I TRY CANADIAN FOOD - Where's the Maple Syrup?
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In today's food vlog, we dive into traditional, stereotypical and unusual Canadian snacks, meals, desserts, treats and drinks.
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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!
😉 I had to build up to it 😝
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.
Thrills gum ? Little purple tablets of torture, tasted like soap ! Please tell me they've been outlawed.
Beaver tails, prairie oysters.
BANNOCK. Oh my dear lord why is it so good?? SO. GOOD. And Wunderbar 👍
@@jaredhelder idk what a prairie oyster is but beaver tails are too good
@@oouziii4679 cow testies
Coffee Crisp. The best chocolate bar ever made! I dismantle it layer by layer. Great video Mike 😂
Wow! That’s an interesting technique. I’ll have to try dismantling it next time.
Wait do you have good taste buds Mars bar is the best.
as a kid I would eat all the chocolate first, then the layers to just finish with the coffee centre,,,,
however since then my chocolate tastes have evolved away from mass manufactured bars...
We used to have Coffee Crisp here in Australia - it was a favourite of my dad - but I can't say I've seen it since the late 80s... We did use the dismantling technique too.
Same here.
Once I parr's it with Lindts' Strawberry... I recalled that being a very pleasant experience.
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 :)
Huh, I've never thought of freezing them. Why not?! They might be a delicious cold treat, like an ice cream sandwich.
Whoa. Your mom is a genius. I’m trying this the next time I get my hands on a Nanaimo bar!!
YES!!!! I second the frozen Nanaimo Bar! Soooo Gooood!
Frozen is a must! And I don’t know about you guys but they are a Christmas treat for us and it’s like winning the lottery when you find them in the freezer months later 😂
I used to steal Nanaimo bars from the freezer as a kid and now as an adult I prefer them frozen.....sooooo yummy!
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.
Omggggg I refuse to eat any other cheezie but hawkins
They’re just crunchy
I forgot those were Canadian! Dude Hawkins Cheezies are incredible. The superior cheese flavoured chip.
THE Best there is.
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
@Corey McDonald we have Smarties in Canada, too. Rockets are NOT smarties. Rockets are like very small, round Sweet Tarts sold in clear wrappers.
@@l.m.2404 - As a Vancouver expat living in the States, Rockets = U.S. Smarties, and Canadian Smarties = U.S. M&Ms.
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?
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??
I think you're right. I'll definitely have to try Ketchup Chips in a burger (WOW), and maybe more food vlogs in more countries.
@@DownieLive I put ketchup chips in my burger
Lays ketchup chips is way better than old Dutch!
BC born and bred, and we always had butter tarts at Christmas.
In Victoria, and us too!
It’s true! And I can usually convince mom to make them in the summer
Born in raised in BC, always have butter tarts for holidays or celebrations.
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?
I'm not gonna lie, Ron, I felt pretty darn good. I thought I'd feel worse after all the desserts, but I felt good!
"All the Canadian foods are so good." LOL u rock
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!
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.
As a 61 year old man born and raised in Toronto now living in Orange County, CA, I’ve gotten sat Coffee Crisps rule.
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!
ketchup chips are so good 🥰
What about All Dressed chips... thats purely Canadian as well.
But only lays
Old Dutch sucks imo not enough powder
Old Dutch ketchup chips are the best. Ruffles all dressed are close second.
you haven't tried ketchup chips until you have tried the doritos ketchup ones
I wish I knew someone in Canada that can ship me some!! Tried them when I up there and they were good
Michael, I don't know how you do it. You always find something to explore and expound on. Very entertaining, and appetite-stimulating.
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.
Thank you, Pete!
My grandma used to make a mean butter tart, she was born in the prairies!
As a quebec native, my favorite poutine is the michigan style one, with spaguetti sauce instead of gravy and of course cheese curds! I now live in Moncton, NB since 2002 and I have yet to find the perfect poutine spot
I used to get the coffee crisp mcflurry as a kid! Best flavour.
Sooo tasty !
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
Born in Vancouver, raised in California. Mom always made currant tarts/butter tarts at Christmas.
Anyone else see the theme Mike LOVES maple syrup here there and everywhere.
I do love Maple Syrup.
I love Coffee Crisp! Chocolate and Coffee go together like Peaches n' Cream!
I loved the random shot of you screaming, “All the Canadian foods are so good!” 😂 I watched this right before lunchtime. Made me hungry!
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!!
Hahaha. I hope to film a real maple sugar shack one day and show how maple syrup is turned from tree sap to syrup.
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'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 👍
Fyi everyone longliner on Granville island get all their salmon from a local fishery/grocer in maple ridge! It’s called Bruce’s market!
It comes from Bruce's?? I didn't know! I've had salmon from Bruce's Market, and clam chowder. Very tasty.
Bruce’s is fantastic!! So much great food and other wonderful things to shop for!!
Great video Mike! I love your fun style and you made me laugh out loud a couple of times. Thanks 😊
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
What's a bugle?
@@foxyartist6665 it's a sort of trumpet but an ancient for, shaped like half a croissant. Look up "cornucopia" for images 😉
@@IzzyOnTheMove oh i know what those are i just never knew the name
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.
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!
