I TRY CANADIAN FOOD - Where's the Maple Syrup? 

I was beginning to doubt the Canadian authenticity of this post when there was no maple in the first four minutes, but then you came through with maple glazed salmon nuggets, a maple butter tart and even maple whisky (which I've never even imagined existed). Now that's Canadian!

Things to try in part 2. All Dressed chips, smoked meat sandwich, Wunderbar, maple cookies, bannock, Hickory Sticks, a Ceasar and because I'm mean, Thrills gum.

Coffee Crisp. The best chocolate bar ever made! I dismantle it layer by layer. Great video Mike 😂

As a treat, my Mom used to give us Nanaimo bars direct from the freezer. Sadly, I cannot eat them if they are not frozen! This was a fun look at Canadian food :)

I hate coffee; I love Coffee Crisp. Another Canadian "treat" would be Hawkin's Cheezies. They look like a cheeto or other cheese puff, the the texture and taste are much different.

I have to say Michael, YOU HAVE THE BEST JOB EVER!!!! Such a fun video. Yet another reason to cross the border and head to Canada once the borders open again. How did you feel after your day of eating and drinking Canadian foods and drinks?

Rockets and Mackintosh Toffee are also Canadian. As a kid from Vancouver that used to go to a summer camp in Tumwater, Washington for 2 weeks every year, these 2 candies are what I used to bring with me to use as currency with my American bunkees. lol

Hahaha Mike’s face when he realizes he loves ketchup chips. The next level: ketchup chips in your burger. Then you don’t need IRL ketchup OR fries (but still get the fries). This is the highest quality food video I’ve seen! Excellent zooming back and forth! Ok so are we settled? We want more of these food videos, right people??

ketchup chips are so good 🥰

BC born and bred, and we always had butter tarts at Christmas.

Wow, those maple glazed salmon nuggets look really good and I'll definitely have to try them. Butter tarts are my all time favourite! So great to be Canadian, eh?

This is an over-simplification: Canadian whiskies usually use rye as the grain in the mash, although other cereal grains may be used. Comparatively, Scotch and Irish whiskies usually use barley, and Bourbon often uses corn, but other grains can be used. Cheers from Ontario!

Michael, I don't know how you do it. You always find something to explore and expound on. Very entertaining, and appetite-stimulating.

The Sean Connery ganache thing really made me laugh! So random but so funny! 😂 The Nanaimo bar sounds so yummy. I imagine I could get addicted to those easily.

Oh don't forget to add the Jos Louis snack cake! An old boss of mine is from Ottawa and he introduced me to them. Another great snapshot of Vancouver, thanks!

I'm not a "foodie" inherently but have learned by watching your channel and other travel Chanels, that taking in the food and culture of the places you visit really enhances the adventure you are on. We have been to Vancouver twice and have yet to indulge into the Canadian cuisine. Just another wonderful thing to add to our list of must do's we have gained from your videos :) Loved you reaction to the food you tried especially the Ketchup ships LOL Pretty awesome :) Much love

"All the Canadian foods are so good." LOL u rock

I used to get the coffee crisp mcflurry as a kid! Best flavour.

You have become incredibly professional in your blogging, Mike. I loved watching your face with each new tasting, and your emoting is great! My daughter and all of my grandchildren live in Ontario, so I have had most of these items. You are a veritable fiend when it comes to maple syrup!!

Thank God we're not locked in to only eating food we ate as a kid. Trying food we've never tried before and discovering that it's delicious and we love it can be a lifetime adventure. Even when our belly is full we know the time will come when we are hungry again. In my visits to Vancouver I not only remember the beauty but also having wonderful food experiences. Mike, you're a lucky guy and I really enjoy being with you on a regular basis. As always, I wish you the best.

As a 61 year old man born and raised in Toronto now living in Orange County, CA, I’ve gotten sat Coffee Crisps rule.

Ok, you need to wipe the drool off my screen!! Coffee crisp, poutine, butter tarts and maple salmon (Costco sells that fairly regularly in Calgary) - slurp! And a shot of maple whiskey is perfect in a cup of coffee. See you next time!

I'm so glad that you gave props to the First Nations about the salmon. I'm craving some Cartems donuts myself and I've always loved Coffee Crisp-it has to be my fave candy bar. Also traditional poutine is the way to go! Not a poutine if it's not cheese curds 👍

I love Coffee Crisp! Chocolate and Coffee go together like Peaches n' Cream!

