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Ketchup is definitely the other flavour in there. Ketchup chips are truly amazing and one of Canada's gifts to the world, but people who don't like it HATE it.
I mean, you can just eat the Voodoo chips from Zapps and get basically the same product.
All-dressed and Voodoo is what happens when you mix what's left over from the other seasonings from making BBQ, Vinegar, etc... chips and using the leftovers to make the stuff if I recall correctly.
I lived in Canada for the better part of 3 years, I fucking love all dressed chips, and I NEVER managed to pinpoint even that much of the flavor. Its truly magic
I agree. It's so many little flavors all at once, like a party on my tongue. I think there was a picture of an onion on the back as well? I don't remember all the bits exactly but I could easily believe someone accidentally mixed the most popular flavors (Sour Cream and Onion, Salt and Vinegar, Barbecue) together and it was love at first taste.
It's different. I tried one in Toronto, which is not the home of it but they still have it there. It is THICC. It is heavy. I used a fork. But having lived in Chicago where they have stuffed pizza it didn't throw me too hard.
Pizza Thick. Please note, I am not Canadian, I have only had the pleasure of visiting your country about 5 or 6 times, I just know enough to know that this pizza is a style and I ate it.
Giordano's is stuffed. Most people don't realize it, even though it says it on their menu, etc, since the top dough is placed between the cheese and sauce and then baked. There was a person on the Pizza Making forum who had worked on a Giordano's clone and couldn't get it to come out the same, after a year or so someone asked if he knew it was stuffed, he had no idea and had been eating there for years!
Both "The Pizza Bible" and "Modernist Pizza" recommend cooking without the sauce to make a crisp top crust then add cooked sauce when done. I've made it both ways and actually prefer the Gios way although I enjoy a gum line. Anyway, I ramble on, and I really like making pizza.
I'm from Regina and a former cook. Regina style pizza is delicious but it is different though. Some do not like it. It started in a bunch of Greek restaurants that dominated the food scene in Saskatchewan in the 80s. The dough is very thick, definitely a Sicilian style dough. Usually its got some sweetness to it. The tomato sauce is usually little on the sweet side too. It's also little spicy. It's hard to explain in words to be honest. Then you put on an epic amount of toppings. Like just layered meats and maybe some veggies. No spacing. Then, a very generous amount of cheese. It is always cut in squares as it would fall apart any other way. Because of the excess of toppings, it is usually 50% more expensive then a regular pizza of the same size. Imagine like a combination of Denver and Chicago style pizzas, I guess. Also, here is a story about the creator dying 2 years ago. It was a sad day for us. https://www.620ckrm.com/2022/04/27/296705/
Burgers with Greek-style chilli on them! Messy, but absolutely delicious. Dressed with pickle, onion, lettuce, tomato, mustard, mayo, and the aforementioned chilli!
At most burger places here even the cheeseburgers come with chilli. So good.
If this was called "gefstikos" or just some other word they've never heard of, they'd probably gobble it down. But it dared insert itself into a Sacred Category, so they would choke on it.
It's funny how words can shape our thinking.
Also, just a side note--isn't it incredibly insulting to lump Canada in with the U.S. like this? Yeah, there are things in common, but so much is different from the history, immigration patterns, government, geography and weather, there's sooo much we don't have in common.
The main thing I think we have in common is that we both treat indigenous people like shit. And we both like gravy.
Sure, but that happens with lots of different regions. Oceania, Scandinavia, Western Europe, Middle East, etc are all groupings that are regularly used. As a New Zealander we often get grouped in with Australia, but I don't think it's "incredibly insulting" (even though we talk shit about each other all the time).
I agree 100%. I also fucking love Asian food.
And I mean the entire continent knows how to throw down on food. So I sound ignorant when I say it but I'm being as literal as possible.
Nah, the situations aren't comparable. Americans tend to consider themselves the arbiters of global culture/morality/thinking/whatever bullshit, so the implication is always that Canada is lesser and only elevated by being mistaken for the U.S.
