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Ontario

Butter tarts, orchard fruit, Great Lakes fish and immigrant city kitchens

Signature dish · Butter Tarts

Regional cuisine

How Ontario cooks

Ontario's cooking runs from farmhouse baking and orchard desserts in the south to Great Lakes fish in the north, with Toronto's immigrant kitchens shaping much of what the province eats today.

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Breakfasts, mains, snacks, breads and desserts from this region.

Desserts17Main Course14Breakfast5Starters4Baking3Soups3Street Food1

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Ways to cook Ontario

Curated groupings of this region's traditions, from family kitchens to roadside stands.

Ontario Home CookingOntario Home CookingEveryday Ontario cooking, town and country.26 recipesGrandmother-Style Ontario RecipesGrandmother-Style Ontario RecipesTraditional home-style preparations kept in Ontario families.28 recipesOntario Farmhouse FoodOntario Farmhouse FoodBig farm meals, preserves and seasonal produce cooking.24 recipesGreat Lakes Food TraditionsGreat Lakes Food TraditionsPickerel, whitefish, perch and lakeside cooking.4 recipesOntario Apple & Orchard RecipesOntario Apple & Orchard RecipesApple, peach, pear and cherry desserts from Ontario orchards.4 recipesNiagara Food TraditionsNiagara Food TraditionsTender fruit, preserves and peninsula cooking.4 recipesMaple & Sugar Shack RecipesMaple & Sugar Shack RecipesOntario's maple bush traditions.5 recipesOntario BakingOntario BakingBreads, squares, loaves and church-supper bakes.19 recipesPies & TartsPies & TartsButter tarts and the wider Ontario pie tradition.8 recipesToronto Immigrant & Diaspora KitchensToronto Immigrant & Diaspora KitchensCommunity food traditions that are now part of Toronto's everyday cooking, with origins named.5 recipesCottage Country CookingCottage Country CookingLake-season breakfasts, grills and berry desserts.5 recipesHeritage RecipesHeritage RecipesLong-documented Ontario dishes.16 recipesModern Ontario ClassicsModern Ontario ClassicsNewer dishes that became local staples.7 recipesForgotten Ontario DishesForgotten Ontario DishesOld Ontario household cooking that rarely appears on menus today.3 recipesOttawa Valley Food TraditionsOttawa Valley Food TraditionsLumber-camp and valley farm cooking from eastern Ontario.2 recipesChinese Canadian Toronto FoodChinese Canadian Toronto FoodDishes rooted in Toronto's Chinese Canadian restaurants and home kitchens.1 recipeSouth Asian Toronto KitchensSouth Asian Toronto KitchensHome cooking from Toronto's South Asian communities.1 recipeCaribbean Toronto FoodCaribbean Toronto FoodCaribbean cooking with deep roots in Toronto neighbourhoods.1 recipeItalian Canadian Toronto FoodItalian Canadian Toronto FoodItalian Canadian household cooking from Toronto's long-settled communities.1 recipeJewish Toronto FoodJewish Toronto FoodDeli and household baking traditions of Jewish Toronto.1 recipe

Sub-regions

Cuisines within Ontario

Ontario is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.

Dairy country and cheddar traditionsEastern OntarioDairy country and cheddar traditionsComing soonLake cooking, campfire food and berriesMuskoka & Cottage CountryLake cooking, campfire food and berriesComing soonOrchards, vineyards and tender fruitNiagaraOrchards, vineyards and tender fruitComing soonFreshwater fish, game and mining-town foodNorthern OntarioFreshwater fish, game and mining-town foodComing soonLumber camp and farmhouse cookingOttawa ValleyLumber camp and farmhouse cookingComing soonFarm produce, corn and Mennonite bakingSouthwestern OntarioFarm produce, corn and Mennonite bakingComing soonImmigrant and diaspora kitchensToronto & the GTAImmigrant and diaspora kitchensComing soon

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