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Conference kaosws::canada

Title:True North Strong & Free
Notice:Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:POLAR::RICHARDSON
Created:Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1040
Total number of notes:13668

145.0. "Typically Canadian Food/Dishes ???" by BEST1::ATKINSON (Alan Atkinson - Geneva) Tue Jan 03 1989 08:14

    Over the holidays we had some European friends over. The conversation
    turned to food and they were mentioning what food was a "typical"
    dish for their country. Then they asked us what a "typical" Canadian
    dish was. After alot of thought my wife and I came up with a few
    dishes:
    - meat pie (sorry for spelling - torte d'aire)
    - shepards pie ( sp again - pot tisha moi)
    - Ontario apple pancake
    - maple syrup - kinda
    
    In case this conversation comes up again and so we as Canadians don't have
    to blunder .... what are some "typically" Canadian dishes. I imagine
    that different parts of the country (different orgins) have different
    dishes. Thanks in advance.
    
       
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145.1Regional vs NationalKAOO01::LAPLANTETHE INTERLOPERTue Jan 03 1989 11:1126
    I think it would be fairly difficult to identify 'typical' Canadian
    dishes. The country is so large and diverse that we probably have
    more regional dishes than we do national.
    
    For instance, your examples were primarily French Canadian dishes:
    	tourtiere - meat pie traditionally served during Christmas season
    	pate chinois - shepherd's pie
    
    Other Quebec dishes are 
    	ragout de pattes - pig's knuckles in a brown gravy
    	tarte au sucre - sugar pie so sweet it hurts
    
    Newfoundland has some fantastic dishes that aren't found anywhere
    else ie figgy duff. As I am not from there, although I go to a local
    Newfie restaurant, I can't give much information.
    
    Similarly, the Prairies are famous for perogies, a Ukrainian dumpling.
    
    I am sure people from across the country will be putting in their
    regional dishes.
    
    What do people think about putting in some recipes for these dishes?
    Maybe in another note to be titled _RECIPES_?
    
    Roger
    
145.2RECIPES WANTEDBEST1::ATKINSONit's not over till the fat lady singsTue Jan 03 1989 13:014
    I think the recipe idea is great. We can share the fine art of Canadain
    cuisine. I'd love to hear about the Newfoundland recipe. Waiting
    in anticipation with a watering mouth.
    
145.3one more..OTOFS::LALONDEWork! Work! Work! Work! Work!Tue Jan 03 1989 15:061
    An official Canadian dish is "PEA SOUP".
145.4NewfoundlandTRCA03::OBRIENGlenn O'Brien @TRC 18/6Tue Jan 03 1989 15:133
    I'll see what Newfoundland recipes I can dig up.
    
    Glenn
145.5From God's Country ...TRCO01::FINNEYKeep cool, but do not freeze ...Tue Jan 03 1989 16:0813
    From my Cape Breton past:
    
    - Solomon Gundy
    
    - Rapi Pie (Acadian)
    
    - Lobster Steamed in BEER (had some in Maine this New Year's)
    
    - Fiddleheads with butter sauce (to go with the lobster)
    
    
    
    Scooter
145.6What's in that there thing ?BEST1::ATKINSONit's not over till the fat lady singsWed Jan 04 1989 06:034
    Some of these dishes have rather interesting names but unfortunately
    they don't mean too much to me. Maybe we could mention just a little
    about the dish. For example what's in Figgy Duff, Solomon Gundy
    and Rapi Pie.
145.7and from NBMSEE::SYLVAINKeep on runningWed Jan 04 1989 10:4217
145.8We have great food too!!!DUB01::EGRIThu Jan 05 1989 07:3613
    Bonjour mes amis,
    
    I have a wonderful little cook book entitled "Food a la Canadien"
    which has a plethora of great native Cnadian recipes from all over
    the country. I'll make a point of bringing it in tomorrow and giving
    you a list of its mouth-watering contents.
    
    Anyone interested in any of the recipes can get in touch with me
    and I shall be more than happy to send them along.
    
