Canada and New England Cruise Food Review

[@LaLidoLoca]

*_QUESTION_* - What is your favorite Canada/New England food? What would you want to try?

[@katrinac469]

I couldn't eat Poutine, I don't want brown gravy on fries, nor, do I care for fries, that's a NO for me, I'll stick with any kind of seafood! 28.00 for a lobster roll here at one restaurant in Ma and it's stuffed with lobster, delicious!! Happy Thanksgiving Tony and everyone in the comments! Have a wonderful day

[@jeannecrawford6324]

I'm not into seafood of any kind, so that's out. Good thing since I would have gone ballistic with a $48 lobster roll. I'm from the south but have Canadian friends who have strongly urged me to try poutine if I ever get the opportunity. So when we had a local food truck meet, I was so happy to see a Canadian food truck that was serving poutine. I absolutely loved it. My serving was giantic so I shared it, but it was really yummy. Tony, did you have an opportunity to try Tim Horton's?

[@beccacarrillo]

Definitely going to try the donair. I'll probably have a beaver tail too...but it looks like it's just a flat version of a churro. :) I'm not a lover of seafood, but when we go on our New England/Canada cruise, my husband will be in heaven.

[@zippydogthemisanthrope483]

If you had just walked a few more feet passed Chez Samy and instead gone into La Lapin Saute you might have had a different option of poutine.

[@3liberte1]

For myself , a Canadian, Quebec born, I never understand the love of poutine, but still good !

[@RocklandPaul]

Tony, as a Canuck, I can confirm that some poutines are better than others. Often times the fries, or the gravy aren’t just right and even the cheese curds can make or break the taste. It definitely is similar to having a steak at the old Ponderosa Steak House and then concluding that all steaks are gross - it’s all about how it’s made. That’s why as Canadians our poutine quest never ceases. 🤣🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@denisemallek6833]

Growibg up I ate poutines, but it was grated potato with pork on the inside the ball of grated potatoes then placed in cheese cloth and boiled. Anyone else ever had these?

[@jeffross5424]

being canadian myself...i agree with everything you said...for the good food, you gotta get away from the tourist traps, but i'm sure we all know that

[@rockinmel1]

First rule of poutine: it is HIGHLY variable in flavor, depending on where you go - and yes, you can get it with other things on it, and some restaurants will have a whole poutine section of the menu. At least you had poutine where it's really from (it's not really "Canada's national dish," it's "Quebec's provincial dish"). It only became really popular across the country sometime in the 1990s.

[@Peg-zl9lr]

It's on tons of menus in Lake George. A lot of French Canadian tourists visit the area.

[@noxproductions6851]

I am thinking about doing the New York and New England round trip on Cunard cruises.

[@brianreilly1033]

We're from Australia 🇦🇺 we tried poutine in Victoria BC in 2019, & really enjoyed it with topping of pulled pork, yummy gravy & cheese churds. It was delicious as was recommended to us.

[@waynekolvoord968]

My favorite potato dish is cabbage mashed potatoes with butter, cook both cabbage and potatoes separate until soft, mash them with butter, salt, pepper, you do not need milk as the cabbage will add the moisture, I use a mixer after I mash them.

[@peterrichards5661]

I would suggest if you cruise into Maine have a picnic in the park. Go to a local supermarket chain get soft shell lobsters cooked (15 minutes to steam) for current price (around 12.00 a pound now), some potato salad, a drink and napkins . Pulling apart a lobster is messy. This should be the same in Massachusetts also, price may vary for lobster. Home cook food I would suggest Becky's Diner is probably a 3/4 mile walk. They also serve lobster.

[@RJTheBikeGuy]

I recommended Becky's also. Loved that place. Great prices and portions. The lobster rolls and clam chowder were great.

[@TheCadillacLyriq]

As a french Canadian, all I can say Tony is that Poutine's are different from each places you visit. Every restaurant has their own receipe. The quality and cut of the fries, the brand of the cheese used, the quality of the sauce, each is different. You'll need to try it again elsewhere and your experience will most likely be totally different. It's one of the dish that's never the same.

