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JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
And I use the term cuisine lightly! :p

Ok so I've got the opportunity to try stuff that's unique to the US and Canada while I'm there, so figured I should get a list of suggestions. :D

So yeah, anything you can think of, snacks, home style cooking, drinks, restaurants all that jazz. :D

Tell me your favorites please. :)
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    You like deep friend food? :p


    I would suggest oysters or mussels from PEI but where you will be that will be hard but I am sure they have good ones there :)

    In Vancouver there are some great sushi restaurants... a friend suggested one but I never made it there... if interested I could find out.

    For a maritime feel you could go to the Trap & Gill in Vancouver and have some east coast fare ;) LOL

    I am not sure what makes up our cuisine but there are some good places to be sure...sadly I am more familiar with east coast places to go.
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    SEAFOOD!!!!!!!!!

    the greatest food ever.
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    small town beck wrote:
    You like deep friend food?


    I would suggest oysters or mussels from PEI but where you will be that will be hard but I am sure they have good ones there :)

    In Vancouver there are some great sushi restaurants... a friend suggested one but I never made it there... if interested I could find out.

    For a maritime feel you could go to the Trap & Gill in Vancouver and have some east coast fare ;) LOL

    I am not sure what makes up our cuisine but there are some good places to be sure...sadly I am more familiar with east coast places to go.

    Yeah, how bout simple stuff? What kinda chocolate you got there that's unique? Or you know, them pickled herring thingies :eek: bluck! :p

    I'll definitely be checking out the seafood. :)
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    I would also say try fresh oysters. Best ever on the northwest coast! Also, salmon but preferably from Alaska. The greens/salads are also great here. Just try anything fresh/local and you can't go wrong. Most good restaurants here cook with local/fresh ingredients so I would definitely try what is on the menu. :) Can't wait to see you!
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    Jeanie wrote:
    Yeah, how bout simple stuff? What kinda chocolate you got there that's unique? Or you know, them pickled herring thingies :eek: bluck! :p

    I'll definitely be checking out the seafood. :)


    Chocolate covered blueberries :D The best... although they seem more elusive here than back east :confused:

    Give me some time to think about it.. LOL
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    SEAFOOD!!!!!!!!!

    the greatest food ever.

    :D Agreed!

    But we can get it here, you know, world's largest island continent and all! :p

    I was looking at the googles the other day, travelling along this road away from the motel I was thinking about staying at and I discovered this place called Weinershnitzel. Never heard of it before.

    I meant stuff like that. Or smores. I remember there was a chocolate thread here once and some of the stuff, I'd never heard of. :)
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    small town beck wrote:
    You like deep friend food? :p


    I would suggest oysters or mussels from PEI but where you will be that will be hard but I am sure they have good ones there :)

    In Vancouver there are some great sushi restaurants... a friend suggested one but I never made it there... if interested I could find out.

    For a maritime feel you could go to the Trap & Gill in Vancouver and have some east coast fare ;) LOL

    I am not sure what makes up our cuisine but there are some good places to be sure...sadly I am more familiar with east coast places to go.
    What the hell is a "deep friend food"? I like to try that...;)

    fried oysters are great! same with scallops! Cape Cod, MA got some sweet seafood restaurants out there!

    I remember one time in Boston, we ordered some sweet lobsters and my friend said "what do we use to crack the lobster"? I told him, the little rock on our table. He thought I was an idiot or sometime but when we asked the waitress and she confirm it was the little rock.
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    wolfbear wrote:
    I would also say try fresh oysters. Best ever on the northwest coast! Also, salmon but preferably from Alaska. The greens/salads are also great here. Just try anything fresh/local and you can't go wrong. Most good restaurants here cook with local/fresh ingredients so I would definitely try what is on the menu. Can't wait to see you!

    Oh I'll be trying the salmon!! :D Not gonna be missing out on that! :)

    Plan to have a good wander around Pikes Place market most days and try something different every day. Oh and I'm FINALLY gonna get to go to a DINER!!! :) See now, never been in one of those and all the diner stuff, diner food, well I wouldn't know what half of it is! :D

    Can't wait to catch up with you either wb. :)
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  • kristophedkristophed Posts: 73
    Poutine
  • cheeseandricecheeseandrice Posts: 206
    Scrapple
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    kristophed wrote:
    Poutine

    Poutine? :confused: Dare I ask? :o
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    cheeseandrice wrote:
    Scrapple

    Scrapple? :)
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  • pineapplesandwavespineapplesandwaves Posts: 584
    Jeanie wrote:
    Or smores.
    Mmm ... smores! A must for camping/cottaging.

