Is food better in Canada or UK (An Honest Review)

Canada vs the UK: who has the best food? As a Canadian living in the UK for the last 8 years, I have a LOT of thoughts on food lol poutine versus a Sunday roast.... maple syrup vs a Full English... let's chat!

0:00 what's going on?
0:24 Canadian food
6:54 British food
8:16 party party party!
9:48 food but also history
12:34 best Canadian food
13:49 best British food
15:25 mini rant
17:01 Canada vs the UK - who wins?

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Hey! I'm Alanna - a thirty-something documenting my life as a Canadian living in England.

I share the ups and downs of an expat living abroad and what it's really like living in the UK. It's not always easy, but there's been so many wonderful experiences, too. I post a Youtube video every Tuesday plus an additional video every Saturday on Patreon + YT Memberships. I also livestream every Wednesday and Sunday at 5:30pm GMT/BST on Twitch.

Alanna x

[AdventuresAndNaps]

🎉 want to join our annual party? 🎉 starts this FRIDAY 5pm BST! (and potentially goes all weekend!)

[HoneyBadger]

Recently been on a Royal Caribbean cruise. We're from the UK but most of the guests were from North America. The most popular breakfast food? Full English. By a country mile.

[lawrencegt]

At college I asked a Canadian classmate "what's a Canadian staple?" He responded "Beer".

[davidioanhedges]

One of the most British foods, we eat more of it than anyone else, is Baked Beans ... which originally came from what is now Canada .. it was a native American dish sweetened with Maple Syrup!

[paulfisher]

My wife and I live in Virginia, USA, and visited the UK for two weeks last May. Now back in the States, we miss British cuisine so much. We spent most of our time in York, Northumberland, and the Lake District. We often ate in a pub, and I have to say the food was fantastic! I had steak and ale pie on three occasions, and it was so yummy! Speaking of ale, WOW! I love beer, and the cask ales in England were incredible. But perhaps that is a story that I should add to your beer-tasting videos. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

[danhodson]

What's a "DonAir CarBob"? 😅 Great video as always!

[robertpearson]

Another (much older) Southern Ontarian here (Stoney Creek) and I have to agree with you. There is no definitive Canadian food. There are plenty of regional specialties like the ones you mention but no national dish. I’d never even heard of poutine until twenty years ago and it only became popular outside of Quebec about the same time that the rest of the world started to become familiar with it. Peameal bacon (which I love but only as an occasional thing, try in on eggs benny) is more of an Ontario thing. Canada is a relatively young country populated by people from elsewhere (except of course for the indigenous population) so most of the dishes originated elsewhere as well. The positive side of that is that if you want a wide food variety it isn’t hard to find here, especially in major urban areas.

[felonmarmer]

There is veggie haggis. Made of Oats, Lentils, Rapeseed Oil, Kidney Beans, Onions, Carrot, Swede, Mushrooms, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Salt, Spices, Pepper.

[roberttaylor]

My go to British meal. Liver bacon and onions mashed spuds and peas

[peterfarley]

We were visiting Ottawa and had a couple of days in Toronto. Our daughter's Canadian husband said "For a quintessential sample of Ontario food culture, grab a peameal sandwich with mustard from the carousel bakery and a butter tart from any bakery stall". We did both - and both were delicious to the VIA Rail ride back to Ottawa

[sarahclapham]

Hey Alana, recently moved to the UK (like 2 weeks ago). There’s all kinds of places around the GTA that have had donairs for years now, you were totally missing out! I was born and raised in Halifax though and definitely home of the best donairs.
They are much like the lamb doners you get here but the donair meat is made with ground beef put in the food processor with spices then cooked on a spit like you see the lamb they shave off for doners or chicken they shave off for like a shwarma wrap. The sauce is condensed milk with garlic powder and vinegar to thicken, served on a warm, split pita with chopped tomato and onion. Next time you’re back in the Southern Ontario search a few of the pizzerias around your parents home and you’ll likely find one of them has donairs.
Have loved watching you as we prepared to move here and also now that we’re living in the UK as well.
Take care!

[grimwulf]

The PM needs to announce a new task force to prosecute people who pronounce 'doner' 'kebab' 'bannock' and 'bagel' the way you just did lolol

[NickBrown-phxd]

Hi Alanna
This is my first most on here, but here goes...
Been watching your videos for a number of years and they are probably the most consistently entertaining watches on the platform....Your transformation into the contented, self confident person you are today has been a joy to witness!
Back to the subject of British food though....Why was our No1 national dish missing from your list???? Chicken Tikka Masala! And have you ever tried it??
xx

[howardkey]

Alanna, obviously the best food is found wherever The Butler is cooking it. 👨‍🍳🍕🍕👧😊

[Zzz-bqpq]

Stornoway black pudding is a must try.

[ravinloon]

The best way to enjoy foods is to go for the local speciality as you travel... a Cornish Pasty in Cornwall, a Lancashire Hot Pot in Lancashire, Haggis in Scotland, a Devon Cream Tea... There will be something in the local family run Bakery, served in the local Pub or Tea Room, Offered at the Fair or Fate or from a Van, in the Market or the local B&B will serve it for breakfast. I love your journey of discovery.

[britishknightakaminininja]

The Bannock is a traditional Scottish bread and there's a whole place named Bannockburn in Scotland (and a National Heritage site) which was the scene of one of the most famous historical battles betwixt England and Scotland, and which involved the legendary Scottish hero, Robert The Bruce. It is almost certain that the very name of the Bannock food was from where it originated. Just as the Yorkshire Pudding originated in Yorkshire, the Lancashire Hotpot came from Lancashire, the Eccles Cake from Eccles, or even how the sandwich originated from the Earl of Sandwich.

Traditionally it was made from oats and cooked on a skillet, a common enough cooking method in Scotland historically, as per 'Scotch Pancakes'. Obviously, Canada was heavily settled by the Scots (who found many areas of Canada to have a familiar climate, and who of course appreciated the mountains and hillsides and lakes that reminded them of home), along with the French, and those two different influences have a profound effect on Canada even today.

[Sidneyferretpi]

A Staffordshire oatcake goes with everything and makes for a great savoury breakfast.

[grumpy_older_man]

According to Google, Hawaiian Pizza was invented by a Greek in Chatham Ontario.
And I know that a Japanese chef in Vancouver British Columbia invented the California Roll.
As a Canadian these are foods I enjoy and eat regularly.

[gordonwallin]

Alanna, Bannock kinda rhyms with Canuck. It was called, before enlightened times, "Indian Bread". Vancouver has such a diversity of cuisines due to influences from Califorian, but mostly we're on the gateway to Asia, so there's lots of Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, but mostly Japanese and Indian. "Infusion Cuisine". Japanese tourists come to try "Japadogs" and Indian tourists want Butterchicken Pizza. None of this stuff existed when I was a kid.
Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.