J-Cat

Name: J-Cat
Joined On: Dec 20, 2006
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Age: 33
Occupation: Pushing the Paper
Location: Ottawa
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So serisouly... You guys don't get Ketchup OR dill pickle chips?

Huh. REALLY? They are awesome. It's funny there are a few things that Canadians get that you would *think* have "American" written all over them, but haven't taken off.  We get all the ship flavours that you get, plus a few more. We have "chip trucks" sort of like your hot dog vendors, but they sell hot dogs, hanburgers but more importnatly really, REALLY good french fries. Right out of the oil. You can't spit in downtown Ottawa without hitting one of these guys. Also there is one dish that we have that you need: poutine.

Poutine (you say "poo-TEEN" ha ha... poo-teen) is a modernization of a French Canadian dish. I have heard that it's originally baked potato and ham. but anyway whatever. Today it hot fresh french fires, cheese curds (and it has to be curds) and gravy. Usually turkey gravy. Holy hell: it's GOOD. Not good for you, but it's soooooo good. I have a salad oftena dn I refer to it as my "veggie poutine" but instead of fries, gravy and cheese, I have tomatoes, peppers and broccoli. but other than that it's the same.

What local "delicacy" does your state/city have that you think would catch on?



Posted by J-Cat on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 8:33 am EDT | 18 Comments
I've seen dill in the store, but not ketchup.

I was raised on Manitoba Mennonite foods, so that is my ethnic choice. Of course, I can't spell most of the names for the dishes, but it's good eating. We still bring in about 100 lbs. of farmer sausage from a producer near Altona every year.

Posted by TheDastard on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 8:56 am EDT

I want to say Shrimp Chips. Mmmm those some good chips. If you are in a big chain grocery store they are in a pink and white bag normally in the asian isle's

Posted by ATC_1982 on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 9:42 am EDT

@Dastard: Kolbassa. that's the name of the sausage... yummers.

Posted by J-Cat on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 9:52 am EDT

no...that isn't it. Farmers sausage is unique. It's a Menonite raw smoked pork, extremely lean.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/farmer%27s_sausage

It looks a lot like boerewors on this page http://www.foodsubs.com/MeatcureSausage.html

Posted by TheDastard on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 10:04 am EDT

Although I'm told it is pork only, where Boerewors is pork and beef.

It seems pretty regional because the "farmer" sausage made by the memonites here is not the same. It is so lean you have to add fat to the pan to fry it.

Posted by TheDastard on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 10:06 am EDT

I can't believe America didn't have Coffee Crisp until a few years ago.

Posted by Imissthecommodore64 on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 10:41 am EDT

Yeah, I used to buy those by the case.

Canada...great food. They just need to stop unloading crappy artists on the states.

Posted by TheDastard on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 10:42 am EDT

Rocky Mountain oysters... try'em... go head, try'em

Posted by LuxDraconis on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 11:36 am EDT

gotta love dill pickle chips

Posted by DualShock_1 on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 11:56 am EDT

I love me some poutine .... had some of that while i was up there too You can't even get gravy on your fries down here, never mind with cheese.

Posted by TANK on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 12:00 pm EDT

I went to a KFC in the states and they gave me mashed potatoes with my chicken strips....WTF

Ketchup Chips are the shit. We also get our milk in bags...figure that one out lol

Posted by BlowMonkey on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 12:12 pm EDT

what are you talking about?
pickles are nastyyyyyyyyyyy

Posted by Caesar on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 12:42 pm EDT

I haven't understood a blog less since the last one of Ceasar's looked at.

Posted by Baine on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 12:58 pm EDT

LMFAO frog eyed salad I can not even explain it ..
it is Utah food hehehe oh and fry sauce

Posted by nae on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 2:28 pm EDT

@nae

I'll see your frog eye and raise you some funeral potatoes with marshmallow jello salad on the side.

Posted by FadeIntoBlack on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 6:50 pm EDT

My sister gets dill pickle chips...but they are NAAAASTY!

Posted by hilskie on Thu Jul 2, 2009 @ 8:11 pm EDT

Italian beef sandwiches...FTW

And In-n-out burgers...yes you have burgers...but not In-n-out Burgers..

Posted by lbsutke on Fri Jul 3, 2009 @ 11:56 am EDT

Poutine is great stuff. There is a French Canadian restaurant in Hollywood that serves that and smoked meat sandwiches.

One of the few perks of living in South Florida. =)

Posted by RivalJJH on Tue Jul 7, 2009 @ 7:29 pm EDT

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