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Canadian Foods The Rest Of The World Thinks Are Weird

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Canadian pizza

It may not have gone global like its tropical sister, but it’s still a much-loved takeout favorite in its homeland, featuring a taste bud–tingling combination of pepperoni, bacon, and mushrooms.

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Cherry Blossom candy

Cherry Blossom candy was the 19th-century creation of the Walter M. Lowney Company of Canada, a confectionery brand based in Ontario.

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Cod tongues

Traditionally a thrifty fisherman’s reward, these crispy bites made the perfect pick-me-up for men working on Canada’s wild East Coast.

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Coffee Crisp

When it comes to chocolate bars, there's one brand that Canadians love more than any other. Only available in Canada, the Coffee Crisp is an irresistible combination of coffee cream and vanilla wafers

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Fiddlehead ferns

May is a big month in Tide Head, a small riverside village in New Brunswick: it’s peak fiddlehead season. The self-styled Fiddlehead Capital of the World draws foragers to the banks of the Restigouche River

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Flapper pie

Born in the home kitchens of Western Canada’s prairies, this unctuous cream pie has become a Sunday supper classic. It’s a simple but delicious creation, with a cinnamon-sprinkled graham cracker base

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Halifax donair

A Halifax signature, the donair was created in the 1970s by Greek immigrant Peter Gamouloukas, the owner of the King of Donair restaurant. A bit like a classic gyros or doner kebab

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Jos Louis

A chocolate-dipped red velvet sponge cake sandwiched with vanilla cream, the Jos Louis was created by French-Canadian baker Josef-Arcade Vachon at his bakery in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce in Québec in 1932.

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