always be ready to go to Vancouver or Montreal. Both are great cities and I’m sure Mrs. Augie would enjoy either. They are very different, night and day really.
BillsPride12 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Have had Killer French Onion Soup in Montreal but other than that nothing has ever stood out to me
SoTier Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 So, what are some "native" Canadian food -- ie, developed in Canada, not imported with immigration settlers? The only thing I can think of is poutine.
EersN'Bills Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Poutine is one that comes to mind. Barberian's on Elm St. in Toronto makes some of the best steaks I've ever had but obviously that's not a native Canadian food. Anyone else ever been there?
mead107 Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Had great pancakes in Quebec. Don’t remember the name.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Poutine any other answer is wrong
BringBackFergy Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Every summer we go to Canada for a fishing trip. While there, we get a few packages of breakfast sausage for our breakfasts at fishing camp. They are pork, veal, super mild, natural casing, and when you fry them a few minutes and then put them in the oven for awhile, they come out snapping, hot and soooo freaking good (especially with eggs, toast or with the pancakes we make with our pure syrup). It fills your belly before fishing all day. Easily my favorite food in Canada and I can’t find them anywhere in the States.
KD in CA Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 I thought they just ate day-old American food.
145B4IDIE Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 So . . . I heard you can get poutine at McDonalds in Canada? True?
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