Lynn from Fargo > wrote:
>
> North Dakota is "muy circa de Canada". *Minot, where I was born, is
> about 100 miles from the Canadian border. *Now you have to have a
> passport to cross the border. *Not the border INTO Canada, but the
> border to get back into the United States.

I'm from Buffalo/Niagra Falls so I grew up bicycle distance from the
border.

> Canadian cheddar cheese - extra extra sharp in big wedges.

Black Diamond brand Extra Sharp cheddar in 5 pound wheels.
I recently asked and the grocery stocker hadn't seen a wheel
in years.

Pea bacon. Better than the stuff we call Canadian bacon. I
have not tried carrying preserved meat across the border in
recent memory.

Beer. Before the days of micro-breweries theirs was better.
Now, microbreweries beat their majors.

Whiskey. Same comment until small brand bourbons like
Makers Mark took off a decade ago.

Tea in bags. I had to find a place that costum imported and
sold loose leaf tea before I found better.

On the other hand - the coffee at Tim Hortons just does not
compete with the coffee at Dunkin Donuts per experience a
couple of weeks ago.