Canadian cuisine incorporates a lot of different foods, and there are different food trends depending where you are in the country.
A typical grocery store in North Bay will likely include many foods that are new to you. Restaurants in North Bay cover a variety of different tastes and traditions which include, Greek, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Polish and Spanish.
Canadian Foods
Poutine is a dish that consists of fries, cheese and gravy. It is widely offered in restaurants and chip stands. Poutine originated in Quebec and is often served with meat and vegetable additions.
Note: Chip stands are mobile carts that cook and sell fast foods such as fries, hot dogs, pogos, hamburgers and poutine. During the summer months you'll notice many chip stands stationed around town.
Canadian Pizza - This is a pizza variation that consists of extra cheese, bacon, pepperoni and mushrooms.
Tim Hortons is a popular coffee and donut shop that is widely renowned all over Canada. North Bay has many of these establishments. Tim Hortons serves coffee, timbits (donut holes), muffins, Danishes and several lunch foods.
Desserts
Butter tarts were first made in Eastern Ontario around 1915. The pastry consists of a tart that is typically filled with butter, sugar, eggs and often raisins and pecans.
Maple syrup is a popular sweet condiment in Ontario and there are several maple syrup producers around North Bay & area. Many dessert items that feature maple syrup include: cookies, cakes, butters, flavoured sugar, candy and even tea.
