I joined four other Americans for a Canadian Thanksgiving celebration. (Their real Thanksgiving is Monday.) We were concerned we'd exposed as not really Canadian. The only word I can fake an accent for is "a-boot." As we all rose to sing "O Canada" I tried to look all misty-eyed and too choked up to sing.
Buffets here go all out for display... but the taste is still 100% buffet. They served stuffing that appeared to be cased in a large salami roll and sliced. I ate whatever it was, but it was
not stuffing. The turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy were surprisingly good.
And, of course, the desserts were impressive. Apparently pumpkin pie is a North American dessert. What they served wasn't bad but it had an odd layer of clear fruity gelatin on the top. "Huh?" I asked. "Don't complain," I was told. "It's much better than it has been in years past.
I joined four other Americans for a Canadian Thanksgiving celebration. (Their real Thanksgiving is Monday.) We were concerned we'd exposed as not really Canadian. The only word I can fake an accent for is "a-boot." As we all rose to sing "O Canada" I tried to look all misty-eyed and too choked up to sing.
Buffets here go all out for display... but the taste is still 100% buffet. They served stuffing that appeared to be cased in a large salami roll and sliced. I ate whatever it was, but it was not stuffing. The turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy were surprisingly good.
And, of course, the desserts were impressive. Apparently pumpkin pie is a North American dessert. What they served wasn't bad but it had an odd layer of clear fruity gelatin on the top. "Huh?" I asked. "Don't complain," I was told. "It's much better than it has been in years past.
The display looks too pretty to dig into!
ReplyDeleteWhy were Americans celebrating the Canadian Thanksgiving w/o a Canadian in the bunch?
ReplyDeleteLest you accuse me of reading like Glenn Beck again, were you suggesting that some Canadians invited you to JOIN them in celebrating their Thanksgiving?
ReplyDeleteWe made plans to be at this restaurant weeks in advance. It just happened to be the night they were holding the Canadian Thanksgiving. So we had to pay a little more than normal and got odd pumpkin pie and stuffing along with O Canada as a reward.
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