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!
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 ♥️
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.
Lee’s Donuts at Granville- the honey donuts are so good
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
Thanks for making me hungry Mike! Super glad you included poutine and the butter tart. Props from Ontario!🍁🍁🍁
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
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 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
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
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
If you are in the Vancouver area give the Keto Cave Man Cafe a try (the one near Granville Street, not the 2nd by the International Village in China Town) they have a bakery section that makes various Diabetic Friendly Desserts, I finally got to enjoy Cheese Cake again!
@@SugarFreeTraveler Sounds good. If we "Muhricans" are ever allowed to cross the border again.
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!
I miss Granville Island . I live in Seattle, hopefully we will get to visit in 2021
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!
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.
We went to La Belle Patate when we were in Vancouver a couple of years ago--so good!
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!!
I’m coming to Vancouver at the end of November. Love watching your local videos. Gives me lots of ideas for things to do
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!
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.
Loved this. Now I know about Canadian foods. I'd say you have maple on the brain!
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!
😂😂 good luck finding that course 😂
Across Canada. minus the Atlantic Provinces.... Mike needed to find a Donair or a lobster ;-)
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!!
The first fish shop right in the entrance of Granville island has smoked salmon “hot bits” they’re amazing especially on top of an everything segels bagel with garlic cream cheese
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.
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!
The perfect Poutine is crisp fries, a beef gravy & melting cheese curd. It’s just perfection.
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 think if the video does well, I might have to do this in every country I visit! It's definitely a fun (and tasty) video for me to film 😉
@@DownieLive- Michael - the French Fries and gravy are a staple in Pennsylvania. On your recommendation, I ordered the the Old Dutch Chips with Ketchup through Amazon just now -- Three double portions in boxes at $12.68 [free shipping] I'll see how it goes.
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 :(
Finally someone doing a Canadian snacks and food vlog! Yay! I love butter tarts! Yummy!
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.
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.
Really Mike that was your first time eating ketchup chips. I love coffee crisp. Now you got me hungry for poutine.
The apple flavoured crown royal and ginger ail is sooooooooo good!
Had a lot of Coffee Crisp years ago. Being in the USA but close to the Canada border, the sold the stuff here. There are a few outlets where it still may be available. Also Aero Bars, my favorite.
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.
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 !
So filled with fun and energy!!! great job!!! really support what you're doing!!
Thank you so much!!
I gave you a thumbs up for your Sean Connery impersonation alone!
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 !
Hahahaha. Yes, I’ve never heard of Rowntree.
A good day of eating.
Who else is Canadian?
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.
Loved it! So many Canadian foods to choose from! Did you know that some Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory locations offer a chocolate covered Nanaimo bar? Delicious!
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 🤣
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...
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👍🏼👍🏼😋
Good call, Philip! A&W is great!
i loved the enthusiasm on how we say nanaimo bar! great video !
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!!!
Laughed out loud at 8:50 with the ganache joke 😂
Thank god you didn't go to Timmy's I would have unsubscribed.
I know! Hence why I had to address it right away. 😉
Lived 60+ years on coastal bc, and I've had butter tarts every year at Christmas. You omitted the primary ingredient: raisins ( or currants).
I had an "Ohhh Canada" poutine at Smokes Poutine in Vancouver when i visited. Tomato sauce chips, maple syrup and other goodies of Canada in a single Poutine
Yum!!
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! 😄
Dang you lol, for me skiing is done for season, lol already planned next season. Possible Mount Hood Timberline Oregon longer season. If ya don't dream feel sad for those. Reason now for DANG is all those kinds of goodies keeping out of house, am resting ligament issues before being able to rehab exercise so no goodies for now double dang lol. Thanks for the drooling yummmms! Winterridge in Sandpoint Idaho has INCREDIBLE bakery treats lol good for me they do are about 31 miles from my home. Thanks again 😊❤
*watching this video while sipping on my chocolate milk & coffee crisp🥛🍫
I was a bit unsure about trying Poutine, but I gave it a go in Québec City. Absolutely loved it!
Michigan has Salmon in the fall, of the year and I normally Salmon fish in the fall. Since the Great Lakes connect with the shores of Canada and the St; Lawrence Seaway feeds into the Great Lakes. The Pacific Salmon make their run down through Canada, into Michigan, every fall.. I love Salmon Jerky, Michigan produces smoked Salmon, Smoked Maple Flavored Salmon, including other various flavors, of Smoked Salmon which is sold throughout Michigan, year around. Michigan's U.P. has Poutine and you can get a variation of Poutine in the lower Peninsula. In Michigan, they serve a similar version of La Tourtiere, which is more of an enclosed single serving pie known as a pasty and there is the ever dreaded fudge. Fun fact, if you ever go to Mackinac Island as a tourist, you will become known as a fudgy...
Crown royal is made in Manitoba about 2 hrs north of Winnipeg in Gimli
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.
Another great video. I love the variety of topics you cover and the places you choose to visit. Thank you.
Glad you like them!
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.
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.
These video you make Mike are so fun relaxing to watch keep up the great work mike.
Got to try the poutine, fries, gravy and cheese curds, the dessert bar YES!!
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.
Wow. Thanks for the info.