# Is There Such A Thing As "Canadian Food"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274 "2010-09-27T21:15:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/41 "2010-09-28T15:10:39Z")
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine\_r%C3%A2p%C3%A9e](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine_r%C3%A2p%C3%A9e) Poutine Rapé - not like Quebec poutine at all. Delicious in an artery-clogging way! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Nene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/da6949/32.png) [@El\_Nene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Nene)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/42 "2010-09-28T15:11:58Z")
Uh, can you say snow-cones? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/43 "2010-09-28T15:18:55Z")
> [@El\_Nene](#): > > Uh, can you say snow-cones? EWWWW, it’s YELLOW!!! ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/44 "2010-09-28T16:21:07Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > > [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > > > Per their website, there are Tim Hortons in Michigan, Maine, Connecticut, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and I can vouch that they’re all over New York City now. > > But not Texas. And they are Canadian in origin. Though now owned by Wendy’s. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/45 "2010-09-28T17:41:35Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > Your bar would have to offer rye and ginger (rye whiskey and ginger ale). And [bloody caesars.](http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/05/13/bloody-caesar-calgary-cocktail-drink-anniversary.html) ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/46 "2010-09-28T17:54:54Z")
> [@Huerta88](#): > > > [@carnut](#): > > > > But not Texas. And they are Canadian in origin. > > Though now owned by Wendy’s. Nope - Spun back off as an independent in 2006. It is now returned to being a Canadian company. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/47 "2010-09-28T18:26:02Z")
There is a restaurant down the road from the lab called ‘Bugaboo Creek’. They call themselves a Canadian restaurant. There is a talking moose head on the wall that greets you. ‘Rustic’ atmosphere. Their menu includes such northern wonders as ‘lumberjack fries’ and ‘Bunyan onions’. Obviously this must be authentic Canadian fare. Right? ---
**Author:** ![Susanann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/48 "2010-09-28T18:41:57Z")
Memorable quotes for **Canadian Bacon** (1995) : \*\*Smiley: When have you ever heard anyone say, “Honey, lets stay in and order Canadian food”? \*\* . ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/49 "2010-09-28T20:14:15Z")
> [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](#): > > Are you saying a tourtière is like a pâté chinois but without the corn? Not by my definition anyway. A tourtière is a pie (with dough on top and bottom) containing ground beef, and often veal and pork as well. A pâté chinois is a layer of ground beef, a layer of corn, and a layer of mashed potatoes. That’s a good point. There are a lot of variations of this dish, and I like to put a crust in the pan, but most people probably make it as you describe. I’ve seen variations on the meat pie where it’s cooked in a large pie pan or smaller tort pan, hence its name, but also a kind of pocket with dough wrapped over the filling. Lots of debate locally on how to make the best meat pie. One local variation is made with salmon and diced potatoes. Good, but maybe you know if has traditional roots. ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/50 "2010-09-28T20:30:47Z")
How about dulse? That’s pretty Canadian, if you ask me (though Wikipedia says they eat it in Iceland as well). Anyone had it? ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/51 "2010-09-28T20:38:27Z")
Calgary Red-Eye - beer and tomato juice. I’ve never had the nerve to drink it. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/52 "2010-09-29T00:23:47Z")
> [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](#): > > Calgary Red-Eye - beer and tomato juice. > > I’ve never had the nerve to drink it. > **[Michelada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelada)** > > A michelada (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Spanish pronunciation: \[mitʃeˈlaða\]) is a Mexican drink made with beer, lime juice, assorted sauces (often chili-based), spices, and chili peppers. It is served in a chilled, salt-rimmed glass. There are numerous variations of this beverage throughout Mexico. > In Mexico City, the most co... ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/53 "2010-09-29T00:35:15Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > There is a restaurant down the road from the lab called ‘Bugaboo Creek’. > They call themselves a Canadian restaurant. > There is a talking moose head on the wall that greets you. > ‘Rustic’ atmosphere. > > Their menu includes such northern wonders as ‘lumberjack fries’ and ‘Bunyan onions’. > > Obviously this must be authentic Canadian fare. > Right? As authentic as the Outback Restaurant is for Australian. 🙂 > [@Sal\_Ammoniac](#): > > How about dulse? That’s pretty Canadian, if you ask me (though Wikipedia says they eat it in Iceland as well). Anyone had it? Yes - it’s gross. It tastes like iodine. I like the idea of moose, cariboo, bison, prairie chicken, etc. being served. ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/54 "2010-09-29T02:11:23Z")
In Canada, a pizza topped with bacon, mushrooms & pepperoni is commonly named the “Canadian.” Is this a popular combination for pizza in other countries, and do they call it something else? ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/55 "2010-09-29T02:47:59Z")
Cretons on toast. I’d forgotten about that one. Canadians seem real big on toast, and that is not a regionalism. Be sure to offer decent hot teas. Not Liptons. And Labatt’s Brador as one of your beers. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/56 "2010-09-29T02:51:58Z")
> [@heathen\_earthling](#): > > In Canada, a pizza topped with bacon, mushrooms & pepperoni is commonly named the “Canadian.” Is this a popular combination for pizza in other countries, and do they call it something else? If you were in Manitoba, you should have sour cream as an ingredient on offer. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/57 "2010-09-29T05:51:29Z")
You’ve inspired me, **Le Ministre** : Pizza toppings by province: - BC - Smoked salmon - Alberta - Alberta beef - Saskatchewan - Farmer’s sausage - Manitoba - Sour cream - Ontario - Organic, grass fed, 100% sustainable prosciuto - Quebec - Cheese and gravy - Newfoundland - Herring (choked, of course) - Nova Scotia - Lobster - New Brunswick - Cod - PEI - Potatoes - Yukon - Caribou - Northwest Territories - White fish from Great Slave Lake - Nunavut - Seal liver ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/58 "2010-09-29T06:40:05Z")
> [@Huerta88](#): > > Here’s menus from a couple of (very tasty) Quebec restaurants that have a Canada theme. Conclusion: Frenchy, plus a lot of wild game/seafood. > > [Untitled Document](http://www.auxancienscanadiens.qc.ca/menu.php) > [http://www.beaverclub.ca/](http://www.beaverclub.ca/) Heard every night at the door to the Beaver Club: “Aw crap, it’s a _restaraunt_.” ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/59 "2010-09-29T17:18:44Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > > [@Huerta88](#): > > > > Here’s menus from a couple of (very tasty) Quebec restaurants that have a Canada theme. Conclusion: Frenchy, plus a lot of wild game/seafood. > > > > [Untitled Document](http://www.auxancienscanadiens.qc.ca/menu.php) > > [http://www.beaverclub.ca/](http://www.beaverclub.ca/) > > Heard every night at the door to the Beaver Club: > > “Aw crap, it’s a _restaraunt_.” Settle down Beavis. Yeah, no, we snickered pretty much all the way through dinner. Both really good restaurants that have focused in on the best local ingredients, of which Canada has a bunch. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274/60 "2010-09-29T17:30:57Z")
How about sandwiches made with butter on both sides of the bread? When I lived in Canada, everyone seemed to do this. Didn’t matter what sandwich they were making, butter was first spread on both “inside” sides of the bread. I even witnessed a few people doing this with a hot dog bun before making one. And I can’t believe this hasn’t been mentioned yet: A restaurant serving Canadian food obviously has to serve its milk from bags. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-canadian-food/555274.md?page=4)