[@thomasmumw8435]

The poutine sounds very much like a northern English dish, we call them chips (thick cut potatoes, like fat fries!) with gravy poured over, also in the south we put grated cheddar cheese (proper cheddar, not your orange stuff!) so that it melts on the potato. Some just combine the two! Great after a night out at the pub!! 🍺🍺🍟🧀😀❤️🇬🇧

[@kevwwong]

As a Canadian, I have to say that donairs are overrated. Just get a shawarma with all the usual fixings instead. Agree with the comment that not all poutines are created equal. Good fries are 70% of the equation. But you need good gravy and proper cheese curds to make the whole thing work. You should take a trip to Montreal sometime (when you're not calorie counting) and go on a poutine/smoked meat food crawl.

[@adventureswithCorey]

A couple things Tony! Firstly, in Sydney, it’s actually a fiddle, not a violin. They might be offended, as it’s a very rich Gaelic and Celtic community! As for the poutine, if the gravy isn’t good, the poutine won’t be good. It’s the one ingredient that has to be made right as that’s where the bulk of the flavor comes from. If the fries aren’t crunchy to start, that’s also a problem. A good poutine, even a classic poutine, is really good when you have the crunchy texture of the fries, the bomb flavor of the gravy, and the gooey stringiness of the melty cheese!

[@joywebster2678]

Celtic!

[@sherrelogan6323]

You've got that right on the poutine Corey.

[@cgavin40]

🇨🇦 Watching from Saint John, New Brunswick. I agree poutine can be overrated. Now if you get the holiday version-less curds, more gravy, stuffing and cranberry sauce ( if you like it, I skip it) and instead of regular fries it’s waffle fries. Now it’s Christmas in a bowl and so good. If you come back to Saint John and want amazing ice cream, Bella’s is the place and it’s walking distance from the ships. The ice cream is home made on site and the waffle cones fresh. Last time I was there my waffle cone was still warm. Would you believe I’ve lived in Canada my whole life, and I’m old 😆, and I’ve never had a Beaver Tail??? So glad you cruised to our part of the world❤️I hope the weather was good when you visited. We get a lot fog here on the water.

[@wowzieee]

Beavertail, the best is maple. Delicious. Ok, we 're still friends but Poutine is delicious. We grew up with it and if the gravy and cheese aren t to your taste, it could be a turn off. The cheese curds are waxy chewy and stretchy. The gravy is a rich brown sauce of yummieness. And you tried it in Quebec where it originated. Don, make sure he tries it again another time. Even our local Harvey s make a good Poutine. Keep inspiring.

[@tempestjames8964]

As a Maritimer who moved to Europe, you can make donair sauce at home pretty easily, it's basically garlic powder, vinegar and sweetened condensed milk - copycat recipes are available online. We eat it with garlic fingers as well and I sometimes have to make Maritimes style garlic fingers with donair sauce at home to satisfy the craving. I've never tried to make the donair meat but I bet it's doable. Cows t shirts were a cult item when they first started, spoofing famous movies and pop culture with cows in the scenes, they were as much about the merch as the ice cream and cows t shirs were everywhere. I think you also just got unlucky with bad poutine. It's great when it's made well. Needs to be hot, fresh crispy fries and really excellent gravy.

[@Frugalcdncruisers]

There is Poutine and then there is great poutine. The poutine you had looks like it had too many cheese curds. Plus the hot gravy is suppose to be poured on the cheese to melt it. Secret of great poutine is well done fries, great cheese curds and hot gravy. By the way try it with barbecue pulled pork on top

[@stevebartley628]

If you get to Germany you need to eat doner kebap. I love then. I’ve also had good ones in France and Italy. So inexpensive and most shops also have pizza

[@RJTheBikeGuy]

When we did a Canada/New England cruise, we ate lobster roll in each port. But I had done research beforehand of lobster roll in each port. In Portland we ate at a place called Becky's Diner. It was a diner, and not a fancy place. The lobster rolls and clam chowder were great. The portions were huge, and the prices were the cheapest of any of the ports. I recommend it!!!

[@dr.bshousecalls141]

Lived for many years in downeast Maine in a small fishing village on the Canadian border. Lobster rolls and fried haddock were the local specialties. Poutine - echh!.

[@nightengale2123]

I am a native Rhode Islander, was born in Newport, and in my younger years was a Newport city tour guide and tour guide at the Breakers. When I first began my Breakers tour guide job I was waiting in the tour guide lounge for my next tour. I heard a banging at the back door and went to see who was banging and it was an elderly woman in a shocking pink sweat suit carrying several Walmart bags. I opened the door for this woman and asked her if I could help her carry her bags and she said no and quickly as she could scurried up the stairs to the 3rd floor which originally the maids quarters. Later did I learn from one of the tour guides that woman in the pink sweat suit that I thought was one of the mansion maids was the Countess Sylvia Szapary who was Cornelius Vanderbilt the original owner of the Breakers great great granddaughter who lived in what was then a 3rd floor family apartment. That tour guide also told me that the Countess would often hide and listen to what the tour guides said to the tourists to make sure the they were not saying anything negative about the Vanderbilt family. 😮

[@denisemallek6833]

Wow, wow, wow....

