Americans and Canadians culture Q&A Thread.

[Aladora]

The Canadian bacon mystery still hasn’t been settled yet, so I would love to know your theory on it.

I have not seen Canadian Bacon in decades but I remember thinking it was really funny.

Interestingly, when I checked out the triva on IMDB, this got my attention:

One of the odd little "inside" jokes is the title: "Canadian Bacon" is an American term. According to the American Pork Producers Association, the name was coined to designate that style of bacon which was, many years ago, imported from Canada because such a cut was not produced in the U.S. at the time. Canadians generally call such bacon "back bacon".

 

[Buzz Rules]

I have not seen Canadian Bacon in decades but I remember thinking it was really funny.

Interestingly, when I checked out the triva on IMDB, this got my attention:

Thanks.

 

[SirDuff]

Another food store we have here in Canada is very specialized, and in every neighbourhood. It’s called M & M Foods. They sell all frozen, already prepared meals, appetizers, vegetables, etc. it’s been a godsend for us during lockdown. Nice to have a meal that you just pop into the oven when you are not able to go to a restaurant and don’t feel like cooking. Is there anything like that in the U.S.? I’ve picked up a few frozen items in Publix when vacationing in Florida, but this store has rows and rows of freezers filled with boxes of food.

I’ve not thought about that place in years.

 

[NAB]

Love M&M but they are actually very few and far between here in Calgary. Over the years it seems like most of the franchise locations have closed and only the corporate stores are left; none anywhere near me. I used to shop there a lot when it was handy but the flyers aren't delivered to my zone and I rarely think about making a special trip to one.

Flyers are loaded for the Super Bowl on Sunday. They always have good sales now and New Years .

We have one close. So go often. Plus they have gluten free dessert there that I need when Father in law comes to dinner.

 

[mommasita]

Flyers are loaded for the Super Bowl on Sunday. They always have good sales now and New Years .

We have one close. So go often. Plus they have gluten free dessert there that I need when Father in law comes to dinner.

We have an express one that opened up just down the street last year. I can’t believe I’ve only been once .
I’m gonna jot this down for future suppers…. Because, I’m definitely having bacon tonight
With Laura Secord mint chocolates my husband just dropped off.

 

[Frozen Canuck]

The Canadian bacon mystery still hasn’t been settled yet, so I would love to know your theory on it.

(Frozen Canuck sits upright in her chair, adjusts her glasses, and poises her fingers over the keyboard before beginning to type.)

There are two kinds of bacon that people seem to talk about...the first one is just bacon. That is the bacon that immediately comes to mind for most people. It is generally purchased raw in thinly sliced, sort of half-fatty/half meaty strips. In my experience, it is just called "bacon" in both Canada and the US, and you should anticipate it being used in typical ways in both countries--bacon cheeseburgers, bacon and eggs, BLT's, etc.

The second main kind (not getting much into streaky bacon, peameal bacon, or other types of bacon territory) is what Americans refer to as Canadian bacon, but which Canadians generally refer to as back bacon. This bacon is more like ham circles or sometimes oblongs, and is ready-to-eat, though lots of people like to brown it in a frying pan like "regular" bacon. The term "Canadian bacon" was created when this product was first imported from Toronto to New York City. The following is from Medium.com, "To make up for the shortfall, pork was imported from Canada. The British used this lean loin of the pig's back to make what was called peameal bacon since it would be rolled in ground split yellow peas after it was cured in a special brine. It then became known as Canadian bacon." I don't recall seeing peameal bacon on the prairies where I grew up. I think it is found more in places like Ontario??? Peameal bacon without being rolled in split yellow peas or cornmeal, is the back bacon that most of Canada recognizes.

