Canadian Food

Is there such a thing as a Canadian cuisine?

Well yes, and no.

Yes, there are dishes which are considered to be Canadian like butter tarts, beaver tails, < a href=http://seasonalcooking.suite101.com/article.cfm/barbecue_bison_burgers> bison burgers, thousand island salad dressing, fiddle heads, Naniamo bars and poutine but if you haven't heard of most of these you're not alone. Not too many people eat Canadian cuisine or know much about it. Few know what Arctic Char is (its a fish and I've never had it). And I've never actually had poutine - fries with gravy and cheese curd or beaver tails - deep fried pasty in a beaver tail shape.

The first identifiable Canadian dish was butter tarts but sadly the donut has replaced that. Fiddle heads can be bought in early summer sometimes. I've had them. Buffalo burgers aren't mainly Canadian we share that with the Americans.

There's also the problem that so much Canadian cooking isn't allowed anymore. Muskox has long been tabooed along with real seal flipper pie and bbq whale bladder.

Here are some of my Canadian articles for your Canada Day celebration:

Bison Burgers

< href=http://seasonalcooking.suite101.com/article.cfm/bannock_campfire_bread> Camp fire bread

< href=http://seasonalcooking.suite101.com/article.cfm/bbq_salmon> BBQ salmon