[@nancyrussell1491]

My absolute favorite French Canadian food is tourtière! It’s fantastic! 😋

[@rebeccalyons1327]

Is that pork pie? I do love that.

[@nancyrussell1491]

@@rebeccalyons1327 Yes, it is pork pie. 😁

[@melindadonley8806]

I had poutine at a sit down restaurant with a real fork and it was delicious! It was in Quebec City and the restaurant was off the beaten path. Give it another try 😮

[@spiegeje]

I had poutine for the first time at an Irish pub in Sydney NS in October 2023 not long after you were there, and I wasn’t expecting much. I really liked it. I think the gravy is what makes or breaks it.

[@joywebster2678]

Needs tasty brown gravy!

[@xocaitlinnpattz]

As a new Englander, my favorite local foods are fried scallops, stuffies, clam cakes, hot lobster roll (better than cold IMO) and steak tips

[@roxanneonthemove4187]

We were in Quebec about the same time you were but as you were arriving we were leaving. We stayed in the Chateau Frontenac, they did have wonderful coffee in the gold lounge. We did eat in Bistro Le Sam one night, food was fabulously. We also ate at Le Petit Chateau which has patio dining. Our stop in Charlottetown we did a foodie tour stopping at Island Honey Wine Company for a mead tasting, Carr’s Oyster Bar to see them shuck and sample oysters and then we went to Deep Roots Distillery where we sample a wide selection of what they distill such as limoncello to moonshine, even a maple liqueur. It was in Sydney, NS that we tried our first beavertail that had chocolate hazelnut spread on it, very good but very messy. We also had a Lobster Roll from Lord Fin Fish & Chips near where the cruise ship docked, absolutely one of the best rolls we have had, I think it might have been about $28(?) In Halifax, we had another beavertail but the classic (not as messy)but so good. In Portland, we went to the Portland Head Light and there was a Bite into Maine trailer there that had another Lobster roll, another good one. In Boston we ate at Legal Sea Food, they had really good scallops, somehow my husband scored extra scallops too.🥰 We definitely need to go back and revisit some of these places and also find new ones to try.

[@Gardis72]

I live in CT and looked at some New England cruises with NCL since I had a credit. I wouldn't put a sweater on for a cruise or subject myself to the kind of end of summer early September weather we have here. My idea of a cruise is palm lined beaches and hot sun But enjoy.

[@dianepullum1716]

Your reaction to poutine made me laugh. When I visited my son in Winnipeg we went to eat at a lake close by that served poutine with what we call walleye (fish) in Indiana. I was determined that I would not like poutine. In order to be a good grandma in teaching the little ones to try everything, I tried it, and I loved it. Glad we don't have it where I live or my weight would be in major trouble. Love your videos.

[@gregmoses8708]

The best poutine is when you forgo the brown gravy and cheese curds and use good old American ketchup and dip those fries!

[@cynthiagreenhill5283]

Ricky Matthews RC Wonder of Seas right now. Was on Jewel in 2016. Best cruise ever. He brings the party.

[@davidbutton3500]

Poutine is the best food group! If you like donairs, then you should have the donair poutine. Had one in Montreal a few years ago. Yum!

[@keithmanning702]

Fries that are fully loaded. The loaded fries are topped with gravy, fried onions, hamburger meat, poutine and Turkey dressing.

[@luismunoz995]

Poutine is the best, but it depends on where you buy it. The sauce and the quality of the cheese really make a difference

[@jedimindtrixr4kidz294]

Keep trying on the poutine. Finding a good one is like trying to find good wings outside of Buffalo, but it can be done. Tip would be to look for a high rated bbq place that offers them, they can make some wild gravy with all those available smoky drippings that really makes a big difference. Curd quality varies widely too. I was determined on a road trip trying at least 5 or 6, and one of them with some brisket on top really stood out. There are places that will do their fries in duck fat on my to do list. Those curds didn't look remotely close to melting either, that's a problem. Don't give up!

