Across the Border

The differences. ( Torstar Mar 1 )

Marketing has determined the preferences of each country.
Canadians like it blander, firmer and less sweet.
Canadian priorities are quality and nutrition .

In Canada, Que gets poutine and Atlantic Canada gets McLobster courtesy of McD s.

The U.S. market has tasty, convenient and cheap as priorities

Served only in the U.S. - Mountain Dew breakfast drinks. Dragon fruit flavoured Pepsi X.
Chicken and Waffle flavour chips.

In Canada, blond roast coffee is more popular.
Canadians prefer holiday treats w/ more spice esp. ginger and cinnamon

Muffins need to be firmer and more crumbly w/ real fruit and sugar toppings
Starbucks in Canada serve oat bars, Nanaimo bars, butter chicken wraps and Thai tuna sandwiches.

Dill pickle chips are Canadian born and stayed Canadian.


Ketchup chips started in Canada along w/ Munchies snack mix and Doritos sweet chili tortilla chips. Now these latter products are sold in the U.S.

Nutritionally Canadians eat more fruit than the U.S. 80 kg / 25Kg
and eat more vegetables 114 Kg / 68 Kg.

I don't know about this - we seem to do our share of  ' what the hell are you eating ' in Canada.

Irish food that you need to try. Pan boxty is a kind of potato pancake thing. Brown bread is soda bread  - quite famous.

Weather is cold and dullish, we got 24 F.

JHU bricked out against Princeton, the BJ s are now 3 - 1. Typical angst and drummel for me. C'est la guerre as they say.
Tis a long .... long season for me