 

[Nora03]

As I mentioned we have them in every neighbourhood in our city. I have two very close. I always buy on sale and get emails with specials. If you sign up they send you a lower price so you can “click and collect”. They even give rewards occasionally. Spend a certain amount and they give you five or ten dollars off.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Quick question for Canadians, on November 25th every year, NYS (but mostly NYC) celebrates Evacuation Day (in minor ways today compared to 1783). On that day, the last of many loyalists/redcoats who went onto become future Canadians left NY for good. But before they left, they greased the famous flag pole that was flying the Union Jack so the Americans could not raise the continental flag. Our citizens were able to raise the new flag eventually but it did take a while to be sure. The British loyalists also sent a rogue cannon ball from a British ship aimed at the colonialists. It missed and landed in the water but supposedly got several colonists who were watching from the harbor’s dock extremely wet. Because Gen. Washington arrived, a ball was thrown in honor of the event and a tradition of the 13 toasts was born. My question to Canadians, is there a day that commemorates the arrival of those loyalists to Canada? I hope I phrased this okay and not offending anyone. You probably know this history anyway but I’m interested how much of the American Revolution do you learn or how it affected Canada’s history. According to the history channel those loyalists started to arrive in Canada on May 18, 1783. @prairie_girl, this is me just asking a question about Canadian history from my own American perspective. I hope this was okay to ask.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-empire-loyalists-reach-canada

 

[Buzz Rules]

(Frozen Canuck sits upright in her chair, adjusts her glasses, and poises her fingers over the keyboard before beginning to type.)

There are two kinds of bacon that people seem to talk about...the first one is just bacon. That is the bacon that immediately comes to mind for most people. It is generally purchased raw in thinly sliced, sort of half-fatty/half meaty strips. In my experience, it is just called "bacon" in both Canada and the US, and you should anticipate it being used in typical ways in both countries--bacon cheeseburgers, bacon and eggs, BLT's, etc.

The second main kind (not getting much into streaky bacon, peameal bacon, or other types of bacon territory) is what Americans refer to as Canadian bacon, but which Canadians generally refer to as back bacon. This bacon is more like ham circles or sometimes oblongs, and is ready-to-eat, though lots of people like to brown it in a frying pan like "regular" bacon. The term "Canadian bacon" was created when this product was first imported from Toronto to New York City. The following is from Medium.com, "To make up for the shortfall, pork was imported from Canada. The British used this lean loin of the pig's back to make what was called peameal bacon since it would be rolled in ground split yellow peas after it was cured in a special brine. It then became known as Canadian bacon." I don't recall seeing peameal bacon on the prairies where I grew up. I think it is found more in places like Ontario??? Peameal bacon without being rolled in split yellow peas or cornmeal, is the back bacon that most of Canada recognizes.

Thanks for the explanation.

 

[Buzz Rules]

At first, I wondered if something really exciting happened in the world of Canadian soccer, but I knew that couldn't be it.

Check out my MLS/CCL thread next week. Some history might be made.

 

[ronandannette]

...The British used this lean loin of the pig's back to make what was called peameal bacon since it would be rolled in ground split yellow peas after it was cured in a special brine. It then became known as Canadian bacon." I don't recall seeing peameal bacon on the prairies where I grew up. I think it is found more in places like Ontario??? Peameal bacon without being rolled in split yellow peas or cornmeal, is the back bacon that most of Canada recognizes.

I didn't know this existed until a friend, transplanted here from Ontario, brought it to my attention. Once in a very, very long while you'll see it in stores in pre-sliced packages and I have tried it. The peameal adds nothing to the bacon experience; I wonder how/why they ever got the idea to do it?

Quick question for Canadians, on November 25th every year, NYS (but mostly NYC) celebrates Evacuation Day (in minor ways today compared to 1783). On that day, the last of many loyalists/redcoats who went onto become future Canadians left NY for good. But before they left, they greased the famous flag pole that was flying the Union Jack so the Americans could not raise the continental flag. Our citizens were able to raise the new flag eventually but it did take a while to be sure. The British loyalists also sent a rogue cannon ball from a British ship aimed at the colonialists. It missed and landed in the water but supposedly got several colonists who were watching from the harbor’s dock extremely wet. Because Gen. Washington arrived, a ball was thrown in honor of the event and a tradition of the 13th toasts was born. My question to Canadians, is there a day that commemorates the arrival of those loyalists to Canada? I hope I phrased this okay and not offending anyone. You probably know this history anyway but I’m interested how much of the American Revolution do you learn or how it affected Canada’s history. According to the history channel those loyalists started to arrive in Canada on May 18, 1783. @prairie_girl, this is me just asking a question about Canadian history from my own American perspective. I hope this was okay to ask.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-empire-loyalists-reach-canada

No. We don't have any equivalent to your Mayflower Society either. As time marches on and Canada increasingly becomes a nation of new-comers, it matters less-and-less (in general) where they come from or how they got here.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I didn't know this existed until a friend, transplanted here from Ontario, brought it to my attention. Once in a very, very long while you'll see it in stores in pre-sliced packages. The peameal adds nothing to the bacon experience; I wonder how/why they ever got the idea to do it?

