Poutine, tartas de mantequilla, barras de Nanaimo: recetas clásicas del Gran Norte Blanco.
La cocina canadiense superpone las bases indígenas (pesca y ahumado del salmón en la costa del Pacífico, arroz salvaje (manoomin) cosechado por los pueblos anishinaabe, caza, bayas y bannock) con la cocina colonial francesa y británica y sucesivas oleadas de inmigrantes. Quebec desarrolló la cocina regional más distintiva: pastel de carne tourtière, sopa de guisantes, banquetes de cabañas de azúcar (cabane à sucre) y poutine, la invención rural de Quebec de la década de 1950 de papas fritas, requesón chirriante y salsa que se convirtió en el plato nacional. Canadá produce alrededor del 70 por ciento del jarabe de arce del mundo, la mayor parte de Quebec.
La identidad regional corre de costa a costa. El Atlántico canadiense se alimenta de mariscos: rollos de langosta, vieiras Digby, mejillones PEI y las tradiciones del bacalao salado de Terranova, como el pescado y las cervezas. Las Praderas, formadas por asentamientos ucranianos y menonitas, hicieron de los perogies y la kielbasa alimentos básicos locales y cultivan la mayor parte del trigo, la canola y las lentejas del país. La comunidad judía de Montreal creó su propio bagel (más pequeño, más dulce, hecho en horno de leña) y carne ahumada; Toronto y Vancouver se encuentran entre las ciudades gastronómicas más diversas del mundo, donde todos los días se comen dim sum, shawarma y roti de pollo con mantequilla.
La cocina casera sigue las estaciones: barbacoas de verano y recolección de bayas, conservas de otoño y platos reconfortantes de invierno: sopa de guisantes, tartas de mantequilla, barras de Nanaimo y tourtière en Navidad. El jarabe de arce funciona como un verdadero alimento básico de la despensa, ya que glasea el salmón y el tocino, no solo para cubrir los panqueques. La cultura del café de Tim Hortons, el brunch de fin de semana y el refrigerio de chocolate caliente en la pista del patio trasero son una parte tan importante de la identidad gastronómica como cualquier plato.
Jarabe de arce
Canadá aprovecha alrededor del 70 por ciento del suministro mundial y lo utiliza como un verdadero alimento básico de despensa en glaseados, repostería y banquetes de azúcar.
Cocina quebequense
Las tradiciones poutine, tourtière, sopa de guisantes y cabane à sucre forman la cocina regional más distintiva de Canadá, arraigada en el asentamiento francés.
Mariscos del Atlántico
La langosta, los mejillones PEI, las vieiras Digby y el bacalao salado de Terranova definen la economía pesquera de la costa este.
Fundaciones Indígenas
El salmón del Pacífico, el arroz salvaje (manoomin), la caza, las bayas y el bannock llevan las tradiciones alimentarias de las Primeras Naciones, los Métis y los Inuit a las cocinas modernas.
Productos básicos de praderas e inmigrantes
Las perogies ucranianas, la repostería menonita y el cinturón de trigo y canola dieron forma a la abundante cocina cotidiana del centro de Canadá.
El dulce canon
Las tartas de mantequilla, las barras de Nanaimo y los bagels de Montreal con productos horneados endulzados con arce definen una tradición de panadería y postres claramente canadiense.
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La comida canadiense es conocida por las poutine (papas fritas, requesón, salsa), el jarabe de arce (alrededor del 70 por ciento del suministro mundial), las tartas de mantequilla, el pastel de carne tourtière, la carne ahumada y los bagels de Montreal, la langosta del Atlántico y las barras de Nanaimo. La cocina combina tradiciones indígenas como el arroz salvaje y el salmón con la cocina francocanadiense, británica y de inmigrantes en ciudades altamente multiculturales.
Poutine son papas fritas recién cortadas cubiertas con queso cheddar blanco y salsa picante; el calor suaviza las cuajadas mientras mantienen su característico chirrido. Se originó en la zona rural lechera de Quebec en la década de 1950. Las versiones auténticas insisten en cuajada real (nunca queso rallado) y una salsa picante a base de pollo o ternera. Las variaciones ahora incluyen carne ahumada, guisantes o costillas estofadas.
Se superponen ampliamente, pero el repertorio franco-canadiense de Canadá (poutine, tourtière, cocina en chozas de azúcar) no tiene equivalente en Estados Unidos, el jarabe de arce penetra más profundamente en la despensa y productos como las tartas de mantequilla, las barras de Nanaimo, los bagels de Montreal y los chips de ketchup son claramente canadienses. El tocino canadiense, la cultura del queso cheddar más suave y las herencias británicas más fuertes (y el cóctel César) también marcan la diferencia.
Las tartas de mantequilla, un simple relleno de azúcar moreno, mantequilla y huevo en cáscaras de hojaldre, son el ícono más fácil. El salmón glaseado con arce tarda quince minutos. Poutine funciona en casa si puedes conseguir cuajada de queso real y hacer una salsa adecuada. Tourtière, el pastel de cerdo especiado, es un proyecto navideño accesible, y la sopa de guisantes con jamón es infalible.
Los bagels de Montreal son más pequeños, densos y dulces: la masa contiene huevo y miel, los aros se hierven en agua endulzada con miel y se hornean en hornos de leña, lo que les da una corteza fina y crujiente. Los bagels de Nueva York son más grandes, masticables, salados y se hornean en hornos estándar. El sésamo y la amapola son las variedades clásicas de Montreal y se venden calientes las 24 horas en St-Viateur y Fairmount.
