Interesting foodstuffs made in/from Canada

[Kerry Beal]

On 4/11/2021 at 7:07 PM, jimb0 said:

for chocolate there are a couple of blog posts i've come across that talk about small time makers. some of it is good, some of it is just ok imo

 

http://ultimatechocolateblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/canadas-growing-bean-to-bar-craft.html

 

https://jojococo.ca/blogs/discover-more-about-our-chocolate/canadian-bean-to-bar-partners

Actually Lizabeth Flanagan of Ultimate Chocolate Blog - makes several pretty respectable bean to bar chocolates herself.  Here.

 

 

[TdeV]

On 4/13/2021 at 2:58 PM, TdeV said:

I found this on BlogTO

https://www.blogto.com/videos/erics-handcrafted-butter-tarts-toronto/

 

Eric's Handcrafted Butter Tarts

 

I've written to ask about shipments to Canada and USA, so will update when I know. 🙂

 

Unfortunately, Eric has "not yet found a solution for shipping my tarts that makes economical sense for customers... sorry :("

                   . . . so, sadly, I shall remain butter-tart-less . . .

but he does have contactless pickup (clients order via email).

And . . . drumroll . . .

The full flavour list is:

classic

classic brulé

pecans

pecans dark choco

pecans raisins

walnuts

walnuts milk choco

walnuts raisins

all dressed (pecans, walnuts, raisins)

brazilian nuts

brazilian nuts raisins

brazilian coconut

hazelnuts dark choco

coconut

white choco coconut

raisins

cinnamon raisins

cranberries

cranberries white choco

skor bits

toasted marshmallow

apple pie

golden raisins bourbon

smores

 

[blue_dolphin]

2 hours ago, TdeV said:

Unfortunately, Eric has "not yet found a solution for shipping my tarts that makes economical sense for customers... sorry :("

                   . . . so, sadly, I shall remain butter-tart-less . . .

 

Might be just as well, at least for your Canadian giftees.  Most of my Canadian friends have either a revered family buttertart recipe or a strong memory of the ideal buttertart that nothing else can ever measure up to. 

As a non-Canadian, I wouldn't mind trying a few of those non-buttertarts 🙃

[TdeV]

True, @blue_dolphin, I'm particularly interested in butter tarts that aren't so sweet. @Anna N tells me that makes them Not Really buttertarts!

 

My brother got his butter tart gift today. I'll report back.

 

[Darienne]

2 hours ago, TdeV said:

True, @blue_dolphin, I'm particularly interested in butter tarts that aren't so sweet. @Anna N tells me that makes them Not Really buttertarts!

 

My brother got his butter tart gift today. I'll report back.

 

Ed and I are both bona fide Canadians.  And neither of us likes butter tarts.  So there...  

[ElsieD]

1 minute ago, Darienne said:

Ed and I are both bona fide Canadians.  And neither of us likes butter tarts.  So there...  

 

I do!  I do!  I love butter tarts.

[TdeV]

1 hour ago, ElsieD said:

 

I do!  I do!  I love butter tarts.

 

Well, to be frank, I love the idea of butter tarts. But it's been 40 years since I had one–who knows if I could handle the sweetness! 😜

[haresfur]

Lobster! (or scallops)

[ElsieD]

https://www.willykrauch.com/

 

This is a great place.  We have purchased smoked salmon there and it was fantastic.

[jimb0]

i could easily eat a half dozen butter tarts all by my lonesome. which is why i don't buy them