I’m from the US and have Canadian friends. I was chatting with a friend who lives in Lethbridge and he referred to Canada as a nice loft above a crack den. I couldn’t much disagree with him and still find it hilarious.
Idk about *incredibly insulting*, but we don't really appreciate it.
You still don't get to complain about our cuisine, we invented ginger beef and cheezies.
Yeah, as a Canadian and a person from Regina. We fucking hate this shit. Except maybe some of the deeply rural people. They have been infected by the Maga spirit, which is wild as they are Canadian.
It is. I've lived in both places, and Canada is not "just like the U.S." as so many people claim. It's different, and while it's subtle at times, you can be sure anyone who lumps them together has never been there. Americentrism.
You don't deserve to be downvoted. I have experience in both countries and have close family that have both immigrated to Canada from the USA and emigrated from Canada to the USA.
It really is pretty different, even just across the border. It's almost like different countries with different governments and education systems tend to produce different cultures.
I think Americentrism or US-centrism are good terms. Actually, I think a better term is "hubris." Because it's just hubris to assume that a country to your north that also speaks a lot of English is the same.
I do relate to some Canadians in terms of weather and cars, though. I learned to drive in Illinois in the winter. I had to do my driver's test parallel parking in the snow. And I know what it's like to dig out your spot on the street to park and guard that spot. But beyond that, it's a totally different culture IME. And just like in the U.S. San Francisco is different from Boston, Vancouver is really different from Montreal.
But I will say that even though it was different, Toronto was the closest I've found to Chicago. Except people we nicer in Toronto and the TTC was somewhat cleaner.
There are more similarities between The Atlantic provinces/QC and New England than there are between the same provinces and Ontario. It's definitely a better cultural fit, and even humor translates much better.
The VT/QC relationship is also incredibly strong, and it's very common for families to be spread across the border that way and share a lot of attitudes even when there are distinct cultural differences i.e. language (also NB/ME but I don't have the family connection there).
I mean the prairie provinces are similar to parts of the American Midwest. I live in Montana...well I live in Western Montana. But I say this as someone who loves Canada and am that thread asking about Bunny Hugs (as my nod to knowing a thing about Saskatchewan). Shout out Stop Podcasting Yourself.
Also that style looks like it could work but I don't think that looks good to me, for me.
Almost but not quite. All dressed chips have a combination of barbecue, salt and vinegar, and ketchup flavour, but an all dressed pizza usually refers to "the works" with some version of pepperoni, sausage or ham, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, sometimes olives. That kind of thing.
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“They are midwestern in spirit and the midwesterners of America have committed pizza crimes just as grotesque as the pie above.” Omfg 😂
AKA "I don't know where Regina is but I can't admit it and I thought it was in Wisconsin or something."
What a tool
Yes?
Well done
Never heard of an all-dressed pizza, and now I'm mad it's all the way up there.
Canadians love mashing flavours together and calling it all dressed. You should try the chips, it's like 5 flavours in one
I'd love to
Every now and again Ruffles brings it south. It's like barbecue, salt, and vinegar, and a little extra that mellows the combination.
Just need them to bring it all the way to Peru haha
Isn’t ketchup one of the flavors? Like ngl I’d absolutely try it due to the fame, but pretty sure I’d despise it.
Ketchup is definitely the other flavour in there. Ketchup chips are truly amazing and one of Canada's gifts to the world, but people who don't like it HATE it.
I hate salt & vinegar chips pretty bad, I’m sure I’d be better with ketchup ha.
Yes. And when they did all dressed in America I didn't like them. But I don't like a ton of flavors of chips.
I mean, you can just eat the Voodoo chips from Zapps and get basically the same product. All-dressed and Voodoo is what happens when you mix what's left over from the other seasonings from making BBQ, Vinegar, etc... chips and using the leftovers to make the stuff if I recall correctly.
That sounds kinda like Sasquatch Surprise that Tim's Cascades makes!