    Happy New Year to all of you.
    
    Ted (a Canadian in exile in Ireland.) 
145.9"Just What the Cook Ordered !"BEST1::ATKINSONit's not over till the fat lady singsThu Jan 05 1989 08:324
    That is exactly the kind of book we need. Do you remember where
    you got it? Maybe I can get my family to find it and send it over.
    In the mean time I'd love to have som eof those tasty Canadian recipes.
    Thanks in advance.
145.10The Canadian CookbookKAOO01::LAPLANTETHE INTERLOPERThu Jan 05 1989 11:086
    I also will bring in a cookbook I have _The Canadian Cookbook_ which,
    although it has mostly common recipes, has a complete section on
    regional dishes. This is quite an old book but I will list the author
    when I get it here.
    
    Roger
145.11MoreOTOFS::LALONDEWork! Work! Work! Work! Work!Thu Jan 05 1989 11:5012
    I remembered another official Canadian dish.
    
    		POUTINE
    
    Its french fries covered with cheese and gravy! Very popular in
    Quebec.
    
    Another pate if you want to call it that my family has enjoyed for
    years is "Tete au Fromage". Has nothing to do with Cheese by the
    way. The pate is like Croton which was metioned earlier.
    	The way my parents make it is from Grounded pig's knuckles,
    ognions and other spices. Its ok!
145.12What it is ...TRCO01::FINNEYKeep cool, but do not freeze ...Thu Jan 05 1989 11:5713
    Solomon Gundy is Pickled Herring.
    
    Rapi Pie is a meat pie (chicken, rabbit, deer, beef ...) which has
    a "crust" (sort of) that is made from potato. The interesting thing
    is how much physical effort is required. When my wife makes it,
    she mashes raw potato up, and puts it in an old pillow case, which
    I then spend hours squeezing and pressing and squashing in order
    to force out the starch (which comes out as a pinkish-red fluid).
    The resulting potato mash is combined with magicke and the meat
    and other stuff into a sort of pie. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm....
    
    
    Scooter
145.13Memory like a sieveDUB01::EGRIFri Jan 06 1989 09:1416
    Re 9
    
    Sorry folks I forgot to bring in the book. We got the book as a
    gift before we left Canada so I don't know where it was bought.
    
    I'm up in Belfast next week teaching a course. I'll bring the book
    up with me and pass along all the necessary info on Monday.
    
    Sorry about that. This sounds like it's going to be a very tasty
    note.
    
    See ya on Monday
    
    Ted (the EXILE)
    
    
145.14Poutine and a Brador to go...KAOM25::RUSHTONInspired lunacyFri Jan 06 1989 16:5336
Re: < Note 145.13 by DUB01::EGRI >
       -< Memory like a sieve >-

Ted, old son:

	Glad to see that you are still active in NOTES.  Anyone who
can drive around Dublin with me in tow and not get us lost, must
have a memory better than a sieve or do you often have occasion
to visit Pearse Street, the airport and the Naas road at one go?

	Greatly enjoyed your family and the quick tour of Dublin - I
must go back!  There was an audio cassette in amongst my luggage that
I wanted to give to you but I didn't find it until I returned home.
I thought you might get a kick out of hearing the CBC news and the
Royal Canadian Air Farce.  I'll send it off to you forthwith.

	Back to the topic of this note, I have a number of recipe
books of good Canadian fare from various ethnic origins:

	Lutheran Women of Canada Cookbook -- German-Canadian
	Almonte Daycare Centre Recipes -- Irish, Scot
	
	and numerous others from Nova Scotia, Labrador and Northern Ontario.
I'll pick out some interesting recipes and post it here.

	The Canadian Tire Catalogue, Winter '88-'89 has some interesting
recipes for various winter occasions, such as ice-fishing, snow-shovelling,
battery-boosting, and car-towing.  I'll dig those up too unless someone
else has a catalogue.

	Don't forget guys, only 28 days until beaver tails will be available
again on the canal ice!

Gidday,

Pat