New Brunswick — Food and Dining
Cuisine
The province is famous for seafood. Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton offer international cuisine.
Regional specialties:
• Seafood highlights include lobster from Shediac and delicately flavored Atlantic salmon served with butter, new potatoes and fiddleheads (young fronds of ostrich fern served with butter and seasoned or used cold in salads).
• New Brunswick dulse, an edible seaweed, is a local favorite.
• Home-made baked beans and steamed brown bread are served as traditional Saturday-night supper.
• Rapée pie, made with chicken, is an Acadian specialty for Sundays or festivals.
• La râpure is a potato and salted pork dish.
Legal drinking age: 19.
Nightlife
Music is very much a part of the lives of New Brunswickers. Many bars and clubs throughout the province, especially in Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton, feature live music, much of it with a French, Scottish and Irish flavor. The area has recently acquired a reputation for jazz and blues.
