Cuisine of Toronto
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Toronto, the largest city in Canada, is one of the most multicultural cities in the world.[1] This unique cosmopolitan atmosphere is reflected in the cuisine of Toronto, as many world cuisines are represented in the city. Ethnic cuisine can be found in the various neighbourhoods of Toronto. For example, authentic Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine are found in Chinatown (there are actually at least six distinct Chinatowns in the Greater Toronto Area), while Greek cuisine can be found on The Danforth, Hungarian cuisine in the Annex, Italian cuisine in Corso Italia and Indian cuisine in Little India, and finally Korean cuisine in Korea Town on Bathurst.
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[edit] Neighbourhoods with prominent ethnic food
- Little Jamaica Caribbean Food
- Chinatown - Chinese and Vietnamese food
- Kensington Market - Latin American and others
- Little Italy and Corso Italia - Italian
- Little India and Rexdale - Indian, Punjabi, Pakistani
- Little Korea - Korean
- Little Portugal - Portuguese
- The Danforth - Greek
- The Annex - Hungarian
- Thorncliffe Park
[edit] Chefs
Famous chefs from or based in Toronto:
- Susur Lee
- Jamie Kennedy
- Brad Long
- Pasquale Carpino
- Christine Cushing
- David Adjey
- Mark McEwan
- Trish Magwood
- Lynn Crawford
- Michael Stadtlander
- Dario Tomaselli
- Marc Thuet
- Wandee Young
[edit] Food-related personalities
[edit] Restaurants
[edit] Culinary Festivals
[edit] Breweries and Wineries
Toronto has a long and rich tradition of beer brewing. Eugene O'Keefe, founder of O'Keefe Brewing Company, grew up in Toronto, to which his family had emigrated from Ireland in 1832. He was the first to produce lager beer in Canada along with the traditional ale and porter. See also: Canadian beer.
The Toronto Beer Festival celebrates Canada’s rich brewing history
There are several breweries in the city:
- Amsterdam Brewing Company
- Magnotta Brewery Limited
- Mill Street Brewery
- Steam Whistle Brewing
- The Granite Brewery
Toronto's surrounding region features many wineries. The Sante Wine Festival is an annual festival which features vintages, famous winemakers and celebrity chefs.
[edit] Street food
Hot dogs and pre-cooked sausages are virtually the only kind of street food allowed by law. These types of hot dogs are often referred to as 'street meat' by locals, and are normally flame-grilled. The law sets extremely high (almost unachievable) requirements for street food vendors. However, there is an initiative to allow more varied and nutritious street food.[2] There are chip wagons parked in front of Toronto City Hall that sell french fries, and food trucks on the University of Toronto campus that offer Chinese food. In the summer months, ice cream and popsicles are sold from vendors on bicycles while ice cream trucks ply the city streets.
[edit] Notes
Pablum, a pre-cooked cereal for infants, was developed at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in the 1930s.
Food Network Canada is a Toronto-based Canadian cable television specialty channel which presents programming about food and cooking
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.toronto.ca/toronto_facts/diversity.htm accessed October 30, 2006
- ^ http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-2820.pdf accessed July 22, 2007
[edit] External links
- The Dominion Home Cookbook - A recipe book published in Toronto in 1868. Pages are available in PDF format.
- Toronto's Key Industry Clusters: Food & Beverage
- Taste T.O. - a website covering Toronto's food & drink scene.
- Chowhound Forum for Toronto (and surrounding area) - Food forum that discusses fine dining and good eating in the GTA.
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