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Well you call it ham not bacon

Steel Rabbit wrote:

Strimen wrote:Actually he missed one important ingrediant. CHEESE! Its suppose to be fries, gravy and cheese.

Cheese curds

I've lived in Canada for my whole life (well... Except the last year), and I've never, ever, heard anything called "Canadian Bacon". Though I live in Vancouver, which is a colony of California. I imagine Canadian Bacon is a thing you Eastern Canadians invented to isolate us further, and confuse the Americans.

All i know is they are listed on pizza toppings.

And hi im from BC too!

Wait!

Bacon... Like breakfast bacon, strip bacon, I call bacon.

Ham, like the hamhock, and the sliced Schneider® meats, I call ham.

I don't even know what "Canadian bacon" is...

Where from BC are you?

Some where between Deer Lake and Metro Town.

"We have chips and gravy in Britain. "

Trust me, you have nothing close to Poutine over there.

Wow, if I take all this advice when I get back I'll be huge! |D
Is poutine a main meal, or just a side dish, like we can have chips with everything?

I loved going ot Canada. A bunch of Army buddies and I were drunk looking at a map and found a town we all had to go to. almost 24 hours and about 6 cases of beer later we arrived at Dildo, Newfoundland. Cool small town and I now own a a Captain Dildo T-Shirt which my wife wished I would throw away before we have kids.

You should get copies made.

Shinagami, you should ask for poutine with chips just to see what you get.


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M_Stress wrote:"We have chips and gravy in Britain. "

Trust me, you have nothing close to Poutine over there.

Chips with onion gravy and scallops (slices of battered potato deep fried) are probably in the same neck of the woods.

Putting cheese curds on top is a stroke of genius.

Shinigami wrote:Wow, if I take all this advice when I get back I'll be huge! |D
Is poutine a main meal, or just a side dish, like we can have chips with everything?

I really dont know , but from personal experience + what i know:

ITS FATTENING so much fat and calories
You'll probably feel full after 6 bites. (unless you are the type that likes tons of fried stuff drowned in gravy and cheese )

Kilkrazy wrote:Putting cheese curds on top is a stroke of genius.

I see what you did there!

LunaHound wrote:

Steel Rabbit wrote:

Strimen wrote:Actually he missed one important ingrediant. CHEESE! Its suppose to be fries, gravy and cheese.

Cheese curds

I've lived in Canada for my whole life (well... Except the last year), and I've never, ever, heard anything called "Canadian Bacon". Though I live in Vancouver, which is a colony of California. I imagine Canadian Bacon is a thing you Eastern Canadians invented to isolate us further, and confuse the Americans.

All i know is they are listed on pizza toppings.

And hi im from BC too!

We call it back bacon.


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Shinigami wrote:Wow, if I take all this advice when I get back I'll be huge! |D
Is poutine a main meal, or just a side dish, like we can have chips with everything?

Poutine is a side dish. Even Burger King in Sask sells it as a side.

wow I love how the canada related topic has already gone to poutines. You are gonna want to call em fries instead of chips though. There are some pretty stupid people here that may misinterpret your order. I come from Vancouver where all in all It is quite friendly very multicultural and very warm. Expect it to be humid in Ottawa. it was when I went there last year.

Pipboy101 wrote:I loved going ot Canada. A bunch of Army buddies and I were drunk looking at a map and found a town we all had to go to. almost 24 hours and about 6 cases of beer later we arrived at Dildo, Newfoundland. Cool small town and I now own a a Captain Dildo T-Shirt which my wife wished I would throw away before we have kids.

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You got angus and sirloin burgers in the UK?

I also live in BC, so I don't know if Ottawa is as multi-cultural as here.

If it is, you should try to get as many foods from foreign countries as you can. (Or think you can stomach down)

person person wrote:

Pipboy101 wrote:I loved going ot Canada. A bunch of Army buddies and I were drunk looking at a map and found a town we all had to go to. almost 24 hours and about 6 cases of beer later we arrived at Dildo, Newfoundland. Cool small town and I now own a a Captain Dildo T-Shirt which my wife wished I would throw away before we have kids.