My cousin loved those ketchup chips, for me it was always the Old Dutch Salt'n'Vinegar. My Sunday afternoon routine was to sit down in front the TV for some Original Series Star Trek and a big bag of the Old Dutch. Thanks for the video!

I loved the random shot of you screaming, “All the Canadian foods are so good!” 😂 I watched this right before lunchtime. Made me hungry!

Great video Mike! I love your fun style and you made me laugh out loud a couple of times. Thanks 😊

Thank god you didn't go to Timmy's I would have unsubscribed.

As an american I've tried very few items on this list. Can't wait to visit canada some day! really looking forward to poutine and I'll have to make myself a rye ginger tonight

OMG, Coffee Crisp!! My favorite Canadian delicacy..lol. when anyone travels to Canada and asks if I'd like anything I'm always asking for Coffee Crisp..its the coffee version of a kit kat for me ♥️

My grandma used to make a mean butter tart, she was born in the prairies!

Yum. As a diabetic, I was going into shock/coma at what you were eating. OK, I admit I have enjoyed some of the delicacies, including the sublime butter tart. I have never had a rice tourtière nor a classic poutine that was vegetarian. Some day, some day, Merci mille fois. PS I especially like the way you pronounce poutine, unlike the québécois version which has a short "i" rather than the long "i" of Metropolitan French. Warren

Anyone else see the theme Mike LOVES maple syrup here there and everywhere.

Born in Vancouver, raised in California. Mom always made currant tarts/butter tarts at Christmas.

duuuude! this was great, but there's another epic Canadian dessert you gotta try, I've only seen it in Thunder Bay, Ontario, but it's called a "Persian". I'm from Toronto but whenever I'm in Tbay, it's a local treat I always grab. It's like a pastry with some sort of icing top.

Who else is Canadian?

Moved to the States for 18 years. I would buy a case of Coffee Crisps when home for the holidays to take back and OD on my mum’s butter tarts. 😊 Great vid!

Lee’s Donuts at Granville- the honey donuts are so good

Thanks for making me hungry Mike! Super glad you included poutine and the butter tart. Props from Ontario!🍁🍁🍁

Loved this. Now I know about Canadian foods. I'd say you have maple on the brain!

Fyi everyone longliner on Granville island get all their salmon from a local fishery/grocer in maple ridge! It’s called Bruce’s market!

Mike, Wow! Not being from Canada, I have sure missed some great foods! I love that you highlighted local yummies and mentioned food from across Canada. I'll have to check skill share to see if they have a course about making traditional Canadian deserts and how to eat them without gaining weight! Great video!

Not for nothing Mike, your editing skills are great! I have to be honest, when you broke out those maple salmon bites, my mouth literally started to water. Wow.

As an Ontarian I can say that butter tarts are a staple of any Holiday. And I live fairly close to the butter tarts capital.

Oh man, Nanaimo bars are pure heaven and I can't believe Poutine never found a following here in the U.S. Thanks for the culinary journey, as always, well done!!

Actually, your Sean Connery impression was very good and very funny. As for whiskey, I’m partial to Oban from Scotland, home of my ancestors. Cheers, mate!

Now I’m hoping there’s an authentic Canadian snack box I can order as all these look amazing!!

Excellent episode. Spent the day racking my brain because I knew there were other food that could have made your list. Maybe a starter list for Part 2 of a new series on Downie Live? More Canadian Food: 1)Japadog 2)The Ceaser 3)California Roll 4)Beaver tails-also known as elephant ears, moose antlers, dog ears, whale tails, or simply fried dough 5)Hawaiian Pizza *chef’s kiss* You’re welcome world😘 Please note: I did Wikipedia these and did link the links here but RU-vid no do the link thingy.

Finally someone doing a Canadian snacks and food vlog! Yay! I love butter tarts! Yummy!

We went to La Belle Patate when we were in Vancouver a couple of years ago--so good!

Mike you nailed the butter tarts & poutine but missed beaver tails! Also all dressed chips, shreddies cereal, Montreal bagels & pancakes. Throw back to the time my friend smuggled a box of pancake mix, canadian maple syrup and shreddies cereal in his luggage to go home to the UK with

Which one would I like to try??? ALL OF 'EM!! Ganache....love that and coconut.....Poutine....never had it but sounds so good.....salmon......and I love maple syrup.......please, more foody vids! Maybe it'll be an adventure for to!!

