NASI GORENG  

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. 

Mushrooms can be found in many countries in Asia and North America, therefore there is a easy access to this ingredient in several parts of the world. Ninety percent of mushrooms in Canada are brown or button mushrooms, and since the recipe calls for button mushrooms, this makes this ingredient easily accessible in Canada. 

Rice is a staple ingredient in many parts of the world, particularly in the Asiatic countries like China, Indonesia, and India, and has been steadily growing in production yield over the last 10 years. The United States is Canada's largest rice supplier

Canada ranks quite highly worldwide in production yield of carrots (and turnip roots). According to Statistics Canada data in 2012, the availability of fresh carrots for consumption in Canada is 8.85 kg/person, which seems quite high! This indicates the abundance and accessibility of fresh carrots for Canadian individuals. 

In summary, 6 of the 10 we needed are produced in Canada, while the other 4 can be purchased without much difficulty. None of the ingredients were not available, and required us to make substitutions.