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wanderBITE: Poutine + Ketchup Chips in Vancouver, BC

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capilano suspension bridge
vancouver sky tram
sunken garden in butchart gardens

The dictionary defines wanderlust as “a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.” Since I’m very much a homebody, I wouldn’t say wanderlust is quite the right word to describe how I feel when I want to go on an adventure. A more accurate description would be closer to “wanderbite” because my favorite thing to do when I’m in a new place is to find all the good places to eat. Are you the same way? My current wanderbite is for Vancouver ever since a Canadian friend put thoughts of poutine in my head.

poutine

Have you ever had poutine? It’s a total comfort food made with fries covered in gravy and cheese curds. When I was last in Canada years ago, you could get poutine everywhere—even at McDonald’s! It’s delicious.

ketchup chips

In Canada, you can also get Lay’s in flavors like ketchup, dill pickle, roast chicken, and even poutine (the best being the ketchup flavor, of course). Ketchup-flavored chips might sound weird, but I’ve had a terrible craving for them for the past few years. Every once in a while, I’ll stroll down the chip aisle at the grocery store hoping that I might just see them…

Have you ever had either? Or have you been to Vancouver? A friend who went recently told me she had a really great, relaxing time.

(Top image of the Capilano Suspension Bridge, sky tram photo by Kris Runner, Butchart Gardens photo by Roshan, poutine photo by Randy Mayor, ketchup chips photo by Jennifer Molnar)

p.s. They use milk bags in Canada!

Last modified: January 10, 2019