Canadian Cuisine
The Canadian cuisine is a homely mishmash of European influences, seafood, and local ingredients. Lobster is often served simply with a big blob of melted butter in the Atlantic provinces, while poutine—a classic among Canadian dishes—is the perfect winter comfort food, with potatoes soaked in gravy and cheese curds. You’ll also find real Canadian food favourites such as maple syrup and peameal bacon available all over the country.
Vancouver is well known as a foodie city, offering a diverse spread of Canadian cuisine, from seasonal prawns and late summer tomatoes to huge cuts of local steak and every international delicacy you can think of. But if you only try one thing in Vancouver, make sure it’s the West Coast seafood—whether it be mussels, oysters, wild salmon, or Dungeness crab—all of which are delicious staples of Canadian food culture.
