Opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics is coming up Friday. As always, we're having a few guests over for dinner. We typically serve traditional food of the host country, which was fun with Greece, Beijing, etc., but I'm struggling with a menu for Canada's games. Any ideas for traditional Canadian fare?
When I went to Halifax there was a lot of fish and chips, scallops and calamari.
Poutine is more of an Eastern Canadian dish, but I wouldn't let that stop you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
The key is beer.
Add some peameal bacon and real maple syrup and you are looking good.
Canadian bacon and doughnuts.
They eat Americans for breakfast.
I'd imagine in Vancouver it'd be salmon.
Better yet, Salmon Moose:)
canuckster wrote:
The key is beer.
What kind of beer? Is Molson Canadian any good?
sagar wrote:
Poutine is more of an Eastern Canadian dish, but I wouldn't let that stop you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
Thanks for the idea, but would I still be able to run the next day if I ate this delicacy of french fries, cheese and gravy?
Olympic Menu wrote:
canuckster wrote:The key is beer.
What kind of beer? Is Molson Canadian any good?
To be honest, it is not great. However, it would fit your theme well and is/was a historic Canadian beer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MolsonAs someone else said, round bacon works.
Sardines and Labatts. Both in large quantities.
Get some carryout from Tim Horton's, end of thread.
Doughnuts, with plenty of real maple syrup poured on top. Literally. You can't go two blocks in a Canadian city without hitting another doughnut store.
Thanks for the input everyone. I found a recipe for Mooseburgers topped with bacon that looks tolerable, and would work with the Molson Canadian.
Might be tricky finding the moose meat, but I think there's a chance my brother-in-law may have some in his freezer from a Montana hunting trip last summer.
Donuts for dessert unless a better idea comes along.
I'm still needing side dishes and snacks if anyone else has ideas.
Real Canadian men eat beaver.
eh...? wrote:
Real Canadian men
oxymoron
Go with Labatt blue beer instead. Molson is what americans think canadians drink, but most I have met prefer Labatt over Molson any day (but will drink molson over most american beers).
I have had french fries drenched in gravy in New Foundland.