What's your favorite "Canadian" food?

[Samurai Joey]

So poutine, Quebec's most famous fish, which is basically potato fries, cheese curds, and 'gravy' is not Canadian because all those main ingredients are certainly not originally Canadian?

Blackrock13, in my earlier post, I had listed poutine as a Canadian food:

"...It's worth noting that none of the foods that's been identified in this thread are truly Canadian in origin or invention except for chicken balls, Nanaimo bars, and poutine."

 

[blackrock13]

Blackrock13, in my earlier post, I had listed poutine as a Canadian food:

"...It's worth noting that none of the foods that's been identified in this thread are truly Canadian in origin or invention except for chicken balls, Nanaimo bars, and poutine."

Yet by your expanded definition, it shouldn't qualify as it's basic components aren't truly Canadian in origin. It's your definition that is lacking.

 

[dcbogey]

Any game bird with a side of fiddle heads and wild rice.

 

[Submariner]

Hm, I've tried Caplansky's twice, once in the restaurant and once at the food truck. In general I found it dry and not all that tasty. Also the food truck portions were abysmal for the price. ...

What he said. Found Kaplansky's to be very disappointing, and that was a year before TripleD was there to hype it.

 

[Samurai Joey]

Yet by your expanded definition, it shouldn't qualify as it's basic components aren't truly Canadian in origin. It's your definition that is lacking.

As I recall when I checked my earlier posts, I made no mention of the basic components of the food, only whether the food was invented or developed in Canada. By that definition, poutine is Canadian.

Maple syrup, on the other hand, is not strictly "Canadian", since it was invented by indigenous people who lived in lands that are a part of both Canada and the US, before either nation even existed.

 

[Submariner]

The Bloody Caesar.

 

[Klute]

I just meant food that was enjoyed in Canada and not widely appreciated/known in other parts of the world.

 

[diehard]

The Bloody Caesar.

Food not drinks.

Anyway here I go:

Steam Whistle

 

[Submariner]

Food not drinks.

The Bloody Caesar is garnished with a stalk of celery .... so there, food and drink. :thumb: And meeting Klute's requirement of "enjoyed in Canada and not widely appreciated/known in other parts of the world". Have you ever tried ordering a Bloody Caesar in the States?

 

[diehard]

The Bloody Caesar is garnished with a stalk of celery .... so there, food and drink. :thumb: And meeting Klute's requirement of "enjoyed in Canada and not widely appreciated/known in other parts of the world". Have you ever tried ordering a Bloody Caesar in the States?

LOL! It's delicious, I love that drink!

So you're saying that the Bloody Caeser is genuinely Canadian?

 

[lomotil]

Lake Trout washed down with Canadian Club and Canada Dry Ginger Ale in the Haliburton!

 

[Submariner]

So you're saying that the Bloody Caeser is genuinely Canadian?

A Caesar or Bloody Caesar is a cocktail created and primarily consumed in Canada. It typically contains vodka, Clamato (a proprietary blend of tomato juice and clam broth), hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce, and is served with ice in a large, celery salt-rimmed glass, typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime.

The Caesar was invented in 1969 by restaurant manager Walter Chell of the Calgary Inn (today the Westin Hotel) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He devised the cocktail after being tasked to create a signature drink for the Calgary Inn's new Italian restaurant. He mixed vodka with clam and tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce and other spices, creating a drink similar to a Bloody Mary but with a uniquely spicy flavour.

Chell said his inspiration came from Italy. He recalled that in Venice, they served Spaghetti alle vongole, spaghetti with tomato sauce and clams. He reasoned that the mixture of clams and tomato sauce would make a good drink, and mashed clams to form a "nectar" that he mixed with other ingredients.

According to Chell's granddaughter, his Italian ancestry led him to call the drink a "Caesar". The longer name of "Bloody Caesar" is said to differentiate the drink from the Bloody Mary.

The Bloody Caesar quickly became a popular mixed drink within Canada where over 350 million Caesars are consumed annually and it has inspired numerous variants. However, the drink remains virtually unknown outside the country.

 

[Naughty Nuru]

Poutine All the way!! The brilliantly delicious combo of cheese curds and gravy over fries... divinely inspired uber yumminess!
Poutine is so popular here but totally unheard of elsewhere. Actually, most countries I've visited have never heard of even gravy as a topper for fries which is standard here.

 

[anon1]

Actually, most countries I've visited have never heard of even gravy as a topper for fries which is standard here.

I was in a cafeteria in California and ordered fries. Asked the server to put gravy on them, she laughed at me.

 

[funquest]

Swiss Chalet sucks!

:thumb:

but Chalet sauce with fries...mmmmm.