As a Canadian, I've never had or heard of bannock bread lol Doesn't mean it's not popular, just maybe in certain parts of Canada lol Nanaimo bar however IS LIFE.
bannock is a first nations soda bread. most people out west know how to make this like Americans can make pancakes. trust me look up a recipe and serve with a fresh jam , honey or maple butter. to die for my brother.
😦 manitoban here bannock is amazing you need to try it, you can easily make it at home. If you have tiktok search up a recipe from a first nations person!
It may have been worth mentioning that a lot of these foods are regional/ethnic or simply tourist food. Split pea soup and tourtiere would be difficult to find in any restaurant in English-speaking Canada. It's French-Canadian and Quebecois home cooking, generally. Likewise, a lot of these dishes you may never see in Quebec. Beaver tails are something you will find in touristy places - we don't eat them on the regular. Peameal bacon is very popular in southern Ontario and among old-stock Canadians in Toronto especially but not that popular otherwise. Other great Canadian (but regional) foods include Canadianized Chinese food like Calgary-style ginger beef (you may not find this outside of Western Canada), Thunder Bay bon-bons ,Newfoundland Chow Mein (made with cabbage and not noodles) and Quebec's fried noodles (featuring macaroni!). There's also Halifax's donair (it's only recently becoming a bit of a national sensation) and garlic fingers, Vancouver's Japadogs and more. This isn't a bad list necessarily, but they aren't all things that will be easy to find in a restaurant or can even be found in all regions.
@@RockstarEater My pleasure. If you ever find yourself in Calgary, Canada then hit me up. I'll take you to where you can get some authentic Canadian eats. You won't find every regional specialty here, but I know where to get most of them.
I have to agree. It's rare you see pea soup on a menu but my mom makes it once in a while and it's so good! I've also never seen bannoks in stores and I thought they were actually Scottish.
I can name about 8 places in Toronto that serves Split pea soup and tourtiere And a few other French-Canadian foods Even one Or two Native restaurants Bannock On Queen (Hudson Bay ) I even seen a few swiss chalet's with Tourtiere on the menu ..Mind you frozen pies Vs Mom's...I think for a Foreigner is to know someone in Canada to cook Or know a place for the real deal ..While in the Philippines I was lucky to have the girlfriend who was from there And most of her family still there..Home cooked Pinoy foods And diners..Driving 4hrs to place that served Beef shank soup..which ended up amazing They love watching you're reaction to a new food..Mango chicken was really good too
#1 Bannock - BAN - ICK A Scotish originate That was brought to Canada And as the Natives mixed with other cultures So was Bannock. I am Metis. And our family still makes it. Mind you its hard to find in a store. It was more of a item in the past due to shortages of food And or a need of a oven to Bake bread..When all you had was a sort of Animal fat And a open fire ...If you attend a Native gathering (Pow wow) You might see it at a vendor.. #2 Beaver Tails ...A food for Tourist You will find this food item in many key visiting areas of Canada...Niagara Falls, Ottawa (Capitial), CN Tower And large fairs. ..Huge sugar filled overpriced waste of money #3 Butter Tarts : Take it from somone that just polish off a tray of mini butter tarts. They are great with Tea Or coffee You can find them in Walmart stores in Canada And some coffee shops..They do not taste like Butter...The outter crust is more like shortbread cookie And the filling is sweet And a slightly thicker then syrup filling with some soft raisins Sometimes walnuts #4 Montreal Bagels : Like the name The best place to get these Are in Montreal which put them on the map.. Fairmount is the original bagel baker of the city. I been to this one And you can watch the bagels rolling off the line made seconds before you walk in the door...You can also ask to get the next batch which happens every 5 to 10 mins ...Note I found after getting 8 They tend to get hard quickly later that day / St-Viateur is another Bagel shop since 1957 And others dotted all over Montreal And they have together hundreds of combos of Bagels ..cream cheese, Fresh salmon, herbs etc \ #5 Montreal Smoked meat : = Schwartz’s Deli is the oldest And I find one of the best In Montreal. Price is not too bad Amazing taste..The Deli is not my choice to eat it As You get the hussle And busy surroundings in a very small deli made for 20 to 30 people And a line up down the side of the street after 10/11Am..Order to go And head to the old port of montreal Or up on the hill of Mount Royal Over looking the Cities skyline...Most every place in Montreal serves Smoked meat...This is where you kill two birds with one stone...Order Poutine with montreal smoked meat Or Maple Bacon...Yup the add-ins are endless Foir gras anyone? ...They also sell packets of heatable smoked meat at Costco Canada..You can order from schwartz online shipping too #6 Nanaimo bars : Very sweet chocolatey richness I have had it And a few varients ..Mint, Carmel, etc You can find them at Bakeries, And food stores Packaged with other brand name goods like flakies, twinkies, etc Some coffee shops #7 Peameal bacon : Canadian's love there bacon..We are a bacon nation! But most of us stick with normal bacon strips Due to crazy ups and downs of the cost of bacon Peameal always seems that much more money Peameal bacon taste more like a ham then a bacon If that makes sense to you..To throw you a curve ball.....I like Maple syrup Bacon And smoked bacon And yes it comes packaged like that #8 Poutine : See number 5..You can get Poutine in many fast food places now to get the idea ..You really need to see Quebec to get the real deal #9 Split pea soup : Something that took me along time get just right. First time i had it was from a friend of my mom And she would talk Ham hocks /Bones with bits of meat on them And slow cook it for hours on hours Adding in Celery, Carrots, Onion, Green split peas NEVER YELLOW PEAS...as i was told by