Canadian cuisine consists of the cooking traditions and practices of Canada, with regional variances around the country. First Nations and Inuit have practiced their culinary traditions in what is now
Pancake breakfast in Calgary
A 1908 photo of an Ojibwe woman tapping for tree sap, which is made into maple syrup.
Sliced and prepared muktuk
Oatcakes were first brought to Atlantic Canada by Scottish Highlanders in 1773, and remain a staple of Halifax coffee shops.
The Nanaimo bar is a bar dessert that requires no baking and is named after the Canadian city of Nanaimo in British Columbia. It consists of three layers: at the bottom, a wafer, nut, and coconut crum
Canadian cuisine
…Moosehunters—molasses cookies. Nanaimo bars—consists of three layers: a wafer, nut (walnuts, almonds, or pecans), and coconut crumb base; custard icing in the middle; and a layer of chocolate…
Nanaimo bar
Close-up
A tray of Nanaimo bars from M&M Food Market with a few bars detached