At first, I noticed a lot of things that I couldn't find here, but now I'm discovering some things that I don't think are commonly found in Canada.
Bacon. Yes, a good Canadian girl would notice bacon. At first I couldn't find bacon here... at least not the thin, salty pieces of bacon that you fry and eat for breakfast, or add to your burger. However, here, we have something that I think is even better:
Pre-cut little pieces of bacon... ready to be fried up, then added to your potatoes, eggs, soup or salad. They're the perfect bacon bits... just the right size to add some flavour, but not so much that it's overwhelming. These bacon bits also come in the perfect size of package. Use one or two packages, based on the size of meal. But no need to seal up the bacon and put it back in the fridge to be finished later. Also, no need to try to cut raw strips of bacon! Delightful!
Secondly, spreadable cheese, or "smeerkaas" is exactly that. Cream cheese (or roomkaas) out of the fridge is easily spreadable, brie comes in a spreadable form (just a little thicker than flower honey)- perfect to put on small slices of a baguette. Speaking of spreads, more than just cheese, this country has a HUGE variety of other things to spread on crackers or little pieces of baguettes. Tapenades: pesto, herb and garlic butter, sundried tomato... so many great spreads to put on crackers or bread!
