Comments on: Frenchies Diner Canadiana

By: Around Vancouver in 52 Restaurants: Americas | Ethnic Eats – Sampling the World’s Cuisine Without Leaving Vancouver

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:26:37 +0000

[...] 1. (French) Canadian: Frenchies [...]

By: degan

degan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:05:52 +0000

oooh! good to know. I have gotten used to Belgian Fries poutine, which I’m not sure is any kind of authentic. thanks!

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:01:02 +0000

Actually the cheese curd should still be cold -that’s usually how poutine is actually served in the greasy spoon of Quebec.

By: Memphis Blues BBQ « Ethnic Eats – Sampling the World’s Cuisine Without Leaving Vancouver

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:15:22 +0000

[...] Food-wise, I think it’s safe to say that America has culinary characteristics (even if Canada does not) so I’m including it in this project, even though I haven’t before on this [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:19:29 +0000

There used to be a Frenchies on Commercial, which I think is now The Reef.

My friend took me once, oh gosh, like 4 years ago.

By: Hail Caesar, eh? « Ethnic Eats – Sampling the World’s Cuisine Without Leaving Vancouver

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:43:43 +0000

[...] 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment Thinking about Canadian cuisine and it’s focus on region rather than law or politics got me thinking. We don’t have a [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:36:53 +0000

I think it’s a mismatch of everything… from poutine to pierogi… to donair to ginger beef. I have been pretty much everywhere from NWT to BC… all the way over to New Brunswick, and those seems to be the most consistent across the board. :\

I do know what you means though, but I am sure every country has similar difficulties trying to claim national dishes.

By: Oana

Oana — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:15:51 +0000

I tried the smoked meat sandwich for lunch, with a side of fries. Both pretty tasty! Since this is across from my office, I plan lots of future visits to try the poutine.

By: degan

degan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:25:19 +0000

Really good point, Robin, and when I was pondering I did think of several regional dishes that would have fit, but nothing typically Canadian as a whole. Even the First Nation’s restaurant that I originally wanted to review would clearly have been very West Coast.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:25:34 +0000

I’ve thought about that question before and I’ve always thought that Canada’s identity is too regional to truly have a national cuisine. I mean, there isn’t one cuisine that represents Canadians as a whole (Tim Horton’s, Ketchup Chips, and Kraft Dinner doesn’t count!). There are food items that are unique to Canada (butter tarts, apparently), but it’s not really a cuisine.

However, when you think about each province or region – there is certainly Canadian cuisine at a regional level, whether it be the salmon of coastal BC, or Alberta beef…. the Ukrainian delicacies of the Prairies… the Saskatoon-berries of Saskatchewan, the seal-flipper pies and cod tongues of Newfoundland, or the Digby scallops and lobster of Nova Scotia. This doesn’t even cover the indigenous game meat of the arctic territories, which is practically foreign to the rest of Canada. You’ve already covered Quebec, and Ontario can claim Tim Horton’s.