Quebec, Canada
Oka Cheese
Fromage Oka
Semi-firm cheese made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec, with creamy texture and nutty flavor.
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British Columbia, Canada
Pacific Smoked Salmon
British Columbia hot-smoked salmon, cooked over alder or cedar until flaky and deeply smoky.
Toronto, Canada
Peameal Bacon
Bacon de maïs
Wet-cured pork loin rolled in cornmeal, unsmoked Canadian bacon, Toronto's signature ingredient.
England, United Kingdom
Pease Pudding
Split yellow peas boiled with a ham hock until they collapse into a thick savoury paste, spread cold on bread with ham or served hot beside boiled bacon.
Atlantic Canada, Canada
PEI Mussels
Moules de l'ÎPE
Cultured Prince Edward Island mussels raised in clean Atlantic waters and sold as a named PEI product.
Northern Canada, Canada
Pemmican
Dried meat (traditionally bison) pounded into coarse powder mixed with melted fat and occasionally berries, travel food.
Ontario, Canada
Persian
A Thunder Bay, Ontario pastry: a round, iced sweet roll with pink icing and coconut, sometimes with a custard center.
Atlantic Canada, Canada
Pictou county pizza
A Nova Scotia thin-crust pizza topped with thick, sweet tomato sauce, salty bacon, and a mountain of grated mozzarella.
Canadian Prairies, Canada
Pierogi
Poland's national dish: half-moon dumplings of thin unleavened dough, filled, sealed by pinching, boiled, then often pan-fried in butter with onions. The universal Polish comfort food.
Quebec, Canada
Pommes persillade
A Quebec dish of pan-fried potatoes tossed with garlic and parsley.
Quebec, Canada
Poor Man's Pudding
Pouding chômeur
Cake batter cooked over maple syrup or brown sugar sauce, created during the Great Depression in Quebec.
Atlantic Canada, Canada
Pot-en-Pot
An Acadian meat pie layered with pork, chicken, and vegetables under a flaky crust.
Quebec, Canada
Poutchine au sac
A Quebec 'bag pudding': a dense, boiled pudding cake of fruit and molasses, steamed in a cloth bag.
Quebec, Canada
Poutine
Quebec's comfort dish of crispy fries topped with fresh cheese curds and hot brown gravy.
Canadian Prairies, Canada
Prairie Oysters
Animelles
Bull testicles battered and fried, served as appetizer, also known as Rocky Mountain oysters in the US.
Quebec, Canada
Pâté Chinois
French-Canadian shepherd's pie with layers of ground beef, corn, and mashed potatoes, created during the Depression.
Quebec, Canada
Quebec Boiled Dinner
Bouilli du Québec
Boiled dinner of beef, salt pork, and vegetables, similar to French pot-au-feu, traditional Quebec dish.
Quebec, Canada
Quebec Ice Cider
Cidre de glace
Fermented apple juice from frozen apples, Quebec innovation with protected geographical indication.
Quebec, Canada
Quebec Pork Spread
Cretons
Cold pork spread with onions and spices, smooth pâté-like texture, traditional Quebec breakfast on toast.
Quebec, Canada
Québec Multi-Meat Pie
Cipaille
Large meat pie with multiple game meats and potatoes, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean regional specialty.
Quebec, Canada
Québécois Baked Beans
Fèves au lard
Navy beans slow-cooked with salt pork, molasses, and maple syrup for hours in a clay pot, Quebec specialty.
Atlantic Canada, Canada
Rappie Pie
Pâte à la râpure
Acadian comfort dish of grated potatoes and chicken, no crust, traditional Maritime specialty.
British Columbia, Canada
Salmon Candy
Saumon confit
Candied smoked salmon, brined, sugared and heavily smoked, creating flavorful slightly chewy treat, West Coast specialty.
Canadian Prairies, Canada
Saskatoon Berry Jam
Confiture de Saskatoon
Jam made from Saskatoon berries with almond-like flavor, Prairie specialty and popular Canadian souvenir.
Canadian Prairies, Canada
Saskatoon Berry Pie
Tarte aux Saskatoon
Pie made from Saskatoon berries with sweet almond flavor, indigenous to western Canada, Prairie specialty.
Winnipeg, Canada
Schmoo Torte
Winnipeg dessert of angel food cake layers and whipped cream, covered with crushed pecans and caramel sauce.
Atlantic Canada, Canada
Scrunchions
Salted fatback pork cut into small chunks and fried until crispy, traditional Newfoundland condiment.
Canada
Smarties
Colorful candy-coated milk chocolate pieces, Canadian favorite for over 80 years, different from US Smarties.
Winnipeg, Canada
Smoked goldeye
A Winnipeg specialty: goldeye fish brined and hot-smoked until firm and mahogany-colored.
Canada
Spruce Beer
Bière d'épinette
Beverage flavored with spruce buds, needles, or essence, can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic, colonial tradition.
Canada
Sugar Pie
Tarte au sucre
A single-crust Québécois sugar pie with a smooth filling of brown sugar or maple syrup; maple-syrup versions are also called Maple Sugar Pie.
Canada
Sushi pizza
A Canadian fusion dish of a fried rice patty topped with raw fish, avocado, and a spicy mayo sauce.
Canada
Three Sisters Soup
Soupe des trois sœurs
A soup built around corn, beans, and squash—the Three Sisters crops cultivated together by Indigenous communities across North America, including Canada.
Canada
Tiger tail ice cream
A Canadian ice cream flavor of orange-flavored ice cream striped with black licorice ribbons.
Canada
Timbits
Donut holes from Tim Hortons, Canadian snack since 1960s, available in variety of flavors nationwide.
Toronto, Canada
Toronto Cocktail
A cocktail of rye whisky, Fernet-Branca, simple syrup, and bitters, stirred and served with a twist.