What are the best specialties of Toronto?

1. Duck with Maple Syrup

As you probably know, maple syrup is a must in Canada. So, what better way than to combine this delicious treat with tender meat like duck breast. Also called "Roast duck with maple syrup", this dish is composed of a good defatted and marinated duck breast. If you like the sweet and savory combination, you'll be delighted! To prepare the marinade, you need to mix soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, and obviously maple syrup. When everything is cooked, cranberries are then added on top of the meat. Perfect for a treat!

2. Meat Pie with Potatoes

Known for its rather rich dishes, Toronto is the perfect place to enjoy savory and comforting meals. The meat pie with potatoes is no exception! Indeed, this typical dish of the city is composed of a cooked potato stuffing and sausage meat that has been sautéed in garlic and parsley. This stuffing is then mixed and arranged in successive layers and then surrounded by puff pastry. You'll find this dish in Toronto restaurants under the name "Meat pie with potatoes" or Tourtière.

3. Butter Tart

Now let's talk about desserts, and more specifically, butter tarts typical of Toronto. These tarts are prepared with butter, sugar, eggs and contain a filling. They can be served plain, with raisins, or other dried fruits. In Toronto, many restaurants offer these delicious little desserts. You can even find them with vegan or gluten-free options. A dream, isn't it?

4. Poutine

How can we not talk about this Quebec specialty? Today, many restaurants around the world reproduce this dish. However, many will tell you that nothing beats delicious poutine made in Canada. Despite the fact that the recipe has been much modified over time, the principle remains the same: it's a dish of fries covered with cheese curds, all topped with a sauce made from chicken and beef broth. It's up to you now to taste this exquisite dish that will allow you to beautifully end your day.

5. Broad Bean Soup

You've probably been told this during your childhood, but nothing beats a good soup to warm up during winter. In Toronto, broad bean soup or "Broad beans" is a specialty to absolutely discover. Taste a bowl or two of this savory soup made with beef shank, bacon, broad beans and fat cabbage, and you'll have an explosion of flavors in your mouth. According to regions, there are several variants of this recipe that incorporate different vegetables or seasonings.

6. Hot Dog

We can never present enough this soft bread filled with a sausage and other ingredients. Often garnished with mayonnaise or ketchup sauce, this is the basic sandwich in Toronto. Moreover, many stands are set up in the city streets, so much is this dish appreciated, this will allow you to take a small lunch break. Simple, gourmet and filling, this is perhaps why the hot dog is a must-have that tourists love!

7. Rabbit Gibelotte with Cider

In Toronto, it's good to be able to warm up during the great winter chills. Given the large number of Canadian forests, the city of Toronto is full of game and rabbits. This is why today Torontonians are fond of dishes based on tender meats, which remain forever engraved in your memory, as well as in your palate. Rabbit gibelotte with cider is the perfect example if you visit Toronto. Here, the gibelotte is made with rabbit simmered in a cider marinade, with sugar, lightly flavored with thyme. The dish is generally accompanied with winter vegetables like potatoes, turnips or carrots.

8. Baked Beans

This dish has taken a very important place in Toronto's gastronomy. In 1956, an article was published in "Maclean's" magazine where the chef of Toronto's Royal York hotel, Donat Perreault, declared: "baked beans should be proclaimed the national dish of Canada". And yet this recipe comes straight from the American coast. Baked beans are cooked with beans and pieces of bacon seasoned with molasses or maple syrup, all baked in the oven. It's one of the most atypical dishes you'll have the opportunity to taste, with flavors from elsewhere that awaken and sharpen your senses...

9. Submarines

Are you ravenously hungry? Submarines are therefore made for you! These huge sandwiches are particularly filled with toppings and therefore very hearty. They come straight from New York influence, because you may not know it, but Toronto is considered the New York of Canada. There's something for all tastes and on every street corner of the city. So let yourself be tempted by these appetizing sandwiches with hearty fillings.

10. Traditional Pancakes with Maple Syrup

In terms of Canadian dessert, you absolutely must not forget to mention the famous pancakes with maple syrup! The star ingredient? Of course, it's maple syrup! Accompanied by a little butter as well as red berries, Canadian pancakes are thicker and smaller than what we know in Europe. We assure you, it's one of the sweetest treats you'll have the opportunity to eat: especially at breakfast. Easy to find, you'll love enjoying them before starting a day to visit every corner of Toronto.