[@jojosadventureagency]

"like finding good wings outside of buffalo" is probably the most ridiculous food statement ive ever heard. its not the 90s anymore. great breakdown on poutine tho!

[@jedimindtrixr4kidz294]

@@jojosadventureagency Trying to find crispy wings outside of buffalo that are actually (par) fried, not baked, and not breaded, or coated in corn starch, is still a task in a lot of the country. The word "Buffalo" gets thrown around pretty loosely haha

[@bdwoloshen5364]

Try another poutine❤

[@jedimindtrixr4kidz294]

@@jojosadventureagency lol seriously, are you from Buffalo? Even there, the hit to miss ratio isn't great, but as soon as you leave you're lucky to hit 1 in 20 good. When I went driving through canada just hitting random spots for poutine I got the same exact vibe.

[@FFPM371]

Detroit style popcorn: cheese, caramel, and regular buttered popcorn. The best!

[@SeverAngel]

Good morning Tony from Nova Scotia! I must say I giggled 🤭 every time you said Do-nair. The ‘o’ is long. Just in case you wanted to know. I totally understand miss pronouncing words you never heard before 😁. My husband tried his first one this year. He figured he should have it from a place called King of Donair. Figuring, they must be the best. Was he wrong. They mostly focus on pizza. I have been trying to get him to taste one from another place. Maybe someday I will win that one🤞. I have not had a Beaver Tail in years. Now, I really want one 😊. I’m not a big fan of poutine myself. Some people call it a heart attack in a bowl. But, like the Donair, or any food really. If you can. Try dishes from different places. I am very glad you enjoyed my favourite dish the Donair on your cruise. I always have mine as a sub 😁. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I hope you have a wonderful day. 😁

[@Randall.Hodgkinson]

Cows is awesome! We found it in Halifax on our honeymoon 28 years ago and then again in Niagara-on-the-Lake for our 2d honeymoon last year!

[@frankmaciuska5479]

Tony, just got back from Niagara Falls over the weekend and tried the Beaver Tail with lemon per your recommendation; it was the bomb! The Beaver Tail shop called it the Sunshine and they said it was quite popular. Thanks for the heads up!

[@rbrevard]

Took the Canada cruise out of Baltimore last year and loved it. I can see doing the one-way trip from Baltimore to Quebec City and either taking the B2B to Baltimore or the Amtrak Adirondack to NYC.

[@Rono_pictures_and_videos]

Poutine is best with gravy. The French version is typically made with a brown "sauce," and I agree, it is underwhelming but edible. I hope you enjoyed the visit to Atlantic Canada. It is the home of the best folks on this planet. Fact check: I'm from the other coast, .😊

[@bevjull907]

I confess to being a Canadian who has never tried a beavertail and was going to say or poutine until another comment reminded me that I did have a pulled pork poutine once that was pretty good.

[@maggieriley5710]

I guess I'm a typical southern gal. I like to go to my favorite Texas Roadhouse and get the steak bites (medium well) with gravy, mushrooms and onions with corn and smashed potatoes and graving . And I'd love their yeast rolls with honey butter. I just had Thanksgiving dinner but talking about this meal is a complete joy!.

[@sherrelogan6323]

That sounds so delicious Maggie. I'm a Canadian but as soon as I get to Texas, I'll be finding me a roadhouse and chowing down on exactly this meal.

[@mikenixon6654]

We did the same cruise in 2019 and went to some of the same establishments. Food was awesome at all stops but I'm not a beavertail fan. We make our own poutine and its delicious. You like what you like. Good show.

[@michaelkovash4968]

I also chose not to indulge in poutine as I prefer the actual frites. Fun fact: Kraft Dinner (Mac & Cheese in the US) has been called a de facto national dish of Canada. So there's that...

[@silverstormienormie6146]

Awesome good stair exercise. I didn't do any stairs today but I did walk 2.5 miles to get my exercise for my weight loss program. Keep up the great work. Thank you

[@donaldka]

I love Mary's popcorn!!! The best place for poutine is Snack Bar Saint-Jean in Quebec City 🤤🍟

[@mgrizz2386]

Sadly my province is landlocked so you cant get here by ship, but ignore the hype on Quebec's poutine and come out to try some Alberta Beef. Come ride the Rocky Mountaineer through the Rockies, stop in Calgary for some Big T's Barbeque. It will make sure you forget the poutine..... lol. Nothing better than the Rockies and then some Alberta Beef Brisket at Big T's ♡

[@ShawnLatta78]

Poutine is not a dish I’d like, but the gravy is what makes it. My sisters love it, but if you get a bad gravy, you get a bad poutine. As for the donair, their are plenty of recipes online for it. The best donair sauce I had was in North Rustico, PEI. Also in N. Rustico, there was a great ice cream shop called Cricker's Creamery. Maybe one day I’ll cruise up to Canada.

