Exciting and Exotic Foods

This is the dim sum brunch we ate in Boston's Chinatown. Amanda and Manburger were very excited. My digestive system didn't really go for Chinese as a first meal and Luke's system was crying out for American food very shortly after this picture was taken. There were all kinds of fun Chinese dumplings and buns and even a chicken foot of which both Amanda and Luke were brave enough to take a bite.

Here we have some slices of the best and most authentic pizza I've ever had. And it was a major deal! Manburger and I were well feed for under $15. These slices shown are Sicilian style with a wonderfully thick crust and fun veggie toppings.
Here I am enjoying a croque monsieur (a sandwich with ham and cheese and herbs) and some of the best darn pastries ever. The one I'm taking a bite of is an almond-chocolate croissant. If calories were free, I think Manburger and I would have one everyday. So delicious!

Next up are our first French foods of the trip. Our first day in Quebec City, we had crepes for breakfest. Mine is the apple and cheese one on the left and Manburger's is the egg, cheese, and bacon one.

Below is Manburger holding up how a gallon of milk is packaged in Quebec. This one big bag has three smaller bags inside. Milk is served by pouring the contents of the bag into a pitcher.


Here are two pictures of wonderful poutine. You're probably thinking, what on earth is that? Well, it's a dish of fries, cheese curd, and gravy. And even more amazing is that I actually ate some of it and enjoyed it. The photo with Manburger is him eating his first poutine since getting off his mission. Oh, how he missed it! The second photo is my favorite kind of poutine, Italian style. Instead of being made with gravy, it has tomato sauce. This particular Italian poutine had a nice chunky sauce with lots of tomato pieces. Don't knock it till you've actually tried some in Quebec.
Another crazy and yummy Montreal food is smoked meat. This picture is taken at Schwartz's, considered to be the top smoked meat joint in Montreal. Smoked meat is beef brisket that is smoked until it's super moist and tender. We waited twenty minutes in some pretty heavy rain to just to eat at Schwartz's. It was delicious, but after eating one of these sandwiches I had reached my red meat quota for the month.