La Cocina Tortilla Chips

Just like books you should never judge a bag of tortilla chips by its cover or…. bag. Well you know what I mean. Anyways, a friend of mine introduced me to these La Cocina tortilla chips last year when she brought some over to my place. I had seen them before in stores but never bought them because they look like generic chips. But as soon as I tried some I was hooked. They taste like a mix between sour cream, nacho cheese, and salsa. I like to also describe the flavour as being tangy but without being spicy.

These tortilla ships are made in Canada as well, which might seem strange but trust me they are good. In fact I love them so much I tend to eat a bag in a day. I have no shame, these chips are that good.

La Cocina Tortilla Chips: https://www.lacocinafoods.ca/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkXJc58hcYs

Wendy’s Canada Bacon Portabella Mushroom Melt

While Christmas is over and the New Year is upon us and everything sucks after Christmas, there is one thing to look forward to and that’s Wendy’s Canada releasing the bacon portabella mushroom melt. I don’t know about the rest of the world like in the US but in Canada, Wendy’s has been releasing the BPMM in January (sometimes late December). I first started eating the BPMM back in high school in the 90’s! And ever since then I have not stopped celebrating this once a year masterpiece without buying a combo and scarfing it down with all its delicious cheese sauce and mushrooms. This burger is perfect buy unfortunately is here only for a limited time, so get yours while you can. Oh and can we go back to calling it the bacon mushroom  melt again?

Wendys: www.wendys.ca

Blog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdwEwhndjxw

Scarborough Town Centre Beef Patty

I grew up in Scarborough, the east district of Toronto. The biggest mall in Scarborough is Scarborough Town Centre a place where a person or family could shop, watch a movie, meet up with friends and also take public transportation. One of the best things about taking public transportation at STC, was that it was a bus and subway terminal for getting around the city. Unfortunately, once you paid to get inside the terminal you weren’t allowed to enter the mall to buy food if you were hunger. Fortunately in the 90’s they added a small little stand on the corner so that transit users could buy a snack, a newspaper, lotto, cigarattes and coffee (I’m sure a lot of people bought them all at once, lol). My favourite was the beef patty at STC because it was delicious, cheap and a quick meal when you were in a hurry trying to race from one bus to another bus or train. Anyways I recently had the chance to go back to STC and thankfully the same little stand was still there with the mustache owner. Beef patties are now $2.50 and as always are handed to you nice and warm in a white paper bag. Despite the subway now being gone, I’m glad that I can still get my beef patty at STC.

Scarborough Town Centre: https://scarboroughtowncentre.com

YouTube: https://youtu.be/61taH9awYOQ

McDonald's Fries and Gravy

McDonald's gravy is something I have slept on for many years (maybe even decades). I knew McDonald's in Canada had sold poutine for years, but I totally never thought of just getting gravy with my fries. I’m in Toronto and fries with gravy, aka fries and gravy is a staple in Toronto food. I can remember as far back as the late 80’s eating it at my local food joint. It was definitely around before the big poutine craze hit Canada in the mid 90’s. But anyways, this summer I was thinking about fries and gravy when I wondered if I could also get them at McDonald's (who has the best fries). So I went to my local  McDonald's and causally asked for some gravy and to my surprise they not only had it, but had been selling it for years.  The gravy cost $0.79, and it tastes really good.  Now that I’ve had McDonald's fries and gravy, I don’t think I can go back to just regular fries.

McDonald's: www.mcdonalds.ca

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_46TlsD_II

Passion Flakie

Growing up in Canada there were certain staples of Canadian treats that every child had in their 80’s and 90’s lunchbox.  For me at the top was the Flakie (eventually it changed names to the Passion Flakie).  This delicious pastry was made with a flaky crust similar to Filo, with sugar added on the top, and then it was filled with whip cream and an apple-raspberry filling.  Unfortunately as a child, I would always eat them crushed because I wasn’t careful.  Thankfully as an adult I can now enjoy them straight out of the box in immaculate condition.  The best part is, they still taste the same and they bring me back to childhood.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZb8lE7FGxs&t=10s

Vachon Passion Flakie Pastries: https://www.vachon.com/en