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Tancook Island Sauerkraut

February 27, 2014 by Caroline Cloutier 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

Miner’s lettuce

February 27, 2014 by Caroline Cloutier 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 Caroline Cloutier 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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