Here are a few of the best food news stories from across Canada this week:
Savoury + sweet = ugh or yum? Yes, you can buy maple ice-cream sandwiches filled with bacon in Vancouver, honey cakes with buttercup-squash cream and catnip in Toronto, and maple vanilla ice cream with oysters in Charlottetown. But would you? [Globe and Mail]
This trend is everywhere, including at the Hot Chocolate Festival in Vancouver, on until February 13. Some of the hot chocolates flavours on offer: sweet basil-infused vodka; caramelized coriander seed and dark chocolate, and Earl Grey with orange marshmallow. [Vancouver Sun]
Picky eaters might not relish these combos, but you can always prevent picky eating in your family by teaching your kids to cook [Calgary Herald]
And if the kids learn how to cook, they might be less likely to eat fatty junk food that can lead to depression according to a large new study. [National Post]
If you spot an interesting tidbit of food news, please share here! I'll be posting my finds every other Friday.
