Taste of Canada:
A Niagara-on-the-Lake food walking tour
Destination
Niagara Falls, Canada
Duration
2.5 hours
Tour size
Max 14
Language
English
Overview
Niagara-on-the-Lake is prettier than it has any right to be, and the food keeps pace. This Niagara-on-the-Lake food walking tour takes you into six family-run spots for the Canadian classics, a maple shop opened early just for you, a century-old butter tart, poutine, and the region's famous ice wine, with the stories behind each one.
- •Step into a maple shop before it opens and taste a flight of syrups
- •Sink your teeth into a butter tart at a bakery that's been here a century
- •Build a plate from a charcuterie board of top Canadian cheeses
- •Dig into poutine, crispy fries under squeaky curds and gravy
- •Toast with Niagara's celebrated ice wine and finish on fresh fudge
What's included
- 6 tastings across 6 family-run businesses (enough for a full meal)
- A before-hours maple syrup tasting with a sweet treat
- A century-old bakery's butter tart
- A charcuterie board of Canadian cheeses
- A poutine tasting and a guided ice wine tasting
- Fresh fudge
- A local English-speaking guide
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What to expect
Maple and the butter tart
You'll start before the maple shop opens, with a guided tasting of syrups each carrying its own flavor, plus a sweet treat to go further. From there it's a hundred-year-old bakery for the butter tart, the gooey classic Canada treats as a national treasure. Your guide tells you why it earned that status while you eat one warm.
Charcuterie and poutine
Next comes a charcuterie board built around top Canadian cheeses, with fruit and bread, while your guide traces the region's dairy tradition. Then the dish no Canadian trip skips: poutine, crispy fries under squeaky cheese curds and hot gravy. It's the savory heart of the tour, eaten the way locals do.
"The maple tasting before the shop opens is the moment people relax. It's just us, the owner, and a row of syrups, and suddenly it's not a tour, it's a morning with a local."
Kevin,
WalksDevour guide
"Everyone thinks they know poutine until they have it here, with real curds that squeak. Then they understand why Canadians get so serious about it."
Isabella,
WalksDevour guide
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