COUNTRIES/PLACE'S series - Canada

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Capital city: Ottawa

Population(2020): 37,742,154 people

Prime - minister: Justin Trudeau

Area: 9.985 million km²

Holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday (or Easter Monday), Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Canada's national dish: Poutine is a French-Canadian meal featuring three ingredients: fries, cheese curds, and gravy.

RECIPE: poutine

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Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 3 people

Ingredients:

Poutine Gravy:

  • 3 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 6 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 20 oz beef broth
  • 10 oz chicken broth
  • Pepper, to taste

For Deep Fried Fries:

  • 2 lbs Russet potatoes ((3-4 medium potatoes))
  • Vegetable or other frying oil

Toppings:

  • 1 - 1 1/2 cups white cheddar cheese curds ((Or torn chunks of mozzarella cheese would be the closest substitution))

ENJOY!!!

5 interesting facts:

  1. The world’s oldest known rocks can be found here.

  2. Six Canadian cities have more than 1 million residents.

  3. Largest source of freshwater in the world.

  4. Tallest mountain peak.

  5. Canada has the longest coastline in the world.

Hope this was interesting to read! Let me know what other countries/ places I should do in the comments below, thank you!

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