[@Ken-iy9mb]

The lobster we saw was 35$ passed..Mary’s popcorn….three bags, lasted the remainder of our 11 days on the cruise.

[@annfrost3323]

Thanks for the heads up. I was curious about this dish. Had no idea what it was. Years ago I visited Montreal and loved the French restaurants, but had not heard of Putin then.

[@robgrossi2368]

*poutine ;)

[@26Monkeys]

Tony, I recently took that trip and loved it. I did the lobster fishing boat. I bought a freshly caught lobster for $10.00 and then went across the way to a restaurant they had ties to and they steamed the lobster and gave me the rest of the meal for $12.00. Great experience. I also had a lobster roll and was very underwhelmed. I had a much better on on the Carnival Horizon - 2 for $18.00 with fries which was excellent. I did not try the Beaver Tail😢 but I loved the trip. 🎉🎉🎉

[@jean-francoisleveille9365]

Bonjour... from Quebec... actualy Montreal... and POUTINE is different from one restaurant to another... really different. A good oil for potatoes. Cheese curds, also colloquially called cheese en crottes, is a fresh curdled cheddar cheese, originally from Quebec... AND the sauce. All Quebecers love poutine except dietitians. Everyone has their favorite restaurant. Damn it's good after a few beers.

[@Albanwinter]

We have a semi-poutine dish at a local place here in the Los Angeles area. The place is called The Hat and they have what they call Wet Fries. It's the fries with gravy but no cheese curds. I had heard of poutine but never really knew what it was until about ten years ago. "Oh," I said, "wet fries with cheese curds. Okay." LOL. My sister and I do actually love the Wet Fries at The Hat.

[@ncordeau45]

''Château Frontenac'' plz (no the or de). You have to try tourtière, pea soup, ragoût de boulettes & pattes de pork, blueberry pie, Ashton poutine or Victoriaville-Drummondville poutine, cranberry products, chomeur pouding, baked beans, maple syrup products, crepes, bagels, delicious cheeses, cretons, sucre à la crème and so much more... Regards

[@catherinerichard6994]

Ok, in Boston you need the baked beans, and more north is Pork Pie. Go to any Red Arrow restaurant and you can get both those any time of day. P.S. Adam Sandler promotes Red Arrow restaurants.

[@maoren95]

I am doing a similar itinerary in May 2024. Thanks for sharing the info, it is appreciated!

[@kimvilleneuve2543]

Love Mary’s popcorn. If you didn’t love the poutine you got it at the wrong place. So but I am Canadian. And I was in old Quebec City last year. And I had the best poutine 3 Brasseurs. This is a great restaurant.

[@archerlady]

I love donairs so much!!! The best are slightly spicy. Lots of recipes online for the sauce, evaporated milk, sugar and vinegar...mmm!

[@alvingraham3434]

I have to take exception to your comment about Poutine. Although, poutine is not everyone’s go to food choice, the same can be said about any food. I personally love poutine. However, it may very well depend about where you get it.

[@RMBF89]

Welcome to Atlantic Canada!!

[@angelacrawley8270]

Tony, I'm a little late on this one...been traveling 🎉 Let's get the pronunciation of MY HOMETOWN dish..."DO (like NO) NAIR (like the ladies use to remove body hair) 😅Yes, real yummy. And I to am not blown away by Poutine. For me, it's all about the gravy, makes or breaks for me. 🇨🇦

[@sherrycraig3827]

Hi Tony, I live just north of Quebec City and I've never tried a poutine at that restaurant. Chez Ashton is a restaurant with a very good reputation for poutine's. They are only in Quebec City though so you'll have to come back and give un a second chance. 🙂

[@Mesewsatx1]

Born and raised Canadian - poutine needs the gourmet sauce (ketchup) and then it is magnificent.

