Quebec, Canada
Tourtière Meat Pie
Tourtière
Spiced meat pie traditionally made with pork, veal, and beef, Quebec's festive holiday dish for réveillon.
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Atlantic Canada, Canada
Toutons
Fried bread dough pieces, traditionally breakfast food served with molasses, butter, jam, or maple syrup.
Canada
Turducken
A North American roast of a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey, with layers of stuffing.
Montreal, Canada
Wilensky Special
A Montreal deli sandwich of grilled salami and bologna with mustard on a soft roll, pressed flat.
Ontario, Canada
Windsor-style pizza
A Windsor, Ontario pizza with shredded pepperoni, canned mushrooms, and a sweet, oregano-heavy sauce.
Winnipeg, Canada
Winnipeg Rye Bread
Pain de seigle de Winnipeg
Distinctive rye bread from Winnipeg, made with cracked rye and sourdough, Prairie staple with Ukrainian influence.
Quebec, Canada
Yellow Pea Soup
Soupe aux pois
Thick yellow split pea soup with salt pork, traditional Québécois comfort food from early French settlers.