If Newfoundland and Labrador had an official food, what would it be?
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The City of Halifax has crowned the donair — a heavily spiced meat sandwich — with the title of "official food" and it got us thinking ... what is The Rock's most cherished culinary delight?
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What about the mighty Jiggs Dinner, colourful on its plate and salty in its taste? Then, there's cod fish, the food nearly all people from this province have eaten.
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador did a poll, albeit an unscientific one, on Facebook and Twitter to find out.
1. Jiggs dinner
We know. Why did we bother asking? The Newfoundland and Labrador staple — also known as Sunday dinner, corn beef and cabbage — or boiled dinner — came out on top.
With glorious salt meat, boiled vegetables, dressing, and a dollop (or heap) of pease pudding on the side, how can one resist?
2. Fish and chips (and fries, dressing and gravy)
In keeping with the theme of salty food that's not necessarily good for your blood pressure, fish and chips smothered with dressing and gravy came in as the second top choice.
<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCNL">@CBCNL</a> Fish and chips!...With gravy!...No doubt!...It shows on me already!
—@GeorgeMurphyOil3. Fish and brewis
For anyone not familiar with local cuisine, fish and brewis may seem a little odd. However, the scrumptious combination of salt fish, hardtack (boiled hard bread) and scrunchions (salted pork fat) could not go unmentioned.
4. Toutons
Unlike the donair in Halifax, most food submitted on our social media pages aren't familiar outside of the province.
Toutons are known as a breakfast food, but any good touton fan would tell you it really can be eaten at any time of the day — it's even available at the Royal St. John's Regatta.
5. Moose/fish
No list of Newfoundland and Labrador foods would be complete without moose, and unsalted cod fish. Both moose and fish are widely eaten across the province — and in the case of fish — it's part of our heritage that dates back centuries.
6. Various pieces of fish, bologna and more
We'd be amiss if we didn't list out the honorary mentions:
- Fish cakes
- Purity Jam Jams
- Seal flipper
- Pea soup
- Bologna
- Corned beef
- Big Mary Sandwich
- Salt meat
- Cod tongues
- Smith's subs
- Black Horse beer
- Pineapple crush