Each country tends to have their own unique food facts - and sometimes even what could be considered a "shocking" food fact, such as fried Twinkies, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, putting ice in our water glasses, deep-fried butter, and the very shocking idea of using a red food dye made from bugs in the USA. (I'm good with pb & j sandwiches and ice water, but will pass on the rest of them.) So I thought I'd look online for some of Canada's interesting - or even shocking food facts and share them with you today.
- Cheddar is the most popular cheese in Canada. On average Canadians consume 23.4 pounds per person each year.
- Blueberry grunt is a traditional Canadian East Coast dessert, particularly famous in Nova Scotia and the Maritimes. It consists of sweet, stewed wild blueberries topped with soft, biscuit-like dumplings. The entire dish is simmered and steamed on the stovetop, acquiring its unusual name from the grunting sound the fruit makes while cooking.
- There are more doughnut shops in Canada per capita than any other country.
- Each Canadian eats an average of 190 eggs per year. This doesn't seem like a lot of eggs to me, but then my husband eats about 700 eggs each year, so . . .
- Canadians drink more fruit juice per capita than any other country.
You will find my full post about unique and even shocking Canadian food facts at this link.
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