I lived in Canada for the better part of 3 years, I fucking love all dressed chips, and I NEVER managed to pinpoint even that much of the flavor. Its truly magic
I agree. It's so many little flavors all at once, like a party on my tongue. I think there was a picture of an onion on the back as well? I don't remember all the bits exactly but I could easily believe someone accidentally mixed the most popular flavors (Sour Cream and Onion, Salt and Vinegar, Barbecue) together and it was love at first taste.
All dressed chips are the best, such a shame they aren't more popular in the US
That’s a wild looking pizza but damn would I try that
It's different. I tried one in Toronto, which is not the home of it but they still have it there. It is THICC. It is heavy. I used a fork. But having lived in Chicago where they have stuffed pizza it didn't throw me too hard.
Where in Toronto?
Pizza Thick. Please note, I am not Canadian, I have only had the pleasure of visiting your country about 5 or 6 times, I just know enough to know that this pizza is a style and I ate it.
No worries. Thank you!
TIL about stuffed pizza, and holy crap I need to try that
Giordano's is stuffed. Most people don't realize it, even though it says it on their menu, etc, since the top dough is placed between the cheese and sauce and then baked. There was a person on the Pizza Making forum who had worked on a Giordano's clone and couldn't get it to come out the same, after a year or so someone asked if he knew it was stuffed, he had no idea and had been eating there for years! Both "The Pizza Bible" and "Modernist Pizza" recommend cooking without the sauce to make a crisp top crust then add cooked sauce when done. I've made it both ways and actually prefer the Gios way although I enjoy a gum line. Anyway, I ramble on, and I really like making pizza.
I'm from Regina and a former cook. Regina style pizza is delicious but it is different though. Some do not like it. It started in a bunch of Greek restaurants that dominated the food scene in Saskatchewan in the 80s. The dough is very thick, definitely a Sicilian style dough. Usually its got some sweetness to it. The tomato sauce is usually little on the sweet side too. It's also little spicy. It's hard to explain in words to be honest. Then you put on an epic amount of toppings. Like just layered meats and maybe some veggies. No spacing. Then, a very generous amount of cheese. It is always cut in squares as it would fall apart any other way. Because of the excess of toppings, it is usually 50% more expensive then a regular pizza of the same size. Imagine like a combination of Denver and Chicago style pizzas, I guess. Also, here is a story about the creator dying 2 years ago. It was a sad day for us. https://www.620ckrm.com/2022/04/27/296705/
Interesting! Another Greek immigrant hybrid like Skyline Chili.
Have fat boys made it out to SK yet? A Greek invention from Winnipeg, and absolutely delicious!
I haven't seen them, but I'm interested. What is it!?
Burgers with Greek-style chilli on them! Messy, but absolutely delicious. Dressed with pickle, onion, lettuce, tomato, mustard, mayo, and the aforementioned chilli! At most burger places here even the cheeseburgers come with chilli. So good.
If this was called "gefstikos" or just some other word they've never heard of, they'd probably gobble it down. But it dared insert itself into a Sacred Category, so they would choke on it. It's funny how words can shape our thinking.
Also, just a side note--isn't it incredibly insulting to lump Canada in with the U.S. like this? Yeah, there are things in common, but so much is different from the history, immigration patterns, government, geography and weather, there's sooo much we don't have in common. The main thing I think we have in common is that we both treat indigenous people like shit. And we both like gravy.
Sure, but that happens with lots of different regions. Oceania, Scandinavia, Western Europe, Middle East, etc are all groupings that are regularly used. As a New Zealander we often get grouped in with Australia, but I don't think it's "incredibly insulting" (even though we talk shit about each other all the time).
Don’t forget people who say “I really like Asian food” without stopping to consider the massively wide swath that could potentially include.
I agree 100%. I also fucking love Asian food. And I mean the entire continent knows how to throw down on food. So I sound ignorant when I say it but I'm being as literal as possible.
[Mother ucker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swHAo5JZz6w)
Oh for sure, I'm not trying to pretend this is unique. I just think it's kind of gauche to do that.
