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Baldur R. Stefansson, who was a
plant scientist at the University of
Manitoba, is dubbed "The Father of
Canola." He helped develop a variety
of rapeseed into an edible oil which
would become popular the world over.
Canola is in fact an acronym for
"Canada oil, low acid."
Bringing
Home
The
Bacon
Winnipeg has a sweet tooth.
Confectioners Mordens' of
Winnipeg, the Nutty Club
and OMG's, all internationally
known candy companies,
started here.
RAW: almond is the world's only
pop-up restaurant located on a
frozen river. This popular annual
culinary event runs for three weeks
in the middle of winter, where star
chefs serve up gourmet multi-course
meals inside a temporary heated
structure built on the city's
Red River Mutual Trail.
All packaging for bacon sold in
Canada and 1/4 of the bacon
packaging in the United States is
made in Winnipeg at Winpak Ltd.