I laughed way too hard when you tried different pronounciations of Nanaimo! Just to give you context, "nanay mo" translates to "your mother" in Filipino. Don't know why I found it funny! Anyway, visit the Philippines someday! 😄

The perfect Poutine is crisp fries, a beef gravy & melting cheese curd. It’s just perfection.

I assure you that in Montréal, on the East coast, we do have Salmon nuggets and it has been one of my favorite savoury treat for years! What an amazing combo of smokey, savoury and sweet!

Been waiting for these! Only a bit bittersweet haha because I was in Vancouver (drove from Ottawa to Vancouver with my girlfriend) back in September! Hopefully I get to go back sometime soon!

Great video Mike. You are way to young to know or remember that Coffee Crisp , Smarties and Kit Kat were originally owned by Rowntree before Nestle (Swiss company) bought them out. Rowntree made a way better Coffee Crisp and it tasted natural . Looks like you got to eat some good treats just the same . Thanks Mike Cheers !

All this food made me hungry. You should do a video of foods that can be shipped so we can also join in the fun lol.

The salmon nuggets and butter tarts (I'm originally from the Prairies, where butter tarts are a staple) made me drool. The ketchup chips were amusing. I'm not much into either chips or ketchup, but a couple of years ago I was coordinating a homestay for students from China. We were providing lunches for their program and were serving sandwiches (with deli meat and cheese) and chips. I thought I should introduce them to ketchup chips as a uniquely Canadian food, and they in turn introduced me to the idea of putting the chips into the sandwiches. Delicious! You're welcome!

I miss Granville Island . I live in Seattle, hopefully we will get to visit in 2021

So filled with fun and energy!!! great job!!! really support what you're doing!!

Really Mike that was your first time eating ketchup chips. I love coffee crisp. Now you got me hungry for poutine.

If you’re ever in Newmarket Ontario, you MUST go to The Maid’s Cottage for their butter tarts. They are out of this world!

Killing it with the content as always! P.s try “all dressed” chips if you haven’t already

I have a video suggestion maybe for in the summer? Some video stuff from vancouver island , it's where I live and theres so much stuff going on, in langford the past 10 years has seen huge developments. New schools , and goldstream park is beautiful

Your Sean Connery impression made me giggle 🤭 - instantly subscribed!

These video you make Mike are so fun relaxing to watch keep up the great work mike.

You nailed it. All amazing foods. I'm a Vancouverite living abroad so binging your videos is the perfect cure for my homesickness. A few other foods I'm craving from NZ = Crispy Crunch chocolate bars, all dressed chips, White Spot burgers, and Caesars .... can't buy Clamato here :(

Another great video. I love the variety of topics you cover and the places you choose to visit. Thank you.

Everything looked and sounded so good! The donuts were huge, the butter tart sounds very addicting and a couple fingers of rye would hit the spot! Thanks for the food trip, now am looking for something to snack on.

Making me hungry !!! Since I’m in Quebec, I’m going for a poutine : sweet potatoes, cheese curd, gravy, pulled pork on top…. Wish I could share a pic ! Lol. Thanks Mike !

I’m coming to Vancouver at the end of November. Love watching your local videos. Gives me lots of ideas for things to do

Also, anyone remember Bugles? Weren't they Canadian? (they were cheezy bugle-shaped "chips" that came in a cardboard box like cereal.) I always brought them on long train trips in coach

I adore ketchup chips. The savory/salty taste combination is so good. And for anyone who's never tried them, they don't taste exactly like ketchup (that would a be a little weird IMO). But I can't place exactly what they taste like. They're just delicious. Also, born and raised Vancouverite around the same age as Mike and I have butter tarts every Thanksgiving. Surprised Mike has never had them before.

OMGosh, the Sean Connery bit. Loved it. My favorite Canadian food is rye whiskey...I grew up on rye and gingers...wait, that doesn't sound right...

