








When we think of Canadian cuisine, there are many traditional foods across the provinces that immediately come to mind. From Saskatoon Pie in Saskatchewan to Split Pea soup in Quebec to Jiggs Dinner in Newfoundland and Labrador, these ionic dishes are part of our Canadian history and identity.
Why not start a new tradition and go province to province creating their signature Canadian dishes?
To get you started here is our collection of Classic Canadian Dishes (more coming):
Cod Au Gratin with Crispy Breadcrumb Topping
This comforting Newfoundland and Labrador favourite stars cod, coddled by a cheesy creamy sauce. Cod Au Gratin can be the main event of a meal paired with some garlic bread and maybe a salad or served on top of mashed potatoes or rice.
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Jiggs Dinner with Pease Pudding
This meal has been the Sunday dinner of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians for the better part of a century.
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Lobster Roll Recipe
While few things taste as good as eating a fresh lobster roll sitting by the ocean, they are easy to make at home. Make sure you find New England–style buns (hot dog styled bun that is cut in half at the top rather than the side). Typically, they are found in the bread section at your local grocery store.
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Maple Pouding Chômeur Recipe
Traditional pouding chômeur, which translates to welfare pudding or poor man’s pudding, was initially made with brown sugar, but now most makers use maple syrup in the sauce which makes for an even more Quebecois classic Canadian dessert.
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Molasses Baked Beans Recipe
These classic baked beans have East Coast roots — the use of molasses versus maple syrup is a Maritime tradition stemming from New England, in particular Boston.
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One-Pot Fiddlehead Pasta
This simple one-pot recipe is a fresh taste of spring with a hit of zesty lemon and herbaceous basil.
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Saskatoon Berry Pie
I’m glad I live in a land where saskatoon berries thrive (in a good year). There’s nothing quite like the flavour of them in this pie—all cooked down in their deepest purple glory. If you close your eyes, you can taste a bit of summer and riverbank and feel the sun on your shoulders and the breeze lightly kissing your face. This is the kind of pie I grew up on, as did my mom and grandma. Paired with vanilla ice cream or a healthy dollop of whipped cream, it’s heaven. Recipe and photo from All the Sweet Things, by Renée Kohlman (TouchWood Editions, 2017).
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Split Pea Soup
This classic yellow split pea soup has some versatility when it comes to one of the main ingredients: the ham.
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Nanaimo Bars
This legendary square is a Canadian favourite and is a prominent feature on any cooking tray across the country, especially at Christmas time.
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Date Squares
The Date Square (a.k.a. Matrimonial Bar) is beloved by many despite the plethora of names it's known by, and perfect with a cup of tea.
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Jam Jam Cookies
The recipe for these soft, chewy molasses cookie sandwiches is an updated version of my grandmother’s. While the most popular way is to use white sugar and molasses (which would have been the more typical ingredients in the cupboard of an Atlantic Canadian kitchen), some recipes use 1.5 cups of brown sugar instead.
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Canadian Classic Dish: Hodge Podge
This Maritime classic is a summer stew made with the bounty of an early harvest with new potatoes, beans and carrots and seasoned with fresh herbs like dill, parsley or chives.
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Classic Canadian Dish: Flapper Pie
Flapper Pie is a prairie favourite, despite recently garnering the term “forgotten” by food media across Canada. This simple creamy pie grew in popularity throughout the 1920s and 1930s and has remained in the hearts of families in Alberta, Saskatchewan and beyond.
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Classic Tourtière
This Quebecois meat pie is a comforting holiday favourite for many with a flaky pie crust encapsulating a fragrant spiced meat filling.
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