What kind of food do we have up here that the US doesn't?

[mikey_the_redneck]

Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn

Feedlots will bring in corn from the US if it is cheaper than local feed barley.

Many feedlots down here grow their own corn....I see it everywhere.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by nickerjones

Untrue... While Alberta beef is very very good, Down here in the south (Oklahoma and Texas) beef is taken just as serious. Its pretty damn good. I cant say which is better but since I dont get to eat it all the time I am now craving some Alberta beef.

I wish I could remember the jerky that my mother in law brings me from Calgary. She has to go out to the guys lil store/ranch and buy it. I believe its out east of town and it recently caught on fire. Its one of the best jerkys I have ever had!

I think this may be the beef jerky you're referring to:

http://www.longviewjerkyshop.com/jerky.htm

It's southwest of the city, halfway between Calgary and Lethbridge.

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

Many feedlots down here grow their own corn....I see it everywhere.

Thats for silage.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

The US is a great country--however, in the following food areas Canada has the Americans crushed.

Bread (better price, quality and availability)
Candy (better quality)
Chocolate (@NSFL: All chocolate is not created equal)
Toffee (availability
Chips
Beef (not even close)
Lamb (ditto)
Fish
Produce (quality and availability are the same, but the price is outrageous in urban centers like Boston and Philly.)

The US is better for Pork. Pork and... okay, just pork.

[Shazam]

Produce? Depends where you live. California has incredible produce. The peaches I had last time I was there were some form of orgasmic.

And watermelon's like 3 cents a pound.

[Cactus Jack]

Slightly off topic but although I like Alberta beef, the best beef I have ever had was Argentine beef. Good lord...

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by Cactus Jack

Slightly off topic but although I like Alberta beef, the best beef I have ever had was Argentine beef. Good lord...

That would be grass fed as well. When I lived in Australia the other Canadians I hung out with hated the grass fed beef. Figured it was too tough.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

Based on my US travels; fruit, vegetables & whole wheat breads.

Originally Posted by Shazam

Produce? Depends where you live. California has incredible produce. The peaches I had last time I was there were some form of orgasmic.

And watermelon's like 3 cents a pound.

In Philadelphia, Oranges sometimes went on sale for 3 for 3 dollars. That was at the cheap grocery store.

But I agree, California is probably better. For that matter, produce in Iowa was very cheap and very good. I'm mostly complaining about high prices and low quality (sometimes at the same time) in the northeast.

[Shazam]

Yeah, Philly would get their oranges from Cali or overseas (Florida grows almost only juicing oranges), so that wouldn't surprise me.

I'm surprised there isn't more grown from the south and SE (VA and the ilk) that would make it to the NE.

[burn_baby_burn]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Yeah, Philly would get their oranges from Cali or overseas (Florida grows almost only juicing oranges), so that wouldn't surprise me.

I'm surprised there isn't more grown from the south and SE (VA and the ilk) that would make it to the NE.

Wouldn't a region like the NE US have a bunch of green houses growing produce? I have never set foot outside the city in that area so I really wouldn't know.

[Shazam]

Greenhouse produce is extremely, extremely expensive. Also, it's usually poor quality - greenhouse plants are extremely happy, and thus make wimpy reproductive organs.

Also, only some things can be grown in a greenhouse. Things like tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers. Fruit trees would be prohibitively expensive.

The rise in energy prices killed off a lot of greenhouse growers as well.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Yeah, Philly would get their oranges from Cali or overseas (Florida grows almost only juicing oranges), so that wouldn't surprise me.

I'm surprised there isn't more grown from the south and SE (VA and the ilk) that would make it to the NE.

Florida oranges from a stand on the road just North of Orlando. Best oranges I have ever had. The juice they made from it was absolutely unreal too.

As for meat... it's just cheaper in the states. Alberta beef is tough to beat, but bang for your buck the states has Canada beat.

