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Old 11-05-2014, 04:24 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
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Some differences I noticed between BC and California on a recent trip. Corn syrup It's in so many food in the US, it has/is slowly replacing sugar in food in Canada as well.

Fast food... portion sizes are obscene in the US. Also noticed some places use a liquid type cheddar on burgers...strange. However good burgers are not hard to find.

As for everyday normal healthy foods it's much the same. Went to several different grocery stores on this trip. More cheese choices were prevalent than a few years ago...but I still didn't see the variety you see in most Canadian grocery stores, but overall found everything we needed.

My American friends eat pretty much the same as I do with some cultural differences. Shortbread is huge in Canada at Christmas whereas my US friends are more likely to make sugar cookies.
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Old 11-05-2014, 04:28 PM
 
Location: London, UK
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Shortbread popular here during Christmas too alongside mince pies mmm

Do Canadians/Americans eat a "Full Breakfast"? Bacon, eggs, tomatoes, sausages, beans, mushrooms, toast, burgers, hash brown etc ?
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Old 11-05-2014, 04:36 PM
 
Location: Brisbane
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Shortbread popular here during Christmas too alongside mince pies mmm

Do Canadians/Americans eat a "Full Breakfast"? Bacon, eggs, tomatoes, sausages, beans, mushrooms, toast, burgers, hash brown etc ?
In that regard I don't think I have ever seen one in Australia coming with black pudding. The "English Breakfast" minus the pudding is very popular in oz of course.
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Old 11-05-2014, 05:06 PM
 
Location: London, UK
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In that regard I don't think I have ever seen one in Australia coming with black pudding. The "English Breakfast" minus the pudding is very popular in oz of course.
Ok then

Never had English black pudding before..
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Old 11-05-2014, 05:37 PM
 
Location: Brisbane
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Ok then

Never had English black pudding before..
It's ok, i would not go out of my way to find it.

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Old 11-05-2014, 06:07 PM
 
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Do Canadians/Americans eat a "Full Breakfast"? Bacon, eggs, tomatoes, sausages, beans, mushrooms, toast, burgers, hash brown etc ?
Most people don't have time during the week for such a breakfast. That would be an occasional weekend or holiday meal. During the week, they grab a piece of toast and cup of coffee, or a quick bowl of cold cereal, or a cup of yogurt. Or nothing. I know a lot of people who don't eat breakfast.

However, when people do have time for a full breakfast, bacon, eggs, sausages, toast, and hash browns are all common, along with pancakes, waffles, fruit and fruit juice.

Some people put mushrooms in scrambled eggs (I don't care for them myself), and tomato salsa is also common with eggs.

Any other kind of tomatoes, beans, and especially burgers seem odd for breakfast.
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Old 11-05-2014, 06:38 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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Shortbread popular here during Christmas too alongside mince pies mmm

Do Canadians/Americans eat a "Full Breakfast"? Bacon, eggs, tomatoes, sausages, beans, mushrooms, toast, burgers, hash brown etc ?
I just scramble up some eggs, i hate bacon, sausage and hash browns... Burgers for breakfast just sounds horrible.

I'm a very picky eater.
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Old 11-05-2014, 06:56 PM
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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Do Canadians/Americans eat a "Full Breakfast"? Bacon, eggs, tomatoes, sausages, beans, mushrooms, toast, burgers, hash brown etc ?
Not usually, but you can find big "full breakfasts" if you eat out, don't think most will eat that at home especially on weekdays. The bolded aren't common breakfast items here. Pancakes are. Noticed no Canadian / American differences at places that serve breakfast. And I agree burgers sound gross for breakfast. Breakfast burritos are common at eating out places in the West.
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Old 11-06-2014, 04:35 AM
 
Location: London, UK
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Most people don't have time during the week for such a breakfast. That would be an occasional weekend or holiday meal. During the week, they grab a piece of toast and cup of coffee, or a quick bowl of cold cereal, or a cup of yogurt. Or nothing. I know a lot of people who don't eat breakfast.

However, when people do have time for a full breakfast, bacon, eggs, sausages, toast, and hash browns are all common, along with pancakes, waffles, fruit and fruit juice.

Some people put mushrooms in scrambled eggs (I don't care for them myself), and tomato salsa is also common with eggs.

Any other kind of tomatoes, beans, and especially burgers seem odd for breakfast.
Same here people don't have time to eat a full breakfast in the morning, its more of a weekend thing but I'm sure there some people out there that have it every single morning

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I just scramble up some eggs, i hate bacon, sausage and hash browns... Burgers for breakfast just sounds horrible.

I'm a very picky eater.
You hate bacon?! Your not human..

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Not usually, but you can find big "full breakfasts" if you eat out, don't think most will eat that at home especially on weekdays. The bolded aren't common breakfast items here. Pancakes are. Noticed no Canadian / American differences at places that serve breakfast. And I agree burgers sound gross for breakfast. Breakfast burritos are common at eating out places in the West.
Breakfast burritos WTF is that?! A tortilla wrap? Enchilada??

I'm surprised beans are uncommon, I'm talking about baked beans which did originate in the US.
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Old 11-06-2014, 05:57 AM
 
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The non- Anglo immigrants are what's given each country its unique flavour. Being half the age of the US, Oz and NZ are of course more Anglo.
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Shortbread popular here during Christmas too alongside mince pies mmm

Do Canadians/Americans eat a "Full Breakfast"? Bacon, eggs, tomatoes, sausages, beans, mushrooms, toast, burgers, hash brown etc ?
Eggs and bacon are waaay more popular in the US than toast is. Default Oz or NZ adult breakfast is toast, it appears not to be the case in the US. Of course, with their sweet bread and tragic shortage of vegemite it's understandable.

Do Canadians do a turkey christmas dinner? I'm fascinated not only by the American switch to having it on Thanksgiving instead, but also the dumping of roast potatoes in favour of mashed potatoes. I think it's related to the size of the turkey in America.
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