[CyberTOPS] Canadian Cuisine OT

[George Hughes, Jr.]

Whoops! I meant to send this with the last e-mail. Sorry! George




      Canadian cuisine varies widely from region to region. Generally, the
traditional cuisine of English Canada is closely related to British and
American cuisine, while the traditional cuisine of French Canada has evolved
from French cuisine and the winter provisions of fur traders.

      The cuisine includes a lot of baked foods, wild game, and gathered
foods. Prepared foods were still a novelty for recent rural generations, so
there are some that are well-loved to the point of obsession -- and which have
come to dominate suburban diets. However, home-made, warming, and wholesome
remain key adjectives in what Canadians consider their cuisine.

      The cuisine of the western provinces is heavily influenced by British,
German, Ukrainian, Polish, and Scandinavian cuisine. Noteworthy is the cuisine
of the Doukhobors, Russian-descended vegetarians.

      Waterloo Region, Ontario has a tradition of Mennonite and Germanic
cookery.

      Canadian Chinese cuisine is widespread across the country, with
variation from place to place. The Chinese smorgasbord, although found in the
U.S. and other parts of Canada, had its origins in early Gastown, Vancouver,
c.1870 and came out of the practice of the many Scandinavians' working in the
woods and mills around the shantytown getting the Chinese cook to put out a
steam table on a sideboard, so they could "load up" and leave room on the
dining table (presumably for "drink").

      The traditional cuisine of The Arctic and the Canadian Territories is
based on wild game and Inuit and First Nations cooking methods. The cuisines
of Newfoundland and the Maritime provinces derive mainly from British and
Irish cooking, with a preference for salt-cured fish, beef, and pork. Ontario,
Manitoba & British Columbia also maintain strong British cuisine traditions.

      Today many Canadians will identify foods as being uniquely "Canadian"
largely on the basis of such items being uncommon in the United States. Foods
enjoyed in both countries, such as fast food and popular restaurant cuisine,
will often be described as simply "North American" dining.


      Joseph Mooney
      keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars




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