[@andrewjackson-sb4ky]

Hey Tony, I live in Saint john new Brunswick and listen to your post and love them

[@tammyd7400]

I have lived in the Central/Southern USA (AR, OK, TX) and my favorite potato dish has got to be Hash Brown Casserole with frozen hash browns combined with over a pound of cheese, sour cream, spices, and after baking for 40 minutes, then top with a load of French's Fried Onions (can't have this one too often now, because husband says I'm Sabotaging our Low Carb Diet!! I can't help it, my good recipes are High Carb, hence I am Fluffy! (Reference Comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias)

[@anitachildress5676]

Hope to try a Beaver Tail's some day they look delicious!

[@DebDebbiesWorld]

as someone who is married to a Canadian I second your emotion on Poutine. But it is not all created equal. I mean, I am told. I won't ever know. LOL Beaver Tails are good though. ;)

[@petitecherie501]

I dislike poutine myself. Most of that is because I do not care for French fries glad you were able to try sampling of different foods on this vacay

[@TrippinWithKenny]

We first tried Poutine at Epcot after I watched a utube video about must eats at Disney World. It was really good. We also tried the fancy poutine at the steakhouse in the Canadian Pavilion at Epcot. Amazing! (don't let them pour the wine reduction all at once, the poutine will get soggy by the time you finish). We just got back from Montreal. I had several poutines while there, some much better than others. What did knock my socks off was the Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich. I would go back just for that. Same with the lobster roll. Some are just better than others (and I'll never pay $48 for one, that's just a rip-off.) BTW New England Clam Chowder is the only Clam Chowder, the rest are clam soup.

[@RickAllen-d7b]

Tony, the wife and I did a 7 day roadtrip to Canada this year, and did not have Poutine until the last hour we were there. For us brown gravy, cheese curds and french fries, what was there not to love? We would have eaten it every day. But I could eat brown gravy out of the can.

[@printer5518]

🤣🤣 LOL. Tony you are 100% correct about the poutine, my son in law raved about poutine and then I tried it at the Big E in Springfield Mass. not only underwhelming, but frankly it sucked.

[@sarahj.8372]

My niece had so many many stories about her cooking school and all the food there and this trip of yours was so wonderful and fun educational in all ways..great reviews...and if not too uber hot or spicey....or raw or heavy fishy taste...I am game,,not into crab or scallops but have liked Lobster..not an officiando of seafood.

[@sberenberg]

My favorite Poutine was at a restaurant, Nesters, in Burlington, Vermont (Is that a cruise port? Beware of Champ!). It had Swiss cheese melted onto the fries with turkey gravy. We called it a heart attack on a plate. I'm not sure I would like Poutine with cheese curds, but would love to try it.

[@kengodbold1142]

I would never miss a Beaver Tale! Too many flavors to still try. In Bar Harbor we found soft serve Blueberry ice cream. Haven't found any flavor better since then.

[@dbertran81]

I did the same cruise, repositioning from Ft. Lauderdale to Quebec this summer. I agree with everything you said. Best lobster was in Boston in Quincy Market over the famous Stadium in Bar Harbor. Tried poutine in Quebec and Montreal both were underwhelming. Beavertails I could eat at every stop but husband did allow it, due to the calories. Cows was just ok.

[@N1ftyNick]

WE have a poutine & Sundae shop in our town. Love the Buffalo Chicken Poutine. FWIW I don't care for "plain" poutine either.

[@silverstormienormie6146]

Mmmmm chowder and stuffed and yes I have been to Newport

[@ckbcustomshop]

great video, Tony! We were just on the Caribbean Princess over Halloween and we're going again over New Years!

[@JoeTourist]

I'm Canadian and not a fan of poutine, so you're not alone Tony!

[@aliciah8041]

My bff and I took a Canada and New England cruise last year. We loved the lobster poutine at Alison’s in Kennebunkport. The gravy was more of a lobster bisque type sauce. It was amazing. Agree the original beaver tails with lemon are really good.

[@tnrodgers]

Sam Adams! My favorite. Thanks Tony!

[@karengriswold4537]

Being from NH, my fav is lobster right off the boat, or fried seafood combo. Yum!!!

[@karengriswold4537]

PS: I don't think I would ever try poutine. Looks like someone's sour stomach on a re-visit.....

[@Booger414]

Favorite New England FOOD: Rhode Island Calamari (fried with hot peppers). Favorite Canadian Food: Poutine, no questions asked. Favorite Potato Dish: Potato Cones, this is a local thing, little balls of mashed potatoes that when deep fried form a cone shaped skin. Usually served with Chicken Nuggets.