Thanks Mikey! Can’t wait for your next vlog😊

*watching this video while sipping on my chocolate milk & coffee crisp🥛🍫

I went to Quebec and Ontario back in 2018 for a month with my parents. I have no regrets consuming many many beaver tails, poutine, ketchup chips, croque monsieurs, and smoked meat sandwiches. Should mention we got them smoked salmon nuggets ere too! Delicious stuffs. CONFOUND THIS VIDEO NOW I WANT TO EAT ALL THIS FOOD!

Top of the day to you Mike😊 As a Vancouverite for only a handful of decades I must say that I haven’t quite taken to all the ‘Canadian Foods’ you’ve shown, but that maple syrup flavoured salmon is something that I always bring along with me when I head back to the old country......they love it too😋😊. Don’t know if this counts, but I rate any of the A&W burgers above ANY of the fast foods out there.....and my folks from the old country fully agree when they’re here visiting👍🏼👍🏼😋

Poutine is just absolutely amazing.

The apple flavoured crown royal and ginger ail is sooooooooo good!

Oh man coffee crisp my fave 🙌🏽👏🏽

Thanks for sharing,your video open our heart, broadens our mind, and fills our life with stories that you tell us!!!!! Huge subs from us.....

Loved the Sean Connery ganache bit. 😂

What a GREAT video. I literally started drooling at those salmon bites. And I am now going to look for a recipe for butter tarts. If anyone here has their mom's recipe and is willing to share, I'd love it. Thanks, Mike!!!

Hello Mike, great episode. A few things for you, if you come to Southern Ontario (the true South, below Toronto). We have great little items down here like Lake Erie Yellow Perch, with a light flour coating and deep fried. Next item, is Windsor Style Pizza. Windsor style pizza consist of thin crust, cooked on cornmeal in stone brick oven, but the toppings is what makes it regionalized and so good. Most places in the region use Gallati Cheese, but others use there own, mozzarella, which has a very strong flavour. Then there is the Pepperoni, and we don't leave it in circles, we shred our pepperoni. Then lastly, it's the battle of Mushrooms, 50% use can and 50% use fresh. Both have a different flavour to the Pizza along with texture. Windsor Style Pizza has sprung up in different cities across Canada, such as Halifax, Toronto, and Calgary, for those former Windsorites who miss the pizza. But many of the great Pizzaerias restaurants in the region, offer a par bake version, for those traveling home for a visit, to send home a frozen, and finish cooking at home. The next item my list, which you ended with, is the whiskey/rye item. You will be amazed, that Canadian Club, which was originally produced here in Windsor, is no longer, except for the very old stuff (aka 30 and plus years old). It was produced in Walkerville Region of Windsor, which the Hiram Walker Family Started a distillery, right on the banks of the Detroit River, back in the 1800s. To this day, we still produced Whiskey here, but its no longer Canadian Club, but Weiser Brand. We do have tho, in warehouses, that lie on the outskirts of Windsor, old brew Whiskey from Canadian Club. To top this off, both areas were linked with the Railroad, the Grand Trunk Western of Canada, which later became CN Rail. To this day, rail lines pass between both places, but its only Via Rail daily trains, which start its journey, in the Center of Hiram Walkers Factory, and pass the old warehouses. To add on to the Railroad information, Weiser, Canadian Club, and Crown Royal Whiskey, all get bottled in this region, with Rail Shipments of Whiskey coming from Gimli, Manitoba, to Amherstburg, Ontario for Crown Royal, on the Most Southern Railroad facility in Canada, on the Essex Terminal Railroad, which also switches out Hiram Walkers on its most northern part of its line. Southern Ontario has lots of other great items like Large green houses of Tomatoes and other vegetables, and we also produce lots of other items for Canada, and you can find those just at home. My last item, is more of Southern Ontario/southeast Michigan/northern ohio item, and that is Vernors Ginger Ale. It's been a staple for years, but during the pandemic, Kureig Canada stop making it, but many Canadians have been getting it imported from the Detroit region, to supplement, and paying top dollar for it. Here mike some fun facts from Southern Ontario, maybe 1 day we can meet up and you can try some Southern Ontario items.

In 1996, I stayed with my friend that lived in Toronto. We also went to Niagra Falls. I realty enjoyed Canada. We ate in CN Tower, too, one night.