ON TOPIC:

You got angus and sirloin burgers in the UK?

I also live in BC, so I don't know if Ottawa is as multi-cultural as here.

If it is, you should try to get as many foods from foreign countries as you can. (Or think you can stomach down)

*Nod Nod , geez we British Columbian sure like food huh D:

In that case let me present you the best food in Canada!

http://www.thaihouse.com/urban/index.html ( Order these: Sugar Cane shrimp , Satay Ostritch , Coconut rice )

http://www.sunsuiwah.com/e-award-1.html ( Order these: Dim Sum at lunch , dinner get: Geoduck congee and Roasted Squab )

<-- Domesticated Pigeon

I have to post this video Luna, watch the rest of the movie, it is an American classic, and it is HI-larious.

I also find it really neat how a thread about Canada drifts into food and other cultures

person person wrote:

I also find it really neat how a thread about Canada drifts into food and other cultures

But thats what Canada is , a country built on immigrants from all over the world. And we take pride in such diversity and multiculturalism .
(that and i know nothing about Toronto other then it have good exotic foods )

AGREED

What's that little orange thing next to the pigeon? It looks like the head of a rose to me. Also, lots of crazy food in those sites Lunahound, especially the Geoduck. Never heard of it!

Shinigami wrote:What's that little orange thing next to the pigeon? It looks like the head of a rose to me. Also, lots of crazy food in those sites Lunahound, especially the Geoduck. Never heard of it!

Its a rose carved out of carrot.

1: Ottowa is in Ontario but it borders with Quebec and almost half of the city is in Quebec so there are heaps of french speakers.

2: There are heaps of great museums there. I missed the War museum but wished I had gotten to it. We went to the huge Canadian Museum of Civilization on the other side of the river to the parliament buildings. It was most excellent and there are no right angles on the exterior of the building.

4: Go to Byward Market and go to the Beavertails stall. My wife made us go back twice. They are delicious.

5: Tacobake lives in Ottowa but splits his time between being a phone call centre operator by day and a devil may care ladies man by night...

LunaHound wrote:

Shinigami wrote:Are there many bears near there? I would love to see me some bear.
And is it a french speaking area?

Its a buisness area , with quebec near by im sure some can speak french.
But english is main language . Bears? i dont think so... Canada is very different then what americans stereotype us on south park. ( w/e floats their boat to make themselves feel better! )

I not knowing what it's like by Ottowa, but I grew up on the border with New Brunswick and saw tons of wildlife. There were always Moose and bear coming out of the woods through our fields. Canada is extremely pretty out in that area.

LunaHound wrote:

Shinigami wrote:Are there many bears near there? I would love to see me some bear.
And is it a french speaking area?

Its a buisness area , with quebec near by im sure some can speak french.
But english is main language . Bears? i dont think so... Canada is very different then what americans stereotype us on south park. ( w/e floats their boat to make themselves feel better! )

I live in Ontario, so I'm pretty close to Ottawa. You won't see bears, too warm for them where Ottawa is. The worst you'll see are probably groundhogs. About the french-speakers, there are a good number of bilinguals in Ottawa, so I wouldn't worry about them.

I misread the title of this thread as "My Cadian Adventure" and was pretty confused reading backwards to the original post. Have fun, though, mate!

What is the work situation like up in Canada? Are there part time jobs available?

I think it would be fun to visit, but I would need to rent my own place so I could enjoy my stay.

Wrexasaur wrote:What is the work situation like up in Canada? Are there part time jobs available?

I think it would be fun to visit, but I would need to rent my own place so I could enjoy my stay.

Our economy isnt quite in as bad as a shape as the USA but jobs are starting to get a little scarcer (or atleast where i live; where its IMPOSSIBLE for me to get a part time job in the summer )


Too bad you're not going to be in Ottawa in the Winter because skating the Rideau Canal is an amazing experience!