her... Potato And herbs..The trick to her's was when to add this and that in And take a whole day to make it The only thing she told be about making it was the Bone marrow really added to the broth ...Because of the richness And being a heavy soup It is mostly made in colder months And a side of garlic toast..A few French diners maybe have it #10 : Tourtiere You will find many versions of this along the east coast of Canada As you get into diffrent regions from diffrent French cultures And non French.. Metis Acadian Quebecois...You will find from family to family Town to town One with more spice Or chunks of meat instead of ground Or minced Moose, Deer, Duck, Beef, Beaver. Yup Chicken! Diffrent spices And herbs ..I had one where the meat was braised in red wine Very common is the onion, celery, carrot - See Cajun cooking basic veggies..Cajun's are the French culture in the southern states of America.At one time they were also Canadians that moved south When the Acadians left Quebec #11 Canada has many items of foods not shown on menus Or labeled "Canadian" I have lived here all my life..And never had many of the foods offered How many out there ever had a "saskatoon pie"? ..As a kid i ate the berries before I know what they taste like But never a pie form Or had Arctic Char fish (taste like trout i hear) I have had moose stew And a Jigg's dinner in newfoundland ( everything is boiled) - Rockstar Eater : Thanks for the upload Eh? lol I think one of the strongest links to Canadian "foods" is with the French As many stick to the same methods over the hundreds of years And took what Canada had to offer
Toronto has a great restaurant scene. Come to think of it, so does Vancouver, (maybe better than Toronto's), and to some extent, so does Québec, and maybe even Montréal (although Montréal has focused on more 'niche dishes,' like bagels, & pizza). Food-wise, mostly only two cultures have made Canada what it is today: Chinese, and to a lesser extent, French. Outside of these, the third greatest positive influence on the Canadian food scene are the indigenous cultures and the many ancient local ingredients. So if you aren't going to eat "Duck Confit" or "Pâté de Foie Gras" in Québec City, or "Fried Lobster in XO Sauce" in Toronto, you'll be feasting on "Grilled Moose Steaks" in upper Saskatchewan, or "Stewed Seaweed-Berries with Salted Giant Cod" up on the coast of Labrador. Truly, Canada had a unique and underrated World-Class Culinary Scene that has yet to be discovered and explored by the more influential palettes on the planet. I just wonder which of the great (non-US) food cities will be the first to open an authentic "Canadian Restaurant," Paris, Amsterdam, Dubai, Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore, Geneva, Shanghai, Berlin, etc. My money is on Tokyo or Amsterdam. Tokyo because they are taken-in by fads there, and Amsterdam because it was the first city in Europe to open an authentic Mexican Restaurant, and because it has easier access to Canadian Ingredients. Either way, I'll be there on opening day, cash in-hand, with my mouth open and my tongue hanging out.
Yo..I'm trying to immigrate to canada and Canada overall is one hundred better than from where I'm at, but yeah, you guys aren't really great at food, are ya... Don't get me wrong, I know there is some great food in Canada but poutine, really?
After you come immigrate to canada you have to try poutine. The one shown is a basic poutine. Theres are tons of different types. Canadian food is all about getting those calories to keep you warm during winter! And it's all comfort food so you can be happy in the cold months haha
Thanks guys, also, thanks for not getting triggered. I will try all different types of poutine, I've always loved the look of those sliders they show in diners with coffee in American movies, maybe I'll find that too in canada.
@@somendrasharma4907 yeah you'll find those sliders! If you want a true canadian experience. Go outside when its snowy and cold, find some fresh snow and pour real maple syrup on it. Then using a skewer wrap it around the skewer for a nice frozen treat!
@@RockstarEater another must try: St Hubert's Hot Chicken. But all St Hubert chicken beats both KFC and Swiss Chalet by a long shot. Hot Chicken looks like a chicken sandwich with green peas and gravy on top. Its eaten with a fork.
So far the bonaque I never heard of and the beaver tell it is a beaver tale you got it all wrong. The picture that you're showing there does not look like a Beaver tail at all.
Bannock originally came from Scotland and was adapted by Canadian aboriginals often referred to as fry bread. It’s not very common accepts at fairs the same as beaver tails. Butter tarts originated in England. What is in a Nanaimo bar? Bikers and hookers. Split pea soup started in England.
Those bannocks look a lot like the "toutons" that my MIL used to make (and that my French-Canadian-descent grandma called "doughats"). Toutons/doughats are always pan-fried, though, AFAIK.
If you never had it it is good. Used to have it around Christmas or when there was left over roast (ground then made into the pies). The key is making sure the crust is the right type and that the meat has enough moisture but not to much.
@@whxna_nz7012 try this. Make a basic bread dough, fry on the stove (a piece the size of your hand, a bit less then an inch thick) in bacon fat until dark golden brown, starve hot with molasses.
Bannock is something that’s been around since before your family settled down here. But you can be forgiven for not having heard of it. It’s a native recipe.
I'm a 3rd Generation Canadian. 8 of these 10 things I never eat, and for GOOD reason. Some of them I wouldn't consider "traditional". Others that I felt should have made the cut didn't. Butter tarts however;Those are East Coast originals and those are fantastic.
It's because he was pronouncing it completely wrong. He means Bannock, pronounced ban-nick. It's a very popular traditional aboriginal bread and it's delicious.
In Canada we eat yeast bread , baked in the oven! Never mentioned baked beans! Made with molasses, pork, etc. America has no idea about baked beans Canadian style. And Donairs!! Truly Canadian!!
