Common ingredients for Canada

These are common ingredients you may see on packaging and menus in Canada. Local words are left unchanged so they stay readable in the original language; translate this page if you want supporting text and English names in your own language.

• Anchovy (anchovy)
• Beef (beef)
• Beef broth (beef broth)

  Commonly sold as liquid or bouillon cubes.

• Beef stock (beef stock)
• Bread crumbs (bread crumbs)
• Butter (butter)
• Carrot (carrot)
• Chicken broth (chicken broth)
• Egg (egg)
• Garlic (garlic)
• Ham (ham)
• Honey (honey)
• Lard (lard)

  Used primarily for traditional pastry baking.

• Milk (milk)

  Often sold in plastic bags in parts of Central/Eastern Canada.

• Onion (onion)
• Pork (pork)
• Pork fat (pork fat)
• Pork stock (pork stock)
• Potato (potato)
• Suet (suet)

  Traditionally used in mincemeat and suet puddings.

• Sugar (sugar)
• Vinegar (vinegar)
• Walnuts (walnuts)
• Worcestershire sauce (worcestershire sauce)

  Often used in Caesar cocktails.

• Yeast (yeast)