Ordering Canadian Food Products Online

[inlovesalem 17]

I still call it kraft dinner after 8 years of being here. lol They call it mac n cheese here in the south.

I'll never stop...hahaha

Just a heads up to anyone who loved Tim Horton's choco covered macaroons, I found TurkeyHill Coconut almond fudge Ice cream and it tastes almost exactly like them

[inlovesalem 17]

HELP!!!!!!!!!

Anyone know how to get some Lady Ashburn/pickled beets and Chow in the US??? I've asked several local canners at craft shows and word of mouth and no one even knows what I am talking about!! I love to cook and bake, but have never taken a liking to Canning.

[VeeNDee 44]

Rogers Golden Syrup has always been my favourite syrup. I brought some down with me and won over my husband. We just ran out and I spent 10 minutes in the Fred Meyer pancakes aisle in frustration. All the syrups are high fructose or regular corn syrup. Ugh! I did buy some expensive maple syrup but can't find cane syrup anywhere. Anyone know a store that carries it?

[VeeNDee 44]

So looking around I discovered that cane syrup is actually called light treacle and has British origins. Who knew?!?! Apparently Amazon.com has some I could order in a tin. Never had syrup in a tin before, but I think it's worth a shot!

http://www.amazon.com/Lyles-Golden-Syrup-16-0-Fluid/dp/B000WR22CA/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1385405016&sr=1-1&keywords=golden+syrup

[Kimbear 53]

So looking around I discovered that cane syrup is actually called light treacle and has British origins. Who knew?!?! Apparently Amazon.com has some I could order in a tin. Never had syrup in a tin before, but I think it's worth a shot!

http://www.amazon.com/Lyles-Golden-Syrup-16-0-Fluid/dp/B000WR22CA/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1385405016&sr=1-1&keywords=golden+syrup

Maple syrup from Quebec in a tin / can is all i will use. I hate that its in bottles here in the USA where the sun can get at it etc.

[floridaboundcanuk 7]

So, was I the only one that called "Kraft Dinner", just that? Kraft Dinner? Or Krappy Dinner...K-D, cause when I said Kraft Dinner down here I was looked at like I had two heads....I guess it's called Mac n cheese.....

Originally when the product first came out, Kraft Dinner was called that in both the US and Canada. The manufacturer wanted to market it as a meal during a time of depression and over-expensive products. Eventually hard times ended and the home brand in the US changed to Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, while in Canada they must have realized that by the time we pay our taxes we have no money left over and kept it called dinner.... Just kidding, I don't know why it's still called dinner here, but it's the same product and now you partially know why it's called something different.

[alizon 77]

Never sure whether to start a new topic or revive an older one on a similar topic but...

In addition to the Maple Leaf Cookies that Trader Joe's has had for a while (says product of Canada on the box), they also now have poutine kits that are actually pretty good!

http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/12/we-try-new-trader-joes-poutine-awesome.html

[Ontarkie 14,470]

Oh i wish we had a Trader Joe's

[JustBreathe 22]

i miss VH sauces so much. I never really appreciated them when I was in Canada, but now I miss em alot and will stock up next time I am there!

I also miss Sunlight liquid dishsoap, Red Rose tea, Lise Watier makeup, The Source greek yogurt, Imperial sharp cheddar cheese, Schneiders products, mostly the peperoni stick for pizza making.

Also FYI- Meijer sells "Ah Caramels" and various other Vachon products now and Aero and Bounty chocolate bars.

[canada_socks 97]

i miss VH sauces so much. I never really appreciated them when I was in Canada, but now I miss em alot and will stock up next time I am there!

I also miss Sunlight liquid dishsoap, Red Rose tea, Lise Watier makeup, The Source greek yogurt, Imperial sharp cheddar cheese, Schneiders products, mostly the peperoni stick for pizza making.

Also FYI- Meijer sells "Ah Caramels" and various other Vachon products now and Aero and Bounty chocolate bars.

I ALWAYS stock up on VH sauces when I am in Canada. Especially the plum sauce. Yum yum! I was supposed to go to Canada yesterday, for a week long solo trip to visit my family before classes start up again, but I decided against it. Not with the funky weather they have been getting lately! Before I was married, I had NO problem driving to the USA to visit my now husband, with a possible threat of snow storms...not so much these days! I had a list of things to pick up while there. I am in dire need of my Vicks inhaler. I know they sell them here, but they are disgusting (have something different in them). I have chronic sinusitis and these sticks help me immensely when my sinuses flare up.

