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Canada is undoubtedly one of the most diverse countries in the world. Second in size only to Russia it is the largest country in North America. This size and diversity can be seen in its people, its products, and of course its food. This carries over into its restaurants and eateries. Like almost all countries, Canada has a lot of different national blends in its cuisine. Also like other countries they use their individuality to put a spin on all of the different national foods. They also have their own unique dishes.

One of the things that is prevalent in portions of Canada is a strong French influence to their cooking. It is not unusual to find a French influence in Canadian restaurants. Even with this influence you will find traditional Canadian ingredients in a lot of the French dishes.

Just like the United States, Canada had a great deal of railroad workers that were from China. These hard working people adapted their own traditional cooking to the ingredients found in abundance in the rich Canadian soil. They found ways to use the game meats and fresh vegetables in order to create their traditional dishes. This desire for their own cuisine bled over into the Canadian restaurant industry. Just like the United States Canadian adapted Chinese fast food as well as sit down eateries can be found all over the country.

There are also Canadian influenced Greek establishments in almost all the provinces of Canada. Even though there is a huge difference between ingredients the resourceful immigrants adapted them to their own cooking. This gave rise to Greek establishments as well.

There are some foods served in popular restaurants that are specific to Canada and have a decisively Canadian flair. One of these foods served in a lot of diner style eateries is poutine. If you have never heard of this dish it definitely deserves a description.

Poutine is essentially a dish with a french fry base. This of course brings to mind fast food but is far from it. The fries are then coated with a fresh cheese curd and covered in brown gravy. Other meats are sometimes added to it until it becomes a blend of whatever happens to be around. Very similar to nachos it tends to be a favorite.

There are some top eating establishments that are specific to the different regions of Canada. Of course sea food is more prevalent on the coastal areas. In the interior there are heavier game, red meat and chicken establishments. The main french food is located in Quebec. You can find any type of food anywhere in Canada it is just that some types are more prevalent in some areas.

No matter what your tastes are there is something for everyone in the rich cultural restaurants of Canada. This vast diverse country is definitely a great place to dine out when you visit. As with all countries the Canadians put their own spin on the different types and styles of dishes across the country.

Hungry for some delicious Chinese food? Then visit your local Chinese restaurants and supermarkets for tasty oriental treats and meals that will always fill your appetite!

The West Coast is famous for many of the rare exhibits of our country. California has the coasts, Oregon and Washington have the lush forests, and even Texas can claim a home in the West with it’s circus of entertainment and adventure. However, I can’t shake the different kind of excitement that is offered by our opposing coastal friends and their culture on the East Coast.

I seem to always have found my home in the Western United States, so my exposure to the East Coast has been limited to visits there. Returning from these visits, I would always feel a loss of the certain charms I saw in the East that were vacant in my own part of the world. Maybe with great effort, we can bring some Eastern delights to our side of town.

The first delight I can think of from the East Coast would most definitely be, pizza! When I say pizza, I’m not talking about the California Kitchen and their, what I like to call, pizza chips. Nothing can beat the savory Chicago Deep Dish. Not even Domino’s.

You can’t order pizza like this anywhere you go. The East is swarming with the most delicious, melt-in-your-mouth pizza that can only compare to Italy itself. If you can’t fold the pieces in half, feel it dripping down your arm, or stretch the cheese across the table, than you dare not claim any quality close to these superb East Coast pizzerias.

These perfected pies of New York City or Chicago can’t be found any place that I’ve looked, namely Utah, California, Washington, or laughably Texas. We do know though that man cannot live on pizza alone, so there are other delicacies to explore in the East. To spoil the surprise, I am also talking about food in this example as well.

There’s only one reason they call them Buffalo Wings. It has nothing to do with Buffalo, Wyoming either. What Texans have done with barbecue sauce, the East Coasters have done with the chicken wing.The delight of gnawing little bits of meat off a wing can be had almost anywhere these days, but not like the original sensation you find in Buffalo, New York. You’ll be surprised how fast you gorge through a bucketful.

I like hot wings just like the next person, especially smothered in bleu cheese, but my all time passion has got to be sandwiches. This passion was founded during my time in a place called Pittsburgh. This town has concocted the most unusual mouth watering creations ever found on a sub. The cheese steak sandwich taking the cake, with steak, cheese, coleslaw and fries — this is all on the sandwich, mind you — is a shame to miss out on.

Also, if you are a converted Reuben fan, you haven’t had the best until you come to Pittsburgh. Plus only Pittsburgh, or even the entire East holds the rights to other culinary treasures like gyros, pierogies, and pitas. You’re taking quite a risk asking anyone in California to make you something like that. It’s better not too, so they don’t get embarrassed.

Just because I live on the other side of the country, I’ve had many a craving go ungratified. However, though we miss out of certain luxuries, we hold the rights to our own fancies that would have no place on the Eastern seaboard. The East Coast holds its charms to make it the East Coast, like no other place in the world. These charms can stay where they are, and I’ll always come back to visit.