10 Must Try CANADIAN FOODS

Episode 115: The host Steve Cha (aka Rockstar Eater) gives you the lowdown on the 10 Must Try Canadian Foods. If you are visiting Canada or plan to visit a Canadian restaurant, you might be asking: What must I order? What are some must try Canadian foods? Find out in this Introduction to Canadian Food, in which you will learn the 10 Must Try Canadian Foods.

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[smileguy]

I had a school assignment on foods and I’m Canadian so thank you

[laurentmorin]

It may have been worth mentioning that a lot of these foods are regional/ethnic or simply tourist food. Split pea soup and tourtiere would be difficult to find in any restaurant in English-speaking Canada. It's French-Canadian and Quebecois home cooking, generally. Likewise, a lot of these dishes you may never see in Quebec. Beaver tails are something you will find in touristy places - we don't eat them on the regular. Peameal bacon is very popular in southern Ontario and among old-stock Canadians in Toronto especially but not that popular otherwise. Other great Canadian (but regional) foods include Canadianized Chinese food like Calgary-style ginger beef (you may not find this outside of Western Canada), Thunder Bay bon-bons, Newfoundland Chow Mein (made with cabbage and not noodles) and Quebec's fried noodles (featuring macaroni!). There's also Halifax's donair (it's only recently becoming a bit of a national sensation) and garlic fingers, Vancouver's Japadogs and more. This isn't a bad list necessarily, but they aren't all things that will be easy to find in a restaurant or can even be found in all regions.

[DOSBoxMom]

Pea soup and a bannock certainly sounds like a stick-to-your ribs combo for a cold winter day!

[lindahargreaves]

I'm using this in my ESL class and your video made me hungry :)

[madbahamut]

As a Canadian, I've never had or heard of bannock bread lol Doesn't mean it's not popular, just maybe in certain parts of Canada lol Nanaimo bar however IS LIFE.

[queenteireigns]

I'm coming to Stanstead this weekend. I'm excited

[jneptune]

We are headed up there in 2 weeks and will take your recommendation

[artemia]

Bannock has a funny pronunciation. It isn't ba-knock, but more like ban-ick. Thanks for the video!

[bradlynch]

I have never heard of bannock until this clip but I know what donairs are and wonder why they were not on the list.

[Billy]

I’m 25% Canadian my grandma and her whole family were born and raised in Toronto

[Kegfarms]

Nanaimo bar is the one Canadian food I really want to try the most. I've been craving it ever since I heard about it years ago.

[williamlepage]

The number one for Canadian food ils poutin

[mrshy]

Tourtiere sounds kinda good. Subscribed!

[freakyflow]

#1 Bannock - BAN - ICK A Scotish originate That was brought to Canada And as the Natives mixed with other cultures So was Bannock. I am Metis. And our family still makes it. Mind you its hard to find in a store. It was more of a item in the past due to shortages of food And or a need of a oven to Bake bread..When all you had was a sort of Animal fat And a open fire ...If you attend a Native gathering (Pow wow) You might see it at a vendor..

#2 Beaver Tails ...A food for Tourist You will find this food item in many key visiting areas of Canada...Niagara Falls, Ottawa (Capitial), CN Tower And large fairs. ..Huge sugar filled overpriced waste of money

#3 Butter Tarts : Take it from somone that just polish off a tray of mini butter tarts. They are great with Tea Or coffee You can find them in Walmart stores in Canada And some coffee shops..They do not taste like Butter...The outter crust is more like shortbread cookie And the filling is sweet And a slightly thicker then syrup filling with some soft raisins Sometimes walnuts

#4 Montreal Bagels : Like the name The best place to get these Are in Montreal which put them on the map..
Fairmount is the original bagel baker of the city. I been to this one And you can watch the bagels rolling off the line made seconds before you walk in the door...You can also ask to get the next batch which happens every 5 to 10 mins ...Note I found after getting 8 They tend to get hard quickly later that day / St-Viateur is another Bagel shop since 1957 And others dotted all over Montreal And they have together hundreds of combos of Bagels ..cream cheese, Fresh salmon, herbs etc \

#5 Montreal Smoked meat : = Schwartz’s Deli is the oldest And I find one of the best In Montreal. Price is not too bad Amazing taste..The Deli is not my choice to eat it As You get the hussle And busy surroundings in a very small deli made for 20 to 30 people And a line up down the side of the street after 10/11Am..Order to go And head to the old port of montreal Or up on the hill of Mount Royal Over looking the Cities skyline...Most every place in Montreal serves Smoked meat...This is where you kill two birds with one stone...Order Poutine with montreal smoked meat Or Maple Bacon...Yup the add-ins are endless Foir gras anyone? ...They also sell packets of heatable smoked meat at Costco Canada..You can order from schwartz online shipping too

