Hm, I've tried Caplansky's twice, once in the restaurant and once at the food truck. In general I found it dry and not all that tasty. Also the food truck portions were abysmal for the price. To me, no comparison to Schwartz's, but that was quite awhile back so I'll probably give it another try to see if it's improved or if I got it on an off day or something last time. I really want it to be good because I haven't found any half decent smoked meat in Toronto thus far...
What's your favorite "Canadian" food?
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While tasty, beaver tails are as Canadian as goulash and chicken paprikas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langos
A 355 ml can of Canada Dry contains 8 teaspoons of sugar. How is that not sweet?
Do a little research on sugar my friend!
Unlike pulled pork, smoked beef take a while to perfect. Schwartz has the advantage, they've been at it much longer than Caplansky's. I had the eggs with corned beef hash and I cleaned my plate. I made the mistake of adding Tabasco Sauce, which I normally do, it was a mistake since the meat already has a bold flavour. They use peppercorn (black and rose) liberally in the rub. I can't give Caplansky's my full seal of approval until I've had the Reuben Special.
As for my favorite sanguich, I slice a fresh chibatta bun and spread caramelized onions. Then a slice of grilled back bacon, rapini with greated old cheddar on top. Then I pop it in the toaster oven until the cheese melts. DELIZZIOSSO!
Wikipedia says the name Kraft Dinner™ is Canadian, and so was J.L. Kraft who pioneered the processed cheese that the dish depends on, but the pre-packaged pasta aand cheese combo was indeed American, and not even Kraft's concept.
Well I meant that I like the taste of Canada Dry ginger ale. For myself I have to drink the diet ginger ale because I have type II Diabetes. Because of my diabetes I probably know more about sugar content than you do.A 355 ml can of Canada Dry contains 8 teaspoons of sugar. How is that not sweet?
Do a little research on sugar my friend!
Considering that a good craft beer is better in nutritional value than some fast foods I'm voting for all the wonderful Canadian craft beers, form coast to coast.
It's worth noting that none of the foods that's been identified in this thread are truly Canadian in origin or invention except for chicken balls, Nanaimo bars, and poutine. Maple syrup was first consumed by First Nations/indigenous peoples of North America before Canada or the US even existed. And the various craft beers are derivations of beers produced in Europe (primarily Germany and Britain).
Well if you want to look at it that way then all German and British beers are derivations of the first beers brewed in Mesopotamia.
Try buying an Eatmore outside Canada. Just because it's not unique to Canada shouldn't make it not Canadian.
Well, the criteria I have used is that a food is "Canadian" if it was invented or developed in what is now Canada (therefore, I'm including any foodstuffs that were developed or invented in any of the provinces of British North America prior to the Confederation of 1867), and is unique to Canada. I apply that same criteria when determining if a food is American, Mexican, Australian, etc.
Therefore, neither hamburger (originally developed in Germany) nor pizza (developed in Italy) nor French fries (which despite its name, was originally developed in what is now Belgium) are American, but are imports, even though these are widely consumed in the US.
Now to the rest of TERB -- is my criteria too restrictive?
You are correct (I have updated my post to reflect the correct date). Silly me!
So poutine, Quebec's most famous fish, which is basically potato fries, cheese curds, and 'gravy' is not Canadian because all those main ingredients are certainly not originally Canadian?
