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Newfoundland and Labrador
Salt fish, root vegetables, toutons and berry traditions
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Newfoundland and Labrador has one of Canada's most distinctive food cultures, built on salt cod, root cellars, boiled dinners, fried bread and foraged bakeapples and partridgeberries. It should never be treated as generic Maritime cooking.
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Curated groupings of this region's traditions, from family kitchens to roadside stands.
Newfoundland Home CookingEveryday island cooking and outport meals.38 recipes
Labrador Food TraditionsFood traditions of Labrador communities, credited to their own regions and peoples.5 recipes
Grandmother-Style RecipesOld-fashioned family cooking from Newfoundland households.21 recipes
Fishing Community FoodFood from the fishery and the outports.15 recipes
Salt Fish TraditionsSalt cod cooking, from fish cakes to fish and brewis.3 recipes
Root Cellar & Preservation FoodRoot vegetables, salting and winter keeping.11 recipes
Traditional BreadsToutons, tea buns and hearth breads.8 recipes
Soups & StewsPea soup, moose soup and boiled dinners.7 recipes
Foraged Berry TraditionsBakeapples, partridgeberries and blueberries.7 recipes
Holiday FoodChristmas cakes, puddings and festive dinners.5 recipes
Heritage RecipesDocumented dishes with a long recorded history.28 recipes
Forgotten Regional DishesDishes that rarely leave their home community.6 recipes
Preserving TraditionsSafe modern preserving of Newfoundland and Labrador berries, vegetables and pickles.5 recipes
Potato & Root Vegetable DishesPotatoes, turnip, carrot and cabbage cooking from Newfoundland and Labrador kitchens.3 recipes
Modern Newfoundland ClassicsNewer dishes that have become part of everyday Newfoundland cooking.6 recipesSub-regions
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