Canadian Restaurant?
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Mott's Clamato is more popular in the US than one might think...
Budweiser has a combo Bud Light + Mott's Clamato in 24oz cans!
http://miasmaticreview.mu.nu/mt-stat...%20Chelada.jpg
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Budweiser has a combo Bud Light + Mott's Clamato in 24oz cans!
http://miasmaticreview.mu.nu/mt-stat...%20Chelada.jpg
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Mott's Clamato is more popular in the US than one might think...
Budweiser has a combo Bud Light + Mott's Clamato in 24oz cans!
http://miasmaticreview.mu.nu/mt-stat...%20Chelada.jpg
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Budweiser has a combo Bud Light + Mott's Clamato in 24oz cans!
http://miasmaticreview.mu.nu/mt-stat...%20Chelada.jpg
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I wasn't really talking about the company origins, just where they were sold or where the bar originated before the company acquired the rights to it, etc. AFAIK, Coffee Crisp & Crispy Crunch are sold only in Canada.
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Or perhaps Grits...????
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Even so - BBQ is an African American cultural tradition/specialty. I wouldn't think the average American would name it to be the top answer on Family Feud.
Burgers are so global at this point, it'd be hard to trace their culinary heritage. Certainly foods like the age-old Balkan cevapi are analogous to the burger - meat piled on bread or a roll, with condiments.
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Ribs originated in the U.S. with African slaves and their impoverished descendants. Ribs (and chitlins) were the discards that these people ate or were fed. FWIW, these and other offcuts such as organ meats and chicken wings were not popular in Canada during the '50s with the then-primarily Anglo population. My partner's Austrian immigrant parents were not adverse to eating this and could pick up the offcuts for a song compared to regular meats.
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I hope you aren't inferring that African slaves were the first people on earth to think of consuming rib meat. This is without a doubt the culinary origin of rib consumption within the USA, but Koreans have been perfecting Galbi (beef ribs) since the Joseon Dynasty.
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Topic check!
The thread is about what might the term "Canadian Restaurant" mean.
Side conversations arguing about the origins of foods (particularly non-"Canadian" ones!) are better sparred about via PM.
Thank you.
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The thread is about what might the term "Canadian Restaurant" mean.
Side conversations arguing about the origins of foods (particularly non-"Canadian" ones!) are better sparred about via PM.
Thank you.
cblaisd
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I'll be the first to steer back on topic....
The only "Canadian Restaurant" I've been to was in La Paz, Bolivia. I took the American missionary friends whom I was visiting out for dinner as a thankyou for hosting me. Well, suffice to say not one thing at the "Restaurant La Quebecois" was even remotely Quebecois, let alone Canadian. The food was standard western fare, titled in French.
The only "Canadian Restaurant" I've been to was in La Paz, Bolivia. I took the American missionary friends whom I was visiting out for dinner as a thankyou for hosting me. Well, suffice to say not one thing at the "Restaurant La Quebecois" was even remotely Quebecois, let alone Canadian. The food was standard western fare, titled in French.
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Poutine
I'll be the first to steer back on topic....
The only "Canadian Restaurant" I've been to was in La Paz, Bolivia. I took the American missionary friends whom I was visiting out for dinner as a thankyou for hosting me. Well, suffice to say not one thing at the "Restaurant La Quebecois" was even remotely Quebecois, let alone Canadian. The food was standard western fare, titled in French.
The only "Canadian Restaurant" I've been to was in La Paz, Bolivia. I took the American missionary friends whom I was visiting out for dinner as a thankyou for hosting me. Well, suffice to say not one thing at the "Restaurant La Quebecois" was even remotely Quebecois, let alone Canadian. The food was standard western fare, titled in French.
SInce I started this thread and people at the beginning mentioned poutine.. I kind of wanted to eat some since I hadnt had some in more than 12 years - so I asked a couple of my buddies and some say Burger King has the best etc..(amongst the fast food chains anyways) but one recommended http://smokespoutinerie.com/ If you are in YYZ, check it out. It is on Adelaide/University and there are a couple of other locations as well. They have basic poutine but also interesting ones like curry chicken, etc.. I went last night after work, and the one I had was Triple pork poutine... smoked bacon, sausages and pulled pork..It was DAMN good... I skipped breakfast this morning let's just say...
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I always felt that Canoe Restaurant and bar in Toronto served "Canadian cuisine"...if there is such a thing...see menu here: http://www.oliverbonacini.com/canoemovie.html
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Haha. that is typical isnt it. I think stuff like this are done all over the world, and on all different kinds of cuisine
SInce I started this thread and people at the beginning mentioned poutine.. I kind of wanted to eat some since I hadnt had some in more than 12 years - so I asked a couple of my buddies and some say Burger King has the best etc..(amongst the fast food chains anyways) but one recommended http://smokespoutinerie.com/ If you are in YYZ, check it out. It is on Adelaide/University and there are a couple of other locations as well. They have basic poutine but also interesting ones like curry chicken, etc.. I went last night after work, and the one I had was Triple pork poutine... smoked bacon, sausages and pulled pork..It was DAMN good... I skipped breakfast this morning let's just say...
SInce I started this thread and people at the beginning mentioned poutine.. I kind of wanted to eat some since I hadnt had some in more than 12 years - so I asked a couple of my buddies and some say Burger King has the best etc..(amongst the fast food chains anyways) but one recommended http://smokespoutinerie.com/ If you are in YYZ, check it out. It is on Adelaide/University and there are a couple of other locations as well. They have basic poutine but also interesting ones like curry chicken, etc.. I went last night after work, and the one I had was Triple pork poutine... smoked bacon, sausages and pulled pork..It was DAMN good... I skipped breakfast this morning let's just say...
One restaurant I've always wanted to try is Au Pied du Cochon, Martin Picard's foie gras venture in downtown Montreal. I've heard many good things.
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Dang. They sure take poutines to a new level. I was surprised they use Yukon Gold potatoes, not a natural for that but I guess fried up, it doesn't make a big difference!
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... but one recommended http://smokespoutinerie.com/ If you are in YYZ, check it out. It is on Adelaide/University and there are a couple of other locations as well. They have basic poutine but also interesting ones like curry chicken, etc.. I went last night after work, and the one I had was Triple pork poutine... smoked bacon, sausages and pulled pork..It was DAMN good... I skipped breakfast this morning let's just say...