Manitoba Going Out
Food and Drink
Things to know: Off-licence alcohol is available only from government outlets. Opening hours are generally 1100-2100.
Regional specialities:
• Traditional First Nations foods, such as bison, game, fish, wild fruit and grain.
• Bannock, flat bread cooked over an open fire, first brought by fur traders.
• Smoked fish and meats - try some delicious smoked Lake Winnipeg goldeye, or another favourite, pickerel.
• Culinary imports include sushi, Ukrainian borscht or a delectable vinarterta dessert from Iceland, consisting of thin cake layers sandwiched together with a cardamom-scented prune filling.
• French-Canadian dishes, such as pea soup, tourtière and sugar pie.
Regional drinks:
• Winnipeg in particular has a number of successful microbreweries, of which the Fort Garry Brewing Company Ltd is the oldest and largest. Half Pints Brewing Company is also rapidly gaining popularity. Both offer tours.
Legal drinking age: 18.
Tipping: It is customary to tip waiters 15% of the bill.
Nightlife
Shopping
There are also shopping malls: Garden City, 20 minutes drive from the centre, Grant Park Shopping Centre and Polo Park Shopping Centre with 200 shops, a cinema and a bowling alley.
North of The Pas is a Native American handicraft shop where visitors can watch Native American women making moccasins, mukluks, jackets and jewellery. At the Rock Shop in Souris, you can buy costume jewellery made from rock from a local quarry, and you can obtain a permit to collect your own rock.
Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0930-2130, Sat 0930-1800 and Sun 1200-1800.
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