Canadian Cuisine- In Constant Change

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Canadian cuisine is often identified with foods like fiddlehead and maple syrup. In the course of time, many have started to associate such cuisine with variety due to dramatic changes and new approaches introduced both by food enthusiasts and Canadian chefs.

True enough, Canadian cooking has transformed and re developed into something new. It has gained popularity since many diners started to appreciate the value of food and wines in the market. Gradually, many have realized that creation of good dishes is no impossible feat given the availability of resources in Canada. It is also appropriate to note that as of the present, many chefs would adopt traditional cooking, incorporate it with new elements and come up with an entirely new method in preparing dishes.

Another known reason for the cuisine’s progress was the influx of immigrants in the country. The differences in race or ethnicity, the presence of people coming from various places have added to the continual development and re awakening of Canadian cuisine. A number of these people or immigrants would make use of available ingredients, and then adopt their own way of cooking in preparing their meals. As a result, a new concept has already been made.

Canadian cuisine differs by region. Traditional cooking of English Canada is very much associated with British and American cuisine while the traditional cuisine of French Canada pertains to its affinity with French cuisine. The bases for both include fresh produce, seasonal ingredients and even preserves. The cuisine also includes baked, prepared and gathered foods and locals often refer to their cooking as something home-made.

Since modern Canadian cooking normally represents diversity in terms of origin, most home cooks have utilized new ingredients and gave desirable twists into what is known as traditional favorites. There are also a number of ingredients that are considered as uniquely Canadian. Some of them are the wild blueberries, fiddlehead ferns and greens, mussels, bison, salmon, wild rice and locally produced wines and cheeses.

These typical ingredients also comprise the best foods describing Canadian cuisine namely:

Modern Canadian beans and toasts- baked beans served with toasted bread

Ginger beef- deep fried beef with sweet ginger sauce

Back bacon- also known in the US as Canadian bacon

Haddocks and chips- as commonly found in Canadian stands and restaurants

Montreal smoked meat sandwich- as served with coleslaw, a half of pickle and potato chips

Poutine- a Quebec specialty made of fries topped with cheese curds and gravy

Toutins- a kind of fried bread from Newfoundland

Aside from the aforementioned specialties, Canadians have been accustomed to using other known ingredients like the following:

Meat:

Venison, Seal, Partridge are some of the meats eaten by Canadians in relation to their interest in wild game and hunting. Bears and Beavers are not that popular to many except to hunters and indigenous people.

Seafood:

Lobster, Salmon particularly Sockeye, Atlantic Cod, Winnipeg Gold Eye, Mussels, Pickerel (Canadian name for Walleye), Halibut

Berries and fruits:

Strawberries, Cranberries, Blueberries, Apples, Apricots

Nuts:

Pecans, Almonds, Pistachios

It is important to determine that recipes pertaining to Canadian cuisine also make use of ingredients aside from the above given lists. And though defining this cuisine leads us to tradition and existence of many cultures, it showed that these changes are deemed favorable in enriching knowledge and giving old Canadian flavors new dimensions.

Authentic Canadian Recipe

Salmon Waldorf Salad