Canadian food Archives - Cottage Life

The Old Station Restaurant in Bracebridge

9 restaurants worth the stop on your cottage commute

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The Burger Shop

Best burger joints in cottage country

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Metal tap and bucket in a maple tree trying to get maple syrup.

Long, bitter winter could leave maple syrup in short supply

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Pancakes topped with blueberries, raspberries and maple syrup.

12 little-known facts about maple syrup

Overhead view of a bottle of maple syrup on a wooden board next to a tea towel.

Feds targeting maple syrup impostors with new regulations  

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Coffee Crisp chocolate bar on white background. Coffee Crisp is a chocolate bar produced locally in in Canada and it is mostly unavailable in other countries

10 Canadian chocolate bars you won’t find south of the border

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Close-up of a bowl of poutine with fries, gravy and cheese curds.

10 things you probably didn’t know about poutine

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Four butter tarts on a black wire rack.

Cottagers and chefs will face off at Midland’s Annual Butter Tart Festival and Contest

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Metal bucket attached to a tree for maple syrup tapping, with a wooden sugar shack in the background.

4 things you probably didn’t know about maple syrup

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Plate of Nanaimo bars with white dishes in the background.

Quirky culinary treats that originated in Canada

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Red BeaverTails shop in Ottawa's Byward Market.

Everything you ever wanted to know about BeaverTails

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Close-up of Hickory Sticks on a white background.

4 snacks you’ll rarely find outside of Canada

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Close-up of a bowl of poutine with fries, gravy and cheese curds.

Where to find Canada’s craziest poutine combinations

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Overhead view of butter tarts on a metal cooling rack.

Taste a top-secret butter tart recipe at the Fall Cottage Life Show

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