SPICY RICECAKE

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

Canada does not produce rice or it seems rice cake. The world’s top producer of rice is China.  Canada imports rice cake from other countries such as China and Korea.

Some green onions are produced in Canada, but other countries such as China, India and Indonesia are the world’s largest producers. Demand for green onions may be increasing in Canada due to more ethnic communities of new Asian immigrants. Therefore, the Chinese Super Green Onion Project (be sure to see our references!) enables the green onions to be grown locally in Canada to cater to this market.

Canada does produce chicken, but we are not sure where this broth was produced.

In summary, 3 of the 6 ingredients we used were produced in Canada, while others are mainly produced in China and Korea. All the ingredients can be purchased in Canada but some of them are not sold in local Guelph supermarkets.