#6 Nanaimo bars : Very sweet chocolatey richness I have had it And a few varients ..Mint, Carmel, etc You can find them at Bakeries, And food stores Packaged with other brand name goods like flakies, twinkies, etc Some coffee shops

#7 Peameal bacon : Canadian's love there bacon..We are a bacon nation! But most of us stick with normal bacon strips Due to crazy ups and downs of the cost of bacon Peameal always seems that much more money Peameal bacon taste more like a ham then a bacon If that makes sense to you..To throw you a curve like Maple syrup Bacon And smoked bacon And yes it comes packaged like that

#8 Poutine : See number 5..You can get Poutine in many fast food places now to get the idea ..You really need to see Quebec to get the real deal

#9 Split pea soup : Something that took me along time get just right. First time i had it was from a friend of my mom And she would talk Ham hocks /Bones with bits of meat on them And slow cook it for hours on hours Adding in Celery, Carrots, Onion, Green split peas NEVER YELLOW PEAS...as i was told by her... Potato And herbs..The trick to her's was when to add this and that in And take a whole day to make it The only thing she told be about making it was the Bone marrow really added to the broth ...Because of the richness And being a heavy soup It is mostly made in colder months And a side of garlic toast..A few French diners maybe have it

#10 : Tourtiere You will find many versions of this along the east coast of Canada As you get into diffrent regions from diffrent French cultures And non French.. Metis Acadian Quebecois...You will find from family to family Town to town One with more spice Or chunks of meat instead of ground Or minced Moose, Deer, Duck, Beef, Beaver. Yup Chicken! Diffrent spices And herbs ..I had one where the meat was braised in red wine Very common is the onion, celery, carrot - See Cajun cooking basic veggies..Cajun's are the French culture in the southern states of America.At one time they were also Canadians that moved south When the Acadians left Quebec

#11 Canada has many items of foods not shown on menus Or labeled "Canadian" I have lived here all my life..And never had many of the foods offered How many out there ever had a "saskatoon pie"? ..As a kid i ate the berries before I know what they taste like But never a pie form Or had Arctic Char fish (taste like trout i hear) I have had moose stew And a Jigg's dinner in newfoundland ( everything is boiled)

- Rockstar Eater : Thanks for the upload Eh? lol I think one of the strongest links to Canadian "foods" is with the French As many stick to the same methods over the hundreds of years And took what Canada had to offer

[Estenberg]

Toronto has a great restaurant scene. Come to think of it, so does Vancouver, (maybe better than Toronto's), and to some extent, so does Québec, and maybe even Montréal (although Montréal has focused on more 'niche dishes, ' like bagels, & pizza). Food-wise, mostly only two cultures have made Canada what it is today: Chinese, and to a lesser extent, French. Outside of these, the third greatest positive influence on the Canadian food scene are the indigenous cultures and the many ancient local ingredients. So if you aren't going to eat "Duck Confit" or "Pâté de Foie Gras" in Québec City, or "Fried Lobster in XO Sauce" in Toronto, you'll be feasting on "Grilled Moose Steaks" in upper Saskatchewan, or "Stewed Seaweed-Berries with Salted Giant Cod" up on the coast of Labrador. Truly, Canada had a unique and underrated World-Class Culinary Scene that has yet to be discovered and explored by the more influential palettes on the planet. I just wonder which of the great (non-US) food cities will be the first to open an authentic "Canadian Restaurant, " Paris, Amsterdam, Dubai, Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore, Geneva, Shanghai, Berlin, etc. My money is on Tokyo or Amsterdam. Tokyo because they are taken-in by fads there, and Amsterdam because it was the first city in Europe to open an authentic Mexican Restaurant, and because it has easier access to Canadian Ingredients. Either way, I'll be there on opening day, cash in-hand, with my mouth open and my tongue hanging out.

[tusk]

you really need to try Hawaiian pizza (invented in Ontario Canada) also Donair from Halifax Canada and Pâté Chinois from Montréal Canada

[TheCanadianFurry]

Montreal Smoked Meat sandwiches are so damn good, i absolutely love them, one of my favourite canadian foods

[petermcdonald]

Bannock originally came from Scotland and was adapted by Canadian aboriginals often referred to as fry bread. It’s not very common accepts at fairs the same as beaver tails.

Butter tarts originated in England.

What is in a Nanaimo bar? Bikers and hookers.

Split pea soup started in England.

[melissaforman]

you could have added maple treats or maple syrup But the video was good either way i really liked it and i live in canada

[BookwormGirl]

It's called Beaver Tails because it's in the shape of a Beaver's Tail and Beavers are a Canadian feature