APPLE TART FROM MADRID

Canada is a major producer, exporter and importer of an immense variety of agricultural and food products ranging from processed foods with global value chains to local, farm-based value chains.  In this section, we share 3 of our research insights and assess to what extent our recipe can be made from Canadian agricultural and food products.

The top 5 cinnamon producers control 99.9% of all production of cinnamon. These countries include Indonesia, mainland China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Madagascar. As the climate does not support the growth of cinnamon, Canada must import all cinnamon from one of these countries.

Canada ranks 17^th in the world for production of butter.  In this recipe we used unsalted butter which was sourced from 100% from Canadian dairies.

Apples are produced in many countries around the world including those in Asia, the Americas, and Europe.  Canada produces  about ½ percent of the world's apples, and sells mostly to Canadians.  The Honeycrisp apples used in this recipe come from Canada, and as they are picked when they are ripe, they have a crisp texture and a sweeter taste.

In summary, 6 of the 11 ingredients we needed are produced in Canada, while the other 5 can be purchased without much difficulty.  None of the ingredients were not available, and required us to make substitutions.