Acadian recipes

From his family's century-old farmhouse in St. Chrysostome, P.E.I., in the heart of the Island's Acadian region, Felix Arsenault is busy making meat pies — hundreds of them.

It may sound weird, but it really does taste much better! Acadian Salted Green Onions (scallions) are a staple of Acadian cooking and incredibly simple to make.

July 1st is Canada Day! It gives me great pleasure to share some reminiscences of my beautiful adopted country and celebrate the day with you. This year will be Canada’s 147th birthday. Having grown up in India and lived in England, I always forget how young Canada is. As an immigrant, its certainly been a struggle sometimes; however, my life in Canada has also been amazingly rewarding.

Acadian cooking is country-class food, accompanied by lots of bread, with main dishes often being one-pot meals. Breakfast was traditionally the biggest meal of the day. They call it "déjeuner" (even though in France that means lunch, which is the biggest meal of the day there.) Now, breakfast migh

Sometimes, only ingredients were written. Directions were nonexistent or spotty—a cryptic memory jogger, at best, that the cook alone understood.

From bacon-flavored seaweed to lobster poutine, here are six dishes you have to try while in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Want to try some great tasting Poutine Rapee Pancakes? We have the perfect recipe to make our version of a classic Acadian dish.

Rappie Pie, an Acadian classic comfort food dish made with grated potatoes and chicken or pork, will warm your soul!

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