    Beaver tails.

    Poutine. Personally, I don't like poutine (I don't like gravy or curds), but it's a favourite amongst most Canadians.


    Edit: Poutine is french fries with gravy and cheese curds.
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  • HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
    You need to get your ass down here to the South and try some soul food. :)
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    LongRd. wrote:
    What the hell is a "deep friend food"? I like to try that...;)

    fried oysters are great! same with scallops! Cape Cod, MA got some sweet seafood restaurants out there!

    I remember one time in Boston, we ordered some sweet lobsters and my friend said "what do we use to crack the lobster"? I told him, the little rock on our table. He thought I was an idiot or sometime but when we asked the waitress and she confirm it was the little rock.


    Smartass :p yes I don't think I worded that quite the right way :o

    I prefer my oysters fresh/raw with just some lemon on them!! YUMMY!!! :)
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    small town beck wrote:
    Smartass :p yes I don't think I worded that quite the right way :o

    I prefer my oysters fresh/raw with just some lemon on them!! YUMMY!!! :)
    I'm not really a big fan of cold food..I like it HOT and spicy! ;)
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    LongRd. wrote:
    I'm not really a big fan of cold food..I like it HOT and spicy! ;)


    Well you know what they say about raw oysters? ;)


    Hot & spicy??? Sign me up :p
  • prismprism Posts: 2,440
    Jeanie wrote:
    Yeah, how bout simple stuff? What kinda chocolate you got there that's unique? Or you know, them pickled herring thingies :eek: bluck! :p

    I'll definitely be checking out the seafood. :)

    i'm currently eating a piece of a organic dark chocolate with chilies bar....it's a lovely combination of two of my favorirte things...yummm
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Aren't they all about Deep fried chicken and crisco over there???
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    prism wrote:
    i'm currently eating a piece of a organic dark chocolate with chilies bar....it's a lovely combination of two of my favorirte things...yummm

    Had some of that in Italy... YUMMY!!
  • prismprism Posts: 2,440
    small town beck wrote:
    Had some of that in Italy... YUMMY!!

    what i'm eating is made at a company in Oregon...but i bet it's good where ever it's from
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    pineapplesandwaves wrote:
    Mmm ... smores! A must for camping/cottaging.

    Beaver tails.

    Poutine. Personally, I don't like poutine (I don't like gravy or curds), but it's a favourite amongst most Canadians.


    Edit: Poutine is french fries with gravy and cheese curds.


    ooh! Is that like cottage cheese? French fries with gravy and cottage cheese? hmmm......interesting.

    Ok what's a Beaver Tail? Someone has explained this to me before but I forget now. Some kind of danish?
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    HushBull wrote:
    You need to get your ass down here to the South and try some soul food. :)

    Yup! :) It's on the Bucket List, just not gonna be able to make it there this trip, but believe me, I don't share PJ's hesitancy. ;) I'm busting to go to the South. :)
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Hinny wrote:
    Chow-dah!

    Shau-dare!

    Chow-dah!

    Shau-dare!


    :) That's already on the list. :) Ta. :)
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    prism wrote:
    i'm currently eating a piece of a organic dark chocolate with chilies bar....it's a lovely combination of two of my favorirte things...yummm


    It's yum isn't it? :) We have it here AND the dark organic chocolate with the shiraz in it. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :)
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  • nocode23nocode23 Posts: 411
    Cheese steaks, Shrimp po' boys, gravy fries...mmmmm!
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    nocode23 wrote:
    Cheese steaks, Shrimp po' boys, gravy fries...mmmmm!

    Ok, cheese steaks are just steaks with cheese on top right?
    And gravy fries is chips and gravy. yes? :)

    What's a shrimp po' boy? :)
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  • nocode23nocode23 Posts: 411
    Shrimp po' boys are battered, deep fried shrimp on a hoagie type roll with mayo, ketchup, pickles, lettuce, onions and tomatoes. Delicious! Cheese steaks are also sandwiches on rolls with thinly sliced, chopped steak, sauteed peppers, onions and melted, gooey cheese. You got it on the gravy fries!:)
  • HinnyHinny Posts: 1,610
    Jeanie wrote:
    Ok, cheese steaks are just steaks with cheese on top right?
    Pretty much the steak + cheese sub at Subway, minus all the salad and the dressing
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