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I have been to Halifax a couple of times before but this is the first time I have ventured away from the province's capital.
In Halifax, I have always eaten pub grub, mostly wings and such, but for this trip I decided to shake things up a little.
I like shrimp, am not a fan of fish unless it is battered and deep fried and not a fan of lobster. For this trip, though, I wanted to try some of the fresh seafood that Cape Breton has to offer.
When I arrived on Wednesday, I did not get a chance to put the plan into action as we grabbed a quick bite at the Burger King at the airport. Then we were off to Antigonish where we ate at
The Wheel, a place Teena used to frequent back in her university days.
On Thursday, we
drove to Sydney and that night ate at
Governor's Pub & Eatery . Instead of going for meat, I went for a Nova Scotian fish dish, the Haddock a la Maison (pan-fried haddock lightly breaded, topped with two scallops, two shrimp and a drizzle hollandaise sauce). It was very good. I usually find scallops to be tasteless but these were good. The haddock was not at all fishy. It was dish I quite enjoyed.
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On Friday, we took a trip to the
Fortress of Louisbourg and when we got back met up with Teena's sister, Sarah, and her husband, Joey, at The
Crown & Moose Pub in our hotel. As it was a pub, I wanted pub grub so went with the wings. A favorite pub snack in Nova Scotia is deep fried pepperoni so I ordered it along with my wings. The pepperoni comes with a honey mustard sauce. Teena thought it was cut too thin and was dried out. I enjoyed it like that!
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Saturday we drove around the
Cabot Trail and stopped for lunch at the Coastal Waters Restaurant & Pub in Ingonish. It was a good choice as not only was it a nice fresh clean place to eat but also had the Australian Rules Football Championship game on the TV. They said the haddock in the Fish and Chips were fresh so I went with that. There were 2 generous portions of haddock and a mound of chips. It was delicious and I could not eat it all. The fish was tasty and again not fishy in smell or taste.
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That night we ate at the pub at the
Glenora Inn and Distillery with Sarah and Joey. Usually I do not order an appetizer or soup with a meal but saw Maritime Seafood Chowder on the menu (leeks sautéed in Glen Breton whisky butter top off their creamy chowder with fresh haddock, scallops and salmon). I had to give it a try. I figured it might be quite fishy having salmon and haddock in it. It was very good! I would have that again!
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Today was the drive to the airport to catch our flight home. Since Wednesday when we left the airport, we saw signs outside of every town advertising
MacDonald's McLobster sandwich. I know what you're thinking but come on! Only available in New England and Atlantic Canada, it is unique enough that I had to give it a try.
Turns out that the lobster is quite tasteless. Obviously not caught that morning!
It is served on a french roll with lettuce and "McLobster sauce". It's not often that lettuce can overpower the taste of the rest of the sandwich. Nonetheless, I did have one and the anticipation of having one was fun. A bus full of tourists came in after us and many of them ordered up the McLobster sandwich too. It's unique, popular and tasteless. I'm glad I tried it once.
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I enjoyed all the food I had while in Nova Scotia and am glad I decided to try something that is fresh and local. Next time I am in Nova Scotia, I will again endeavour to try some local fare. I will not have another McLobster, though.
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