{"id":2404,"date":"2013-04-18T16:17:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T20:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2013-04-18T16:20:41","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T20:20:41","slug":"the-food-culture-that-is-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/the-food-culture-that-is-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"The food culture that is Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RSMyVCvdbMg?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center>  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>When author Anita Stewart first heard about the Canadian government\u2019s new food truck parked in Mexico City, she laughed so hard she cried. The new Canada-branded, taxpayer-funded venture, which kicked off its three-week pilot project last week, is serving up a Mexican-ized version of poutine, using Oaxaca cheese instead of curds. Also on the menu are Alberta beef tourti\u00e8re, and maple-glazed Albacore tuna.<\/p>\n<p>The truck is trying to draw attention to Canadian products such as McCain French fries, and promote the &#8216;Canada Brand&#8217; in Mexico.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2013\/04\/17\/canada-sets-up-taxpayer-funded-food-truck-in-mexico\/\">more<\/a>, via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rgrier88\">@RGrier88<\/a>.  By the way, I enjoyed this paragraph:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Some of our initial research in Mexico to support the Canada Brand found that only 35% of Mexicans were able to associate Canada to a particular food product, with fish and maple syrup being the most cited,&#8221; Patrick Girard, a spokesperson for Agriculture Canada, wrote in an email Wednesday to the Post.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That said, whenever I travel to Canada, I feel I am entering quite a distinct food culture (city by city), it simply is a little hard to define upfront.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2013\/04\/the-food-culture-that-is-canada.html\"><em>Originally posted on Marginal Revolution<\/em> &#8211; click to see comments and suggestions.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0vvpgyMOf30?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center>    <\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/is-scarborough-ontario-the-dining-capital-of-the-world\/\" title=\"Is Scarborough, Ontario the dining capital of the world?\">Is Scarborough, Ontario the dining capital of the world?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/montreal-bleg\/\" title=\"Montreal bleg\">Montreal bleg<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When author Anita Stewart first heard about the Canadian government\u2019s new food truck parked in Mexico City, she laughed so hard she cried. 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