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Tancook Island Sauerkraut

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire 4 Comments

Tancook Island sauerkraut is produced from a cabbage cultivar that has been grown on this small Nova Scotia island for over 175 years. The smallish, tight-headed cabbage is perfect for making sauerkraut. The seeds are saved from year to year for replanting and the local cabbage fields are fertilized with seaweed harvested from the island […]

Filed Under: Vegetables Tagged With: Agriculture, Canadian, Food

Tamworth Pig

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire 2 Comments

The Tamworth pig is a golden-red coloured pig with a long head, prick ears, a straight face and snout and a long, narrow body. It is a very hardy animal, making it especially well matched to adverse climates like that of Canada where they do well even during severe winters. The first Tamworths arrived in […]

Filed Under: Meat Tagged With: Canadian, farm, Pig, pork

Savignac Tomato

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire 1 Comment

The Savignac tomato is a medium to large sized tomato native to the Lanaudière region of Quebec. Lanaudière is situated northeast of Montreal, between the St. Lawrence River and the Laurentian Mountains. The variety is well adapted to Quebec’s cool climate and short summers. The fruits are round (8-10 cm in diameter) with a reddish […]

Filed Under: Vegetables Tagged With: Canadian, Québec, Tomato

Saskatoon Berry

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire 2 Comments

  The Saskatoon berry, also known as the Serviceberry, Juneberry, and Shadbush, is a wild plant native to Western Canada. Saskatoon berries grow in Canada from the Great Plains to the British Columbia coast. The berries are especially well known and productive in the BC Southern Interior and the Alberta foothills. The name Saskatoon originates […]

Filed Under: Fruits Tagged With: Berry, Canadian, Field, Fruit

Red Fife Wheat

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire Leave a Comment

Red Fife is a heritage landrace wheat, meaning there is genetic variability in the wheat that allows it to adapt to a diversity of growing conditions. David Fife developed the variety in 1842 and by the 1860s Red Fife was distributed and growing across Canada, adapting to a broad diversity of growing conditions. Renowned as […]

Filed Under: Cereals Tagged With: Agriculture, Canadian, Cereals, Wheat

Okanagan Sockeye Salmon

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire 3 Comments

Sockeye salmon is a primary food source for the Syilx, or Okanagan people. The salmon comes from the Okanagan River upstream of Osoyoos Lake, B.C. Historical fishing camps were located at McIntyre Bluff and Okanagan Falls for thousands of years. Until recently, local sockeye salmon stocks neared extinction due to habitat loss, impassable dams, over-harvest, […]

Filed Under: Fish & Sea products Tagged With: BC, Canadian, Fish, Salmon

Nova Scotia Gravenstein Apple

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire 2 Comments

Gravenstein apples were likely brought to Nova Scotia by Charles Prescott around 1800. At his estate, Acacia Grove, he developed extensive gardens and took a keen interest in horticulture. He brought in many fruit trees or scions from other countries to see if they would grow well in the Nova Scotian climate and the Gravenstein […]

Filed Under: Fruits Tagged With: Apple, Canadian, Nova Scotia

Miner’s lettuce

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire 1 Comment

Miner’s lettuce,  also known as Winter Purslane, Spring Beauty, or Indian lettuce, is a wild plant native to southwestern British Columbia. The name Miner’s Lettuce comes from its use by prospectors/miners as a salad green and a source of Vitamin C to prevent scurvy. Historically indigenous peoples of the Pacific Coast of North America also […]

Filed Under: Vegetables Tagged With: Canadian, Food, vegetables

Lunenburg Pudding

February 27, 2014 by Bobby Gregoire 7 Comments

Lunenburg Pudding from Nova Scotia is a pre-cooked sausage and, despite its name, is not a sweet but a savoury food. The original meaning of the word “pudding” in English was “sausage”, and this one is made from a combination of pork (“every part of the pig except the squeal”) and beef, with onions and […]

Filed Under: Meat Tagged With: Canadian, Food, Meat, Sausage

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