Country food

Country food, in Canada, refers to the traditional diets of Aboriginal people (the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit), especially in remote northern regions where Western food is an expensive import, and traditional foods are still relied upon.^[1][2]

First Nations

For the traditional diets of each nation, see list of First Nations peoples.

See also: Native American cuisine

Métis

Main article: Métis people (Canada)

Inuit

Main article: Inuit diet

Inuit consume a diet of foods that are fished, hunted, and gathered locally. This may include caribou, walrus, ringed seal, bearded seal, beluga whale, polar bear, berries, and fireweed.

References

1. ^ http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic29-2-105.pdf
2. ^ http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic44-3-196.pdf

See also

• Peasant food
• Staple food
• Soul food
• Bush meat (Africa)
• Bushfood (Australia)
• Game (food)