I think you sampled a lot in a day. However I would love to see you do this more often or spread it more into your Canadian videos as well as local snacks when you can travel to other places again. I love watching people try new food because you (nor the viewer) know whether it is a good choice or not (i.e. whether you will like the food or not) so the reaction can be priceless, like the chips with ketchup. Could you do a video where you compile all the different ketchups from all over the world as you travel more again. I have my favourite ketchup from a certain country, but it is so interesting that tomatoes can be made into so many different ketchup recopies. Thank you for a different video for a change, but I come to your channel to travel.

Fifth generation VI islander here, butter tarts are a common Christmas treat there. Currents and raisins are not the same. There are strong opinions on that. Nanaimo bars are a year round treat, and are best when eaten on BC Ferries with a hot cup of coffee. I love your videos, great escapism during the pandemic!

New subscriber from the UK and catching up on your videos. Loved this one! Poutine looked delicious as did the salmon bites. The Sean Connery impression was genius 🤣

Laughed out loud at 8:50 with the ganache joke 😂

I love poutine! The quality of the gravy is what makes or breaks the poutine experience for me. The best poutine I’ve had was at a Blue Jays game a few years ago.

As a kid, I used to split Nanaimo bars into it's layers and try to give someone the base while I ate bites of the middle and ganache lol

Your videos always put me in a good mood, Mike, as does this one about food.😊

Good thing you missed out on the butter tarts, Coffee Crisp and Ketchup Chips, wouldn’t want to be calling you Tubby. Another great video. Looking forward to the next one.

I was a bit unsure about trying Poutine, but I gave it a go in Québec City. Absolutely loved it!

Oddly, I lived in the Comox Valley for 9 years. Every Christmas, almost everyone I knew made butter tarts. One of my absolute favourites. Never heard of them in the USA, but the filling is similar to a pecan pie. I’m quite surprised you never heard of them in Vancouver. Super common on Vancouver Island.

I never had maple syrup until I visited Toronto, only “pancake syrup” (aka corn syrup with imitation maple “flavor”)... I was like “why have I been missing this?” 😂 My dad always said the only cocktail he liked was 7 & 7, Seagrams 7 (American blended whisky) and 7-up.

Loved this! Now I wanna go on a Canadian food tour! Everything looked delish!!! 😋

Most excellent Canadian Food vlog. Here in Nanaimo, the bars are obviously popular for tourists. One day, I saw a pamphlet for the Nanaimo Bar Trail, which listed the best places to buy Nanaimo Bars. That list was pre-Covid, so I'll list my favorite Nanaimo Bar locations. Nearly every resaurant here has a version of the desert. The Bocca Cafe, up in Old City Quarter on Fitzwilliam Street, has the best selection of Nanimo Bars, including a peanutbutter cream bar. (If it is peanut butter, does that mean that it is not a true Nanaimo Bar?). The Vault Cafe makes excellent Nanaimo Bars and Red's Bakery on our Commercial Street seems to be a hit for tourists. Anyplace that sells coffee and sandwhiches, like Serious Coffee has a version of the Nanimo Bar. There is even a bar located on Front Street just steps away from Harbour Air, called The Nanaimo Bar. Ask for a Nanaimo Bar martini! When cruise ships dock at the Port of Nanaimo, the bakery at Thrifty would have a giant mountain display of packaged Nanaimo Bars ready for shoppers to purchase the treat. The pyramid of Nanaimo Bars would be sold out by the time the ship was ready to leave the harbour. When I have guests (Pre-Covid) who ask how they can safely pack Nanaimo bars to take home, I suggest buying the ingredients here in Nanaimo, then making the bars at home. I explain that the only thing that one needs to buy in Nanaimo is the Bird's Vanilla Flavored Custard Powder. That is the secret ingredient that makes a Nanaimo Bar a Nanaimo Bar. The rest of the ingredients can be found in their home grocery stores. If you need suggestions for another food vlog, how about the Nanaimo Bar Trail theme? On Nanaimo's Harbour you can go to Javawoky Coffee House and get a house made Nanaimo Bar. The ice cream places on the seawall have Nanaimo Bar ice cream. You can walk over to Albert and Wallace Street to have a house made Nanaimo Bar at the Vault Cafe. You may as well then go to Red's Bakery to look at the housemade Nanaimo Bars before heading up to Old City Quarter, where you can find several different flavors of Nanaimo Bar at Bocca Cafe. After 5PM, the Nanaimo Bar and Lounge is open. With current restrictions, all places I mention have outdoor seating or window only service.