[@kimgibbs8186]

We visited, Halifax, Quebec and Sydney this year on our world cruise. Loved the Poutine and while the lobster roll was tasty it cost a bomb. Never got to try the beaver tail or icecream sadly

[@monctonguitarrepair8093]

DONAIR MEAT RECIPE Double Recipe to fill a Bread Pan 1 pound ground beef 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon MSG (Optional) Mix all ingredients and put meat in a bread pan. Let rest in refrigerator overnight. Bake at 350 for 60min. Turn over halfway through cooking time. Let cool and slice thinly. Fry sliced meat in pan before making donairs. SAUCE Make a few hrs ahead of time 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1/3 cup white vinegar, or to taste 1 teaspoon garlic powder 6 large pita bread rounds - or Naan Bread. Sprinkle water on Naan and fry in Pan to soften and warm it.

[@amybrock2592]

I can say as a current Rhode Island resident and lifelong New Englander that your strategy next time should be skip the lobster roll in Newport (keep in mind Newport is overall expensive and is where rich New Yorkers summer) and definitely get one in Maine. The best lobster rolls I ever had were at lobster shacks at the side of the road in random places in Maine. Stuffies are indeed a RI specialty and can often have sausage or chourico in addition to clams. It's worth sampling them at many places if you like them to get a full experience. :) Try clam cakes if you like deep fried seafood things!

[@williambrethauer9104]

Tony, You Rock...Let's get Started!

[@matthewhildebrandt1901]

I have basically this same cruise booked for next Oct. Thanks for sharing this. I've had poutine before and have no plans to have it again.

[@kendallpostema9587]

When we were in Charlottestown we had PEI mussels- they were very tasty.

[@KaitKat007]

Wowzers on the cost of that lobster roll, thanks for the warning! Poutine is not for everyone but if you like fries, gravy & cheese curds it can be an incredible combo if you get it at the right spot. Don’t give up yet, try again next time you come back 😁

[@ronfischer191]

Oh Donaire... So good!

[@melissasiegel9682]

We had cod cheeks and scrunceons in Moncton. I’ve never been wowed by a lobster roll, though I do like them!

[@pierrelevesque899]

I’m from Montreal Canada . The best poutine is found in the EasternTownship région of Quebec where the « squiky » cheese is made and the poutine was created 😊 you went to the wrong place!😂

[@billjoyce]

Growing up close to British Columbia in Washington state I had no idea what poutine was, since it was not common in Western Canada. Now it is on many menus in the Vancouver BC area. Not a fan, but I am not much of a fan of fries and would rather have hash browns or roasted potatoes. New England style clam chowder is very common in Washington state and many cafes compete in clam chowder competitions. If you get to Western Canada try a Nanaimo Bar.

[@arlenemaxwellcopeland1644]

Your New England/canada Trek reminds me of your SEattle / Vancouver Starbuck trek with steps

[@LudwigBeefoven]

I live in Québec City. I never heard of Chez Samy. It is probably a tourist trap. When it comes to poutine, it does vary greatly. Some restaurants nail it and others don't.

[@allisonp7041]

Upstate, NY here. Pouting is one of those things that can be horrible or amazing. It's so simple that all three ingredients must be perfect. The best I've had was at a Belgian restaurant in Rochester, NY (now cloaed😢)closed. French fries fried in duck fat, farmhouse cheese curds with duck gravy. It was many years ago. In think there might have been duck meat aa well. The worst.... canned gravy and plastic liquid cheese. By the way, that one was IN Canada. So, like anything else, it depends on who makes it.

[@tonyc1389]

Garlic fries at a San Francisco GIANTS game. The best of both worlds. Trade your curds in for some garlic.

[@lynnleipold2617]

Thanks for doing this. We are booked on Celebrity to do a round trip from Boston to some of these same places. We will be looking to taste some of these same dishes!

[@Splendithefirst]

Poutine is okay. Buuuuuut the next time you cruise from NY, come over to NJ and go to a diner and get disco fries. Luda says you are welcome 😎

[@rowanmulvey8632]

It looks like that poutine was likely a miss partly due to the cheese curds not being melted as they should be. The poutine that I have been served in Quebec that I liked had the curds softly melted onto the fries so that it clung to the fries and then had the gravy on top. I have had both good and bad poutine. No matter what it is not a dieter's delight by any means.