dbd33

I guess the implication here is that people moving to Canada should want to eat Canadian food but, once you've had a salt beef dinner, there's really no need to have another one. "Canadian cuisine" takes half an hour to experience and then you want curry.

Partially discharged

My F-I-L lives in Guelph but curry isn't his thing. He considers salt to be the only thing to put on food and he puts it on by default.....even in a glass of beer.

Next time I'm in Guelph we'll have to try that pizza place...it is just steps from the Wooly a place DBD knows....who knows he and I may have been in there at the same time although I probably haven't been in since 2015.

I must admit when I think of interesting and healthy cuisine NL doesn't spring to mind.

dbd33

I used to go there quite often when we lived a block away, not so much lately though I was there with HGerchikov within living memory.

bats

I'm not keen on Pataks, I use the boxed spice mixes, Shan is a good brand. Usually need to use way less than they say.

I get Thai Kitchen pastes..
When we moved to Peterborough 15 years ago there were two Indian restaurants with identical menus. Apparently owned by two brothers who had fallen out. Anyway they are both rubbish, IMHO. There are four now, one is fancy and over priced, haven't tried the newest yet but we probably should. At least now it's possible to buy the ingredients locally too.

scilly

I like Sharwoods Major Grey and Mango Chutneys, always have them in the fridge.

I believe that if you now want good Indian food in Vancouver, you have to cross the Fraser and got to Surrey. There used to be a very thriving Punjabi Market area, in Vancouver with incredible stores and restaurants.

There were at least 10 sari shops selling saris, but also silk material to die for, and extremely cheap!

Unfortunately, a lot of the people and many of the shopkeepers moved out to Surrey as that city grew and there was a much larger South Asian population. Some young people who grew up in the Punjabi Market area with parents who ran stores are trying to revitalize the area, so hopefully there will be a few more restaurants in the region rather than having to drive something over 30 km to Surrey.

DMajor

Best curry we had was at The Prince of India at Fairview Street in Burlington.
Haven't found anything decent in Hamilton.
That was a couple of years ago though and you know how these places change hands/chefs quite often so it's a bit of a gamble.

HGerchikov

That was 4 years ago!

Partially discharged

Got takeout from here in the pre covid world when visiting the inlaws
Kohinur Indian Cusine Apparently the best (and only) Indian restaurant in Binbrook.....It was meh, other people in our group found it spicy but they have a low tolerance for that.

dbd33

And you have lived to remember it.

Atlantic Xpat

The "Dolce & Formosa" (White base, proscuttio, smoked cheese, pepper flakes & honey) is highly recommended. We've been going to the original Piatto in St John's for 10 years or so - practically every kids birthday, prior to Covid.

When I moved to Nfld 17 years ago, eating out options were rather more limited than today, it's true. Back then, there were a few decent resto's in ST John's (but only two curry houses) and outside of St John's it was basically fish and chips or burgers. There has been quite the explosion in choice since then both in St John's and elsewhere. You can still get lots of deep fried stuff but I can take you to a restaurant at Grates Cove (at the end of nowhere) where you can have the best cajun/newfoundland fusion cuisine ever (of all the ways to eat cod, that staple here, their Cod etouffee is the best), a St John's restaurant that was in Canada's top ten for several years, various small ethnic restaurants from Indian, to Pakistani, Afghan & Fillipino, a Garden centre with a restaurant specialising in locavore produce to name but a few. And thats before we get started on the craft breweries!