What do Canadians eat ?

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I can't say that Canadian culture is that much different than American culture. Focus more on french Canadians and you've got a lot to talk about (Quebec province I mean).
Poutine is a super popular meal here. It consists of french fries, gravy and curt cheese. Soo good but soo fattening. Montreal is known for their smoked meet. Sugar pie is a popular one, along with TourtiÃ¨re (Veal pie). Then there is pea soupe. Spring also means a time for "Tire" which is maple taffy that is served on a wooden stick after it has been heated. A lot of our classier dishes are French, like soupe Ã l'onion gratinÃ©.

French canadians are said to be "well dressed" and very in style. You still find a lot of american clothing like sweats and stuff. Consider that we also dress for the cold temperature.

Our homes include basements and are heated eclectric or with oil. Home types range from Cottages, to split levels, to Semi- Detached, to Duplex, to appartment buildings, to condos (some really original ones see expo '67). We've got some special housing in mnontreal sometimes.

Hockey is life in Quebec. The canadian 5$ bill says something like "Our lives were divided into 3 places: school church and the hockey rink. But our real home was the hockey rink." Something like that, and its got a picture of hockey on it.
Skiing is popular since we have got some great mountains in Quebec. Then we have the traditional sports like football, soccer, baseball, and I played rugby in high school. Lacrosse is another popular one.

Hope this helped
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Karen L

Canadians eat much the same way as most Americans though judging by what I see in US grocery stores, we don't eat as much junk food. I can't think of anything in the way of food that's truly unique to Canada and never eaten elsewhere though there are a few things like poutine which are a little bit special in the preparation if not the ingredients. We drink more hot tea than Americans, and sometimes put malt vinegar on our french fries, both customs that come from our British heritage

We dress pretty much the same way too, according to the activity and the climate. Contrary to what many think, Canada is not all frozen north with snow on the ground most of the year. Most of Canada has a similar climate to the northern US.

We live in houses, apartments, townhouses, mobile homes, log cabins, float homes or whatever else suits our needs and/or budget. There may be Inuit who still live in igloos but I doubt it very much, though they might if they're caught out in a storm or on an extended hunting trip.

For games and activities, we do much the same as people all over the world. There are some things we might do more often because we have the climate and the places to do them in such as hockey, curling, ice-skating, skiing, canoeing, hiking and camping.

stella7002

we eat moose, timbits and plenty of maple syrup.
we like to wear flannel, toques and beaver pelts.
we live in igloos of course.

Poopy

We eat seal flipper pie, dress in seal skin pants with matching seal skin blouses, we like to see who gets their tongue stuck to a pole first (great game!), and we live in igloos.
But then again, Newfoundland is a whole different can of worms I just opened. :-)
(But seriously...I went to high school in Indiana and was asked if Canadians live in igloos. So thank goodness you're major project is to learn something other than your own culture. Bravo to the educational system, for once!!)

Gene D

Poutine and whale blubber. And, we wash it all down with Molson beer.

sheloves_dablues

The same food as Americans. (Although we do tend to eat less fast food)

We wear the same clothing, depending on the weather. When it's cold and snowing we exchange our shorts and t-shirts for sweaters and long pants.

We live in apartments, condos, single family homes and tents. (The tents aren't permanent - but housing can't keep up with the economy so there are significant numbers of people that live in temporary shelter.)

We do all the same things Americans do for fun, we just don't carry guns while we do it.

Oh.. and we don't lay lawsuits for every stupid thing that goes wrong in our lives.

knh959

A couple of food items not found in the USa include poutine (already mentioned) Nanaimo Bars and butter tarts (awesome dessert mainly eaten at Christmas time) Otherwise, pretty much everything is the same as in the USA.

lulauffer

Yeah, Kit. I have to somehow agree with you too.

But it's too cold for worms and frogs up here... :)

Canada is very big country, with many cultures, two official languages and it's multicultural.

For sure I can say they love hockey and all snow-related sports.

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bluebutterfly161985

Grass and hay.

Karen C

You must forgive ednasara. He must be the one that Kit K was talking about and those worms he eats have made him forget his manners. :o)

Frambois forgot to mention Quebec Spruce Beer - can't find it outside of Quebec except in a few border towns. And Karen L forgot the Roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding that came over with the Brits way back when (and we do Yorkshire Pudding better than the Brits!)
The Maritime Provinces and BC. undoubtedly eat more sea food than the rest of us - like everywhere else, transporting it inland makes it a tad expensive But lobster and clams are a great favourite in Nova Scotia as is cod and a bunch of other fish/seafood - probably comparable to Maine or Mass. USA. B.C. folks on the west coast eat more crab and salmon probably than the rest of us do. Alberta is world reknowned for it's beef and with good reason. It's oh so good! And coast to coast, Canadians love their beer - we do that well too and it is best enjoyed right now during the Stanley Cup Playoffs but we drink it an old day, not just special occasions. Hope this helps.
Oh yeah! I forgot. We have a National War cry and right now it is this:
GO HABS GO!
(That's the Montreal Canadians)

Kit K

Worms and frogs....
Sorry, just had to do it... really, we eat the same as anybody else in north america.

wtf??
We are basically Americans expect healthier and nicer.
Unless you live in Nunavut.....
I really hope you are doing a history project and forgot to specify...

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