When traveling to Canada, you will surely see many beautiful sights and experience unique opportunities. If this is your first or fourth visit to Canada or perhaps you even live here, there’s a few things we want to make sure you aren’t missing out on.
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Aboriginal Art
Authentic aboriginal art can be the perfect souvenir for your travels to Canada. Whether it be a piece for you to display in your own home or to give as a gift, there are plenty of artisans and galleries in Canada. However, to find some of the heavier populated areas that are deep within the aboriginal culture you will want to head to one of the Canadian islands, Vancouver Island being the best place to go.
Butter Tarts
Delicious pastry tart shells filled with sugar, butter, raisins, and of course, maple syrup make for a tasty treat. One of Canada’s most seasonal staples at the dessert table are butter tarts and after you get a taste of them, you won’t question why.
During your travels in Canada, you can find these yummy tarts at just about any convenience store.
Ice Wine
A delicious dessert wine that is considered Canada’s “liquid gold.” Thanks to the smoothness and intense flavors bottled up, this wine has put Canada on the map of winemakers. When the temperatures dip to -8ºC or lower, wineries set out to their vines and pick the grapes that remained on the vine after the fall harvest.
Maple Syrup
If there’s one staple that Canada is known for, it’s maple syrup. While in Canada you can find 100% pure Canadian maple syrup that has been harvested from certain parts of Canada. You’ll also be exposed to different forms of syrup that you may not have known existed such as blonde, amber, copper, and more.
Smoked Salmon
There’s no question that Canada’s salmon population is quite plentiful. With salmon fishing being such a popular sport in the country, you can bet you’ll see salmon for sale almost anywhere you go. The most popular is the smoked salmon or salmon jerky, both of which are packaged in a way that can withstand travel until you are back home without needing certain refrigeration or care.
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