Our Giant sells Red Rose tea. We can get Aero bars in the international aisle as well, but they are usually expired and gone dry and hard.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

OMG - I am going after work - I will report back!

Never sure whether to start a new topic or revive an older one on a similar topic but...

In addition to the Maple Leaf Cookies that Trader Joe's has had for a while (says product of Canada on the box), they also now have poutine kits that are actually pretty good!

http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/12/we-try-new-trader-joes-poutine-awesome.html

[mitchanme 18]

I never thought to look at Amazon for that stuff. the VH stuff i miss so bad especially the dry garlic spare rib sauce. Luckily some of the little ethnic stores carry my 5 roses flour yay. i was soo excited to see that cuz the flour here sucks lol. they only use soft wheat whereas up north its all hard wheat = higher protein=more gluten = better fro baking vol au vonts etc.

I'm glad I saw this, couldn't figure out what was wrong with the flour down there, the texture is just weird. The biggest problem I find in the Midwest is the lack of organic produce, I guess they don't have greenhouses going locally all winter like on the coast. It's good to know about the coffee crisp, I'll send a bunch with my red rose tea! Ooh, and coffee, I'm coming from a town that has a couple dozen coffee roasters....

[Trav&Shell 83]

OK...here's my two cents (for what it's worth LOL)...

1 - If you miss plum sauce, I think that duck sauce is the name used for something similar down here (not exact, sadly, but it'll do in a pinch I guess).

2 - Canadian Cheez Whiz is SO different from the ####### they sell down here (at least in VA). I miss Canadian Cheez Whiz on toast with butter or Becel!!!!!! Has anyone found a state yet that even SELLS the Canadian version of Cheez Whiz????

[Kathryn41 3,205]

The flour is different in the US. They use a 'soft' wheat flour which is good for cakes and things like that. Canada uses a mixture of hard and soft wheat for its all purpose flour which means it can be used for baking bread as well as cakes and cookies and such. If you want to make bread in the US you absolutely do need to use what is called bread flour - it is a hard wheat which has the longer gluten strands which makes it good for bread. (Of course, I am now gluten intolerant so can't even use that anymore - I used to make my own bread all the time!).

I have been here long enough now that I've been able to find 'buy arounds' or 'make arounds' for most of the things I missed when I first arrived. My Dad used to bring me 'care packages' of things I missed from back home when he came, but now I find if you shop the international aisles of grocery stores or Big Lots or places like World Markets, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's (except we don't have those last 3 near by!) or specialty grocery stores you can often find unexpected treasures. A lot of Vietnamese grocery stores carry British based products and I can find most brands of British cookies that we had in Canada there (except Digestives - I've only found those at World Market).

Costco often has some good cheese available - the general US cheeses are really, really poor - 'aged' cheddar is 6 months old where real aged cheddar is just starting to get good at 6 years!:-). These cheeses are ok for baking or making your own mac and cheese but I often splurge and get a good Northern US cheese (Wisconsin does have some good cheeses), or Black Diamond - which is in the specialty cheese sections.

Big Lots has proven to be a surprisingly good source of good tea - I love a good Ceylon tea - and you can always get some really good teas on line. I used to order crumpets on line as well - the ones I have found here were very salty and I really missed the ones you could get at Loblaws and such.

I have also found better tasting and more nutritious items in the natural foods section. While Canada certainly leads the US in access to good quality gluten free products, more and more of them are appearing in the US (hehe almost all of them say 'product of Canada') and they do provide good substitutes to the high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavourings and chemical laden US products, as long as you are willing to spend some time reading labels. There are alternatives to the HFCS, extra fat and chemical laden products that stock most US grocery stores.

What I do still miss and haven't found a good substitute for yet is peameal bacon! Canadian bacon in the US is just ham. It is fine if you want ham - but I want that wonderful, succulent rich taste of sliced peameal bacon with its lovely cornmeal crust - there is nothing quite like it!

[JustBreathe 22]

Has anyone noticed that Campbell's vegetable soup in the USA is not at all like the plain ol' Campbell's vegetable soup in Canada! I miss it, alot. It reminds me of my childhood. I used to stock up when Shopper's Drug Mart would have them on sale for .59cents a can. When I go back I need to get some, unless someone knows of a close substitute.