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Canadian National Dishes

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A wide plate of pan-fried cod tongues and scrunchions on a rustic table, with a coastal view beyond the window.

Canadian National Dishes

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Browse Canadian dishes through complete recipes, with regional context, practical cooking steps and food-safety guidance.

24 published recipes

24 published recipes

Golden lightly floured cod tongues with crisp pork scrunchions, potatoes and turnip on a ceramic plate.

Newfoundland Cod Tongues with Scrunchions

Golden pan-fried cod cheeks with crisp salted-pork scrunchions, potato and turnip on a ceramic plate.

Newfoundland Pan-Fried Cod Cheeks with Scrunchions

A bowl of Newfoundland yellow split pea pudding with butter and pepper, with boiled cabbage and root vegetables behind it.

Newfoundland Pease Pudding (Bag-Cooked Yellow Split Peas)

Golden salt cod cakes with peas and mustard pickles on a ceramic plate.

Newfoundland Salt Cod Fish Cakes

Oval dish of Newfoundland cod au gratin with a serving lifted and peas nearby.

Newfoundland Cod au Gratin

A bowl of Newfoundland cod chowder with visible cod flakes, potato cubes, crisp salt pork and parsley beside a coastal window.

Newfoundland Cod Chowder

Plate of pan-fried Newfoundland cod with a light golden flour crust, crisp salt-pork pieces, parsley, lemon and boiled potatoes.

Pan-Fried Newfoundland Cod

Plate of desalted salt cod with boiled potatoes and onion, crisp salt-pork scrunchions, parsley and lemon.

Salt Fish and Potatoes

Golden Newfoundland flipper pie with a cut slice showing dark braised seal meat, onions and gravy; boiled potatoes and turnip sit nearby.

Newfoundland Seal Flipper Pie

A rustic bowl of brown moose stew with browned meat, potatoes, carrots, parsnip and rutabaga on a wooden Newfoundland kitchen table.

Newfoundland Moose Stew with Root Vegetables

A golden single-crust moose pie with a wedge lifted to reveal moose, turnip, carrots, peas and gravy.

Newfoundland Moose Pot Pie with Root Vegetables

A bowl of caribou and pearl-barley stew with carrots and turnip sits on a wooden table beside bannock.

Northern Caribou Stew with Barley

A golden rabbit pie in a ceramic dish and a plated wedge show hare, root vegetables and gravy under pastry.

Newfoundland Rabbit Pie with Root Vegetables

A clear jar of amber bakeapple jam and a spoonful on a white plate, with ripe orange cloudberries nearby.

Newfoundland Bakeapple Jam

A golden double-crust bakeapple pie on a cooling rack, with one slice showing amber cloudberries and a flaky base.

Newfoundland Bakeapple Pie

A small jar of deep ruby partridgeberry jam with a spoonful on a plate, ripe red lingonberries beside it.

Newfoundland Partridgeberry Jam

A golden double-crust partridgeberry pie on a cooling rack, with a cut slice showing glossy ruby-red berry filling.

Newfoundland Partridgeberry Pie

A dozen dark golden Newfoundland lassy buns with raisins, cinnamon and ginger on a parchment-lined cooling rack.

Newfoundland Lassy Buns with Raisins

A dozen golden Newfoundland raisin tea buns cool on a wire rack, with soft crumb and raisins visible in a cut bun.

Newfoundland Raisin Tea Buns

A tray of round chocolate-oat snowballs coated in fine coconut, with one cut open to show the fudgy oat centre.

Newfoundland Snowballs

Three small Newfoundland molasses raisin loaves baked in pans, their dark golden tops showing the three rounded dough sections in each loaf.

Newfoundland Molasses Raisin Bread

A round steamed Newfoundland blueberry duff unmolded on a plate, with one slice removed to reveal berries in the tender pudding and caramel sauce alongside.

Newfoundland Blueberry Duff

Square Newfoundland hard-bread cakes with six docking holes cool on a wire rack; their pale surfaces are dry and firm.

Newfoundland Hard Bread (Hard Tack)

Newfoundland salt beef and roast pork Sunday dinner with vegetables and pea pudding

Cantwell Family Sunday Dinner