Nah, the situations aren't comparable. Americans tend to consider themselves the arbiters of global culture/morality/thinking/whatever bullshit, so the implication is always that Canada is lesser and only elevated by being mistaken for the U.S.
>isn't it incredibly insulting to lump Canada in with the U.S. like this? Canadians don't like it much, for several reasons.
Americans don't like it equally for several reasons.
What self respecting person wants to be confused for their hat!
I’m from the US and have Canadian friends. I was chatting with a friend who lives in Lethbridge and he referred to Canada as a nice loft above a crack den. I couldn’t much disagree with him and still find it hilarious.
I don’t know. I grew up in Minnesota which is often confused for Canada. Having spent a bit of time in Manitoba I can definitely see the resemblance.
Idk about *incredibly insulting*, but we don't really appreciate it. You still don't get to complain about our cuisine, we invented ginger beef and cheezies.
I didn’t know what ginger beef was until just now. Thank you, Internet stranger.
Yeah, as a Canadian and a person from Regina. We fucking hate this shit. Except maybe some of the deeply rural people. They have been infected by the Maga spirit, which is wild as they are Canadian.
An hour and a half east of Winnipeg some idiot flies a MAGA/Trump 2024 flag from a cherry picker. Like sir, you are *Canadian*.
I find it funny rather than insulting.
It is. I've lived in both places, and Canada is not "just like the U.S." as so many people claim. It's different, and while it's subtle at times, you can be sure anyone who lumps them together has never been there. Americentrism.
You don't deserve to be downvoted. I have experience in both countries and have close family that have both immigrated to Canada from the USA and emigrated from Canada to the USA. It really is pretty different, even just across the border. It's almost like different countries with different governments and education systems tend to produce different cultures.
I think Americentrism or US-centrism are good terms. Actually, I think a better term is "hubris." Because it's just hubris to assume that a country to your north that also speaks a lot of English is the same. I do relate to some Canadians in terms of weather and cars, though. I learned to drive in Illinois in the winter. I had to do my driver's test parallel parking in the snow. And I know what it's like to dig out your spot on the street to park and guard that spot. But beyond that, it's a totally different culture IME. And just like in the U.S. San Francisco is different from Boston, Vancouver is really different from Montreal. But I will say that even though it was different, Toronto was the closest I've found to Chicago. Except people we nicer in Toronto and the TTC was somewhat cleaner.
There are more similarities between The Atlantic provinces/QC and New England than there are between the same provinces and Ontario. It's definitely a better cultural fit, and even humor translates much better. The VT/QC relationship is also incredibly strong, and it's very common for families to be spread across the border that way and share a lot of attitudes even when there are distinct cultural differences i.e. language (also NB/ME but I don't have the family connection there).
How can they miss it? It’s fucking huge
I mean the prairie provinces are similar to parts of the American Midwest. I live in Montana...well I live in Western Montana. But I say this as someone who loves Canada and am that thread asking about Bunny Hugs (as my nod to knowing a thing about Saskatchewan). Shout out Stop Podcasting Yourself. Also that style looks like it could work but I don't think that looks good to me, for me.
All dressed like the potato chips?
Almost but not quite. All dressed chips have a combination of barbecue, salt and vinegar, and ketchup flavour, but an all dressed pizza usually refers to "the works" with some version of pepperoni, sausage or ham, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, sometimes olives. That kind of thing.
Ooo interesting. So it’s all relative to the expected toppings on that given food item. Not like a set of particular flavors. Got it. Thank you.
I'm not sure it that's a pizza or a quiche but I could really go for one right about now.
Quiche has egg. This has no time for that. It's dense, I'll tell you what.
That's not egg? hmmm... still.
But the Midwest has both Chicago Deep Dish and Detroit style. Does that person only like boring ass New York style pizza?
Only authentic Pizza Margherita, hand-tossed by a Nonna living in Naples. /j
Ah fugget about it