10 of the best Canadian Foods&Drinks you must try

I'm a foodie. I enjoy eating, and there's almost nothing that I don't eat, except for Brussel sprouts, cause really, what are those?!

A fun evening for me includes dinner at a restaurant (remember restaurants?) and like the good Jew that I am, everything revolves around food in my life:

We celebrate, we eat.

We're sad, we eat.

I spend most of my day planning my next meal. I'll admit it, I'm a fat kid inside. Moving to a new country opens up an endless number of opportunities in many aspects of life, but the most fun one is food. North America might not be known for its traditional foods, but there are a few foods/drinks that just can't be ignored. I certainly didn't ignore them when I first came across them. Here are some of them:

1. Caesar The cocktail, not the Roman dictator. You might mistake it for a drink as it comes in a highball glass, but it's more like brunch on a skewer, placed inside a sea of clamato (Goggle it), topped with a wedge of lime. It's what you get when you want a drink (Vodka!) but you're also hungry. And no, it is NOT Bloody Mary.

2. BeaverTails Where do I start...Imagine a big piece of delicious, deep-fried dough, covered in a variety of toppings like Nutella. I've never tried it with something else because, well, Nutella.

To me they are the taste of true perfection, no visit to Canada is complete without one.

Calories are not counted when you eat it, I checked.

3. Butter Tarts Need I say more? a tart filled with butter. Voila. It's like pecan pie but without the pecans, and is a tiny personal-sized bit of heaven.

Let me know if you're able to stop after eating just one.

4. Montreal-style Bagels As an Israeli, my definition of bagel is the one you buy in Jerusalem, covered with sesame, dipped in Zaatar. Getting used to Canadian bagels was easy because they're really yummy but not as yummy as the Montreal bagels are. They're sweeter, denser, and thinner than other ones, and are baked in wood fire ovens. Ever tried something that came out of an oven and didn't like it? neither have I.

5. Timbits I'm not a big fan of those, but I can see why others are (Eve included). The iconic Candian coffee shop chain Tim Hortons makes all kinds of donuts, but instead of calling their holes "donut holes", they had to be special and named them "Timbits". They come in various flavors and you'll see a box of them at every road trip, work meeting, or playdate at the park, next to a cup of coffee.

6. Ice Wine You know how you can't stop talking about how cold it is in Canada? This cold is the key ingredient in creating ice wine. It is a sweet dessert wine that is made from frozen grapes, and is really hard to make, which makes it taste even better.

7. Poutine Now is probably a good time to admit that I moved to Canada over 7 years ago and never tried Poutine. Why? I guess I prefer my fries as is, no toppings.

However, it seems like everyone else but me (especially if you're hungover) LOVE poutine, as it is the crowning jewel of Candian cuisine. The Holy Trinity consists of Fries, cheese, and gravy, and is definitely the most sought-after local food by tourists all over Canada.

8. Double-Double Because walking into Tim Hortons and saying "coffee with double cream and double sugar" is too long.

9. Maple Syrup Can a list of anything Canadian even exist without Maple syrup? I think not.

It’s practically Canadian law to have a bottle of maple syrup within reach, just in case you run into pancakes. or waffles. or anything.

10. Maple Taffy

Speaking of maple, Maple Taffy (or maple syrup snow candy) is essentially the magic that occurs when hot maple sugar meets ice, and it is yummy, really yummy.

Gotta go now, this made me really hungry.