Beaver Tails are a MUST! Also check out Sparks Street its really nice. If you're staying close to downtown Ottawa a lot of attractions are very close; you can check out the Parliament buildings, and lots of the Museums are a must see.

Shinigami wrote:Wow, here 4-5 hours isn't considered worth it for one day, except for special occasions. We all laughed when Dad's American cousin suggested popping to Glasgow for lunch when he was staying in Guildford, but in such big countries I suppose long drives are necessary. How's the scenery in Ontario?

The scenery in Ontario greatly varies. In around the Southern most populated part - known as the "Golden Horseshoe" near Toronto, the scenery is fairly flat and unremarkable. However, I've found the further North you go, the density of excellent scenery increases. I don't know so much about Ottawa, but I suspect that there is probably some brilliant scenery even 1 hour out from the city.


Near where I am currently live in Ontario it looks kind of like this less than 1 hr outside of town. (Not my photo). Unfortunately, I'm living pretty far from where you will be visiting. It is an 8hr drive to Toronto and a 10hr drive to Ottawa, so I don't suggest visiting my neck of the woods.

I also suggest that you try genuine maple syrup while you are here. Also, I have never had moose, but I've heard it is very good. You should try it if you get a chance.

I know a guy thats tried moose, its really dry so he cooked the moose and some bacon in the same pan.

Shinigami wrote:How's the scenery in Ontario?

Having lived in Ottawa all my life (except now, I'm in Vancouver) I can tell you that you'll get tired of the trees real fast. A farm here or there, but really just trees everywhere. good places to visit: Parliament hill etc, War and science museums, Have a walk down parts of the canal (don't go through the entire thing, it basically doesn't end, but maybe go to the downtown sections of it, say to praetoria (i've probably spelled that wrong, I didn't go downtown much) bridge. Getting chip wagon fries is a definite must. as is tim hortons doughnuts. The experimental farm is right near where I grew up, and is a relatively interesting place to visit (well, as interesting as farming goes... the beehive [if memory serves] was cool though) Hog's back falls is a stones throw away from the farm by car, and is a nice sight. also, apparently a minor fault line, or so I'm told. Other than that, I dunno what else I can tell you... If for some reason you have a desire to shop, the Rideaux mall is the largest one in Ottawa. Oh, I wouldn't suggest swimming or whatever in the canal... it's kinda polluted, though my father once told me that all the zebra mussels cleaned it out. I'm doubtful of that, but nonetheless its a suggestion, not an absolute statement.

I'd have more suggestions if you were there in winter, but it isn't. Be prepared for very hot weather though, in the summer, it frequently gets above 35 degrees Celsius. Ottawa is pretty much the extremes of Canadian winter; Too bloody cold in the winter, and too bloody hot in the summer. that's why I moved out here, among other reasons... though the rain can get somewhat depressing.

major Ethnicities include quebeccers, indians (the non native canadian types... actually I very rarely met any native canadians in Ottawa), middle-eastern country people (especially lebanon for some reason; a LOT of pizza places are lebanese...) East Asians (as with all places in canada it seems...) and africans. sorry I can't be more specific, but it's incredibly hard to be specific in defining canadian ethnicities; approximately 50% of us consider ourselves canadians first, as well as another nationality (so sayeth a few studies I've read, they were allowed to pick more than one nationality)

Have fun. Oh, If you want to go swimming, good places are the Carleton pool and the Kanata Wave pool. That second one's very fun. I guess that's about it for me.

person person wrote:I know a guy thats tried moose, its really dry so he cooked the moose and some bacon in the same pan.

Sounds good. I think a bit of garlic would be great !

That picture is cool, it looks fantastic. I'm not too bothered about there being nothing but trees, I live in a pretty treeless area so it'll be a nice change. Thanks for all the info so far everyone!
I do have a couple of other questions; How big a city is Ottawa? Does it compare sizewise to any British towns/cities? Also, is there a special name for Moose meat, like beef or vennison?
Thanks!
Shinigami