One traditional Canadian food is called "poutine". It's based in Qu�bec and it is made with French fries covered in cheese curds and thick brown gravy spooned on top.
The fresher the cheese curds - the squeakier and more rubber-like it feels as you chew it. Annoying at first, but if you're familiar with these Qu�bec cheese curds ...it's wonderful. It's a burst of flavour and texture and just simply amazing.
Don't go for the chunks of mozarella or shredded/grated cheese...that's not a real poutine. (I was raised with a French father from Qu�bec...so I've had amazing poutines in Qu�bec!)
Some grocery stores in Atlantic Canada, DO sell those beautiful cheese curds. However, because they're often shipped from Qu�bec (or elsewhere), they're not as squeaky or fresh. But they're better than nothing I suppose!... Unless you have the moolah to get the cheese express shipped to you while your fries are cooking!
And please do not use frozen fries if you can help it. FRESHLY cut potatoes is the way to go.
I don't recommend eating poutines every single day...as you'll probably clog up your arteries, intestines and bowels.
Now, Kraft Dinner (Kraft being a brand name) is macaroni and cheese in a box. All you need is a pot with boiling water, some butter (or margarine as butter is ridiculously expensive in Canada) and some milk if you like it creamy. The cheese powder is in a pouch with the noodles.
It's not something you should eat everyday (I've had 2 big bowls of it since being in NS) - and a lot of kids are often raised on this. I don't mean this literally but KD is quite affordable (about 1.40$ a box I think and often on sale!) for large families who are looking for a quick fix...KD is usually the way to go.
I know of people who like to put ketchup on their mac 'n cheese and I think this is horrifying. To each their own - by all means!! But ewwwwwwwwwwwww.
I also know of people who like to put cooked hot dogs (minus the buns) in chunks mixed in their KD...Then there's bologna.
Bologna is also known as "Newfie Steak" in Canada and I have 0 idea what it is made up of - but it's also one of those staples you have in the fridge....bologna (some people call it baloney) sandwiches, fried bologna with mashed potatoes...fry it in a shape of a bowl....there's lots of different ways to eat it.
Well, I opted for chunks of bologna (not fried because I didn't know our host had some in his fridge) tossed in my KD and it was like a flash back to the 90's.
Other than that - rain rain GO AWAY!!!! (It literally rained or drizzled to some extent, if not poured for the whole time we were in Halifax....and prior to that- 2 weeks solid).
The fresher the cheese curds - the squeakier and more rubber-like it feels as you chew it. Annoying at first, but if you're familiar with these Qu�bec cheese curds ...it's wonderful. It's a burst of flavour and texture and just simply amazing.
Don't go for the chunks of mozarella or shredded/grated cheese...that's not a real poutine. (I was raised with a French father from Qu�bec...so I've had amazing poutines in Qu�bec!)
Some grocery stores in Atlantic Canada, DO sell those beautiful cheese curds. However, because they're often shipped from Qu�bec (or elsewhere), they're not as squeaky or fresh. But they're better than nothing I suppose!... Unless you have the moolah to get the cheese express shipped to you while your fries are cooking!
And please do not use frozen fries if you can help it. FRESHLY cut potatoes is the way to go.
I don't recommend eating poutines every single day...as you'll probably clog up your arteries, intestines and bowels.
Now, Kraft Dinner (Kraft being a brand name) is macaroni and cheese in a box. All you need is a pot with boiling water, some butter (or margarine as butter is ridiculously expensive in Canada) and some milk if you like it creamy. The cheese powder is in a pouch with the noodles.
It's not something you should eat everyday (I've had 2 big bowls of it since being in NS) - and a lot of kids are often raised on this. I don't mean this literally but KD is quite affordable (about 1.40$ a box I think and often on sale!) for large families who are looking for a quick fix...KD is usually the way to go.
I know of people who like to put ketchup on their mac 'n cheese and I think this is horrifying. To each their own - by all means!! But ewwwwwwwwwwwww.
I also know of people who like to put cooked hot dogs (minus the buns) in chunks mixed in their KD...Then there's bologna.
Bologna is also known as "Newfie Steak" in Canada and I have 0 idea what it is made up of - but it's also one of those staples you have in the fridge....bologna (some people call it baloney) sandwiches, fried bologna with mashed potatoes...fry it in a shape of a bowl....there's lots of different ways to eat it.
Well, I opted for chunks of bologna (not fried because I didn't know our host had some in his fridge) tossed in my KD and it was like a flash back to the 90's.
Other than that - rain rain GO AWAY!!!! (It literally rained or drizzled to some extent, if not poured for the whole time we were in Halifax....and prior to that- 2 weeks solid).
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