Welcome @stopnonstop
Hors d’oeuvres are over there, and drinks are behind you.
Tripler
Please pay no mind to the livestock–it’s a long story.
Welcome!
And yeah, what Tripler said. Since it’s Christmas, of all the places you’ve lived, what one dish would be your favourite (for Christmas)?
Welcome!
Exactly what I did. Didn’t trust my self-discipline enough to join while I was still working.
British despite the moniker, BTW.
I visited Canada once, for about an hour, in the '80s - and got food poisoning from a footlong. But I don’t hold grudges. 
j
Welcome! Whats the story behind your username?
Please don’t say poutine. 
You’re fine, regarding the forum. Welcome aboard!
Hah! He (I presume the he) has lived in Europe, Asia and two parts of Canada. He can say Toronto poutine or Vancouver poutine (If there’s a difference). Now if he says Italian poutine, I’ll wonder.
And I’ll widen my question from “Christmas meal” to anything.
It might be better to check this forum to see if those threads already exist.
Favourite Christmas food? Never been a big fan of turkey. I’ve always enjoyed seafood at this time of year and have a disappearing scar on my finger from shucking oysters in France to prove it. My wife is Korean, so I’d say rice cake soup is my favourite holiday food - it’s delicious and has symbolic importance for this time of year. As far as poutine, I use to eat it about five days a week from a food truck that pulled up outside the warehouse I used to work at way back in the day. No lobster or truffles, just unhealthy deliciousness that kept you warm.
No significance. If stopnonstop was taken, my back up could’ve been potsnonpots.
Potsnonstop would’ve been palindromic !
Please don’t consider poutine to be some sort of Canadian national dish. It’s really mostly a Quebecois thing.
To be fair, Quebec – and Montreal in particular – is really a foodie paradise, combining the traditional French love of good food with ethnic variety. Where pouitine fits into this picture is a matter of opinion. Personally, as a devout Canadian and former Montrealer who appreciates its world-class smoked meat and keilbassa, I’ve never even tasted poutine.
Sounds good. My wife is into Asian foods and looked it up. We’ll likely need to find it online as there are no Korean/Asian communities around. Her online friend says it’s “heavier than expected”. She’s promised some for February 17th as that’s the Lunar New Year.
I’ve had “real” Canadian Poutine and it’s as heavy as expected.
Beat me to it. All foreigners who think Canadians go bat-crap-crazy for poutine—well, we don’t. It really is a Quebec thing, though yes, it is available elsewhere. And a lot of us just plain don’t like it. I myself regard it as “a heart attack on a plate.” Fries deserve vinegar and salt, maybe a side of gravy on occasion, but never cheese curds.
And Montreal has so much more to offer than poutine. A Montreal smoked meat sandwich (especially in Montreal), beats poutine any day. Montreal bagels rival New York’s. If you’re in Montreal, and all you’re looking for is poutine, thinking that it’s the pinnacle of “Canadian cuisine,” then you’re missing out on all the foodie treats Montreal has to offer.