Food Blog

Real poutine uses peppery, meat-based gravy and "screamy" yogurt over fries. If you're up for a real celebration, cities across the country also have annual poutine festivals.

Poutine

Mazing Ribes

Unlike traditional bacon, which comes from the stomach of a pig, Canadian bacon is lean pork that is mixed with cornmeal.

Canadian Bacon

Jo Cooks

Mott, the maker of Clamato, claims to sell more than 350 million Caesars each year. Its main ingredients are clematis juice, vodka, Worcestershire, and salt.

Canadian Caesar

Fresh is real

Beaver tails are considered one of Canada's best dishes. Beavertail outlets in Ottawa cater to this treat, which can include sugar, Nutella, and a variety of other sweets.

BeaverTails

House of pizza

Take Canadian-style pizza, for example, as defined on the menu at (of all places) Ron Telesky Canadian Pizza in Berlin, Germany.

Canadian Pizza

LSB

Consisting of a delicate, crumbly crust and a creamy center made of a butter, sugar, and egg mixture, there's constant debate over whether raisins should be added to the mix.

Butter Tarts

Jo Cooks

Consisting of a delicate, crumbly crust and a creamy center made of a butter, sugar, and egg mixture, there's constant debate over whether raisins should be added to the mix.

Nanaimo Bars

The Recipe Crites

a classic French-Canadian dish. The explorers used cured meat and dried peas along with vegetables grown in their new land to sustain them on their long journey.

Split Pea Soup

ATK

Tourtiere is usually filled with ground pork, beef, veal, or game and sprinkled with herbs and spices, although some coastal towns use ground fish.

Tourtière

ATK

Every Canadian loves to eat ketchup with everything, and it is one of the most well-known foods in the country.

Ketchup