Beavertails

[ciroccoj]

I was asked what beavertails are and the best answer I could come up with was, "Canada's attempt to apologize for poutine". So I went and typed 'beavertails' on google, and came up with this website:

http://www.beavertailsinc.com/

The site was apparently written by someone who'd recently ingested some hash-beavertails, eg:

But BeaverTails® are more than a tasty, wholesome and unique snack ... they are an experience! Fun to walk around with ... fun to share with others ... fun to hold in your hands and eat! Just plain old fashioned FUN!

Uh... O... K...

What's So 'Dam' Special About BeaverTails®?

They are;
* unique ... wildly delicious ... nothing quite like them
* served warm, served fresh ... served fun !!!
* intriguing, animated preparation
* flexible ... all types of toppings
* what you eat when you are somewhere having fun ...

Uh, no. They're a flat pastry cooked in oil and then covered with any of a bunch of cool toppings. They're not ambrosia. They will not singlehandedly brighten your day and put a sparkle in your eyes and a bounce in your step. Especially since you generally eat them while wearing skates, so bouncing = bad idea. But they are pretty darn good.

Unfortunately, they don't make up for poutine. Nothing could, really.

Comments

[minnesota-anne.livejournal.com]

Um... what's poutine? (I've never heard of it)

See, every answer just creates another question... :)

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[a-dawn.livejournal.com]

Generally, it's fries topped with cheese curds and then gravy (which then melts the cheese nicely). Soooo good!

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[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

AKA Arteriosclerosis In a Styrofoam Cup.

And yes, it's good. If you can will your brain to not think about what's going into your mouth, it's damn good. I generally last about 5 bites before my instinct for self-preservation kicks in and I back away.

It also doesn't help that poutine sounds an awful lot like 'putain' - French for 'hooker'.

Q: What do Quebecois hookers eat when it's cold?
A: Putain Poutine!

(sincere apologies to all health-conscious Quebecois hookers)

[(Anonymous)]

Does Mark still do Beavertails in Vail?

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Nope. Now lives in Toronto with Carmen and works for Clarica as (I think) financial planner :)

[latara.livejournal.com]

So, they are like what we would call fried dough? That's what they look like to me... But yours are more deluxe than ours... we just have powdered sugar.

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

So, they are like what we would call fried dough?

Yeah, kind of. They taste something like doughnuts - real fresh fried doughnuts, not the Dunkin' Donuts kind. They really are amazingly good, but not as heavenly as the site seems to suggest.

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[misstexan9821.livejournal.com]

not the Dunkin' Donuts kind.
Ooooh...so like Krispy Kreme donuts??
::drools::
Where you watch a wall of glaze drizzle over rows and rows of golden brown o's of perfection? Lol...I was quite amazed by the whole process!

[daf9.livejournal.com]

In my previous part of the world (Cleveland OH) that description would sound suspiciously like "elephant ears" or "funnel cakes", found generally at county fairs and such.

[bear.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Though I don't know that I've seen elephant ears with anything other than cinnamon sugar on top.

Mmmmm, fair food.

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[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm, fair food.

Mmmmm... greasy sugary decadent fun :)

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[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

I've heard they're very similar, but the taste is somewhat different. I wouldn't know, as I've never had elephant ears. But yeah, close enough.