No.

Thanks.

 

[Buzz Rules]

What’s the best ice cream brand in Canada? I think Ben and Jerry’s is the best here in the USA.

 

[Buzz Rules]

No. We don't have any equivalent to your Mayflower Society either. As time marches on and Canada increasingly becomes a nation of new-comers, it matters less-and-less (in general) where they come from or how they got here.

That’s an interesting difference between the USA and Canada. Thanks for the information.

 

[prairie_girl]

Quick question for Canadians, on November 25th every year, NYS (but mostly NYC) celebrates Evacuation Day (in minor ways today compared to 1783). On that day, the last of many loyalists/redcoats who went onto become future Canadians left NY for good. But before they left, they greased the famous flag pole that was flying the Union Jack so the Americans could not raise the continental flag. Our citizens were able to raise the new flag eventually but it did take a while to be sure. The British loyalists also sent a rogue cannon ball from a British ship aimed at the colonialists. It missed and landed in the water but supposedly got several colonists who were watching from the harbor’s dock extremely wet. Because Gen. Washington arrived, a ball was thrown in honor of the event and a tradition of the 13th toasts was born. My question to Canadians, is there a day that commemorates the arrival of those loyalists to Canada? I hope I phrased this okay and not offending anyone. You probably know this history anyway but I’m interested how much of the American Revolution do you learn or how it affected Canada’s history. According to the history channel those loyalists started to arrive in Canada on May 18, 1783. @prairie_girl, this is me just asking a question about Canadian history from my own American perspective. I hope this was okay to ask.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-empire-loyalists-reach-canada

I’ll allow it

 

[Buzz Rules]

I’ll allow it

Thank you your majesty.

 

[tvguy]

(Frozen Canuck sits upright in her chair, adjusts her glasses, and poises her fingers over the keyboard before beginning to type.)

There are two kinds of bacon that people seem to talk about...the first one is just bacon. That is the bacon that immediately comes to mind for most people. It is generally purchased raw in thinly sliced, sort of half-fatty/half meaty strips. In my experience, it is just called "bacon" in both Canada and the US, and you should anticipate it being used in typical ways in both countries--bacon cheeseburgers, bacon and eggs, BLT's, etc.

The second main kind (not getting much into streaky bacon, peameal bacon, or other types of bacon territory) is what Americans refer to as Canadian bacon, but which Canadians generally refer to as back bacon. This bacon is more like ham circles or sometimes oblongs, and is ready-to-eat, though lots of people like to brown it in a frying pan like "regular" bacon. The term "Canadian bacon" was created when this product was first imported from Toronto to New York City. The following is from Medium.com, "To make up for the shortfall, pork was imported from Canada. The British used this lean loin of the pig's back to make what was called peameal bacon since it would be rolled in ground split yellow peas after it was cured in a special brine. It then became known as Canadian bacon." I don't recall seeing peameal bacon on the prairies where I grew up. I think it is found more in places like Ontario??? Peameal bacon without being rolled in split yellow peas or cornmeal, is the back bacon that most of Canada recognizes.

We also have uncured bacon here, and butcher's cut bacon.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Canadians, when you travel, how often do you get mistaken as an American based on your accent? For example, when you go to WDW.

 

[ronandannette]

Canadians, when you travel, how often do you get mistaken as an American based on your accent? For example, when you go to WDW.

Honestly? It's never happened that I know of. My upcoming vacation is to Cuba and I'm 100% sure it won't happen there.

 

[adkkev]

“November 25th every year, NYS (but mostly NYC) celebrates Evacuation Day”

I’ve lived in NYS my entire life and I’ve never heard of this “Celebration“. A quick Google search gave a nice concise explanation. What I did learn was that many of those who left NYC went to the Caribbean and Florida as well as Canada.