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn

After BSE was found in Alberta in 2003 all beef products from Canada were banned in the USA. Since the border has been reopened their should not be a ban on beef products that I am aware of. Growing up along the border, I have found that certain customs officials on both sides can decide to ban what ever they feel like on certain days just for kicks.

I dunno , but when I come to canada the customs form always ask if I have any beef products from the states and it also asks that when I leave calgary. I guess I would have to check yes to see if they would confiscate it or not. I do not ever check yes .
I made the mistake of offering too much info the first time to Calgary. I went through immigration and was there for over 2 hrs. Never again!!

Originally Posted by Komskies

I think this may be the beef jerky you're referring to:

http://www.longviewjerkyshop.com/jerky.htm

It's southwest of the city, halfway between Calgary and Lethbridge.

Nope thats not it .... This beef jerky is very long thick pieces of meat. Prob 12-18 inches long and maybe 1/2-3/4 inch thick. I know there is one gas station close to downtown that sells it. The regular jerky is good but the teryaki is AMAZING!! I will ask my mother-in-law tomorrow where the place is that makes it is.

[notoepik]

Originally Posted by NSFL

My mind, it is blown... I freaking need to try those. Where can I tell my friend to look for these?

the Hines Ketchup Chips

I found these once at the local KMart. I have not seen them anywhere since that one time. They were sooooo good!! I wish I could find them again.

[NSFL]

The fake cheese or the ketchup chips?

[FlamesKickAss]

Originally Posted by nickerjones

Nope thats not it .... This beef jerky is very long thick pieces of meat. Prob 12-18 inches long and maybe 1/2-3/4 inch thick. I know there is one gas station close to downtown that sells it. The regular jerky is good but the teryaki is AMAZING!! I will ask my mother-in-law tomorrow where the place is that makes it is.

TJ's meats?

[notoepik]

The ketchup chips. Yum

I think we have pretty good beef here, but it also varies from store to store. One grocery store in the Flathead has the best beef, the rest are so so. I don't know where they get it or what the steer eats before he sits on my plate though. But it is as good as Alberta beef.

We also get a good selection of fruits and vegetables here in NW Montana. Pretty much the same as my family in southern Idaho and easter Oklahoma have. Although my Dad says Oklahoma tomatoes are much better than any he could buy here.

I prefer the M and M to smarties, I guess it is what you grow up with. Canada has much better chocolate overall though. We get some nasty *chocolate* sold in the US, it has to be mostly wax, tastelss stuff.

There are hundreds of microbrewreys all over. They have good beer, with high alcohol contents. Your very own Lanny McDonald"s son in law owns one near Kalispell.

Also we have soft drinks that are not colas that have caffiene. Mountain Dew has more caffiene than Coke. So does Dr Pepper and Sunkist Orange Soda.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by NSFL

Really? How the hell do you manage to ruin a slurpee?

At the risk of reposting something that may have been mentioned already.

Canada is the only country that does not carbonate slurpees. At least Mac's and 7-11 don't. If you want an American style slurpee, Shell stations sell them. By the time you get from the slurpee machine to your car, 1/4 of it is dissolved from the C02.

Our slurpees are far superior, and that may explain why we are the world leader in Slurpee consumption.

from wikipedia;

Slurpees are offered in many but not all covered countries. Canadians purchase an average of 30 million drinks per year. Despite its status as a very cold city and with a population of over 600,000,[2] Winnipeg, MB (often jokingly called "Winterpeg" or "Manitscolda"/"Manisnowba") was crowned the Slurpee Capital of the World for the tenth time in a row in 2009. In Manitoba, 7-Eleven stores across the province sell an average of 188,330 Slurpee drinks per day. The rest of Canada sells an average of 5,990, which makes Manitobans the world leader of Slurpee sales.

Though it is known to be sold in Mexico, the Slurpee is not sold in most standard 7-Elevens in Mexico.

Slurpees are widely consumed in Australia, with 6.6 million sold each year[3].

[FlamesKickAss]

i think the cheese whiz is different

[burn_baby_burn]

My relatives from the US loved the Old Dutch Potatoe Chips when they came up here.