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Home >> Travel >> Canada >> Quebec City Winter Carnival Food - 6 Items You Must Try!

Quebec City Winter Carnival Food - 6 Items You Must Try!

Published: Mar 5, 2019 · Modified: Jun 1, 2019 by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 19 Comments

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Quebec City Winter Carnival Food - If you're planning a trip to Quebec City for the Winter Carnival, make sure you try all of these delicious Winter Carnival eats!

Quebec City Winter Carnival Food

Quebec City Winter Carnival Food

Last month my daughter and I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Quebec City Winter Carnival in Quebec City, Canada.

It was my second visit to the annual carnival and her first — the majestic scenery added to heaps of snow and wintertime activities, ranging from night parades to dog sled races, makes it a one-of-a-kind event that must be experienced at least once.

Another fun element of the Quebec City Winter Carnival is all of the unique food and beverage offerings specific to the region.

I did my best to try as many Carnival treats that I could during our visit and thought I'd offer a list of our favorites.

BeaverTails - Queues de Castor

Oh Beavertails Queues de Castor

A BeaverTail is a warm pastry formed in the shape of — you guessed it — a beaver's tail. The fried dessert can be customized with your choice of toppings, including sugar, cinnamon, chocolate, Nutella and fruit.

beavertails quebec city

While BeaverTails are not unique only the Winter Carnival, they make a great snack after a long day of dancing, singing and playing in the snow.

My daughter and I shared the classic topped with cinnamon sugar— but all of the varieties looked delicious!

beavertails menu

Maple Taffy at the Sugar Shack - Cabane à Sucre

During my first visit to Quebec City, I was introduced to the Sugar Shack, and after one taste of maple taffy on a stick, I was hooked.

This unique winter treat is made by pouring warm maple syrup on snow— once cooled, the sticky candy is twirled around a popsicle stick until it sticks, forming a treat similar to a lollipop. If you love maple syrup, this is a must-try!

quebec city maple taffy

Quebec City Sugar Shack Maple Taffy

sugar shack maple taffy

Ponce du Carnaval

Ponce du Carnaval is a new warm alcoholic beverage available at the Winter Carnival. It's made with Bonhomme's homemade syrup, Ungava Gin, Chic Choc Spiced Rum and hot water. It's super smooth and refreshing!

Tip → Bottles of Bonhomme's syrup concentrate are sold at the Carnival so you can recreate the delicious beverage at home.

Ponce du Carnaval

Caribou

A classic alcoholic drink available at the Winter Carnival is Caribou, which is similar to mulled wine. Caribou is served either hot or cold and is unique to Quebec. 

quebec city winter carnival caribou

Fun fact → During Carnival, Bonhomme canes are sold, and many fill the insides with Caribou or other spirits.

bonhomme canes

bonhomme canes quebec city winter carnival

Poutine

I don't think anyone can visit Quebec without trying Poutine. I admit, it's not the most attractive looking dish, but it tastes AMAZING! It's one of my favorite foods ever!

Poutine is french fries topped with gravy and cheese curds. It can be found all over Canada, but it's a specialty in Quebec City and is a must after a long day at the Winter Carnival.

If you want fast food poutine, Chez Ashton is cheap and tasty!

chez ashton poutine quebec city

For an excellent and affordable sit-down meal, Le Chic Shack serves up classier versions of poutine with hand cut potato wedges, homemade poutine gravy, cheese curds, and fresh herbs.

le chic shack poutine

Sugar Pie - Tarte au Sucre

Sugar pie is a classic Canadian dessert that reminds me of pecan pie without the nuts. It's super sweet, so you only need a bite or two to get a sugar rush --it's sinfully delicious though, and is best paired with a cup of coffee.

My most recent slice of sugar pie came from L'Échaudé, a cozy French bistro in Old Quebec City. I've had Sugar Pie at a few different restaurants in Quebec, and this was my favorite.

I've found that each restaurant has its own take on the simple dessert which is made with flour, butter, salt, vanilla, cream, and brown sugar or maple syrup.

sugar pie Quebec

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Special thanks to Carnaval de Québec for hosting my visit. All opinions are my own.

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  1. Ellie

    January 07, 2011 at 12:33 am

    That looks like a YUMMY Winter Carnival. I would like a Beaver Tail please. lol

    Reply
  2. Julia

    January 25, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    I have lived in Quebec 7 years and never hit the carnival. This year I must! Even if I leave the kids at home LOL>

    Reply
    • Jhon

      February 03, 2021 at 10:40 am

      Well that's mean. never leave ur kids alone at home

      Reply
  3. moo

    February 26, 2015 at 9:32 am

    yum

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  4. Gavin rai

    October 09, 2015 at 12:37 pm

    YUMMY YUMMY

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    • Narwale

      February 15, 2016 at 2:48 pm

      Oh yea. Even though I did not try it, it still looks amazing

      Reply
  5. Leilani Hall

    January 19, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    I will be going to the 2016 Winter Carnival with a women's tour group. I am also from Florida, and as we Floridians know our winter clothes are different from everyone else. I have the down jacket, hats, scarf, gloves but what do I do about pants?

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    • Stefanie Fauquet

      January 19, 2016 at 7:21 pm

      Wear jeans with thermal underwear, like cuddle duds.

      Reply
  6. Swag goose

    February 18, 2016 at 9:39 am

    It's so much funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnm

    Reply
  7. Irenie

    February 28, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    How much is each and every one of them?

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  8. bob

    February 02, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    What Kids

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  9. bob

    February 02, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    What Kids

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  10. Granny

    February 07, 2018 at 4:35 pm

    Yuck

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  11. urmumurmum

    February 08, 2018 at 1:06 pm

    Eh homie you be trippin me up dawg dont mess wit me boii hahahhahah

    Reply
  12. truvadageneric

    April 04, 2019 at 6:30 am

    I will definitely try this after your article. I think all this is very tasty.

    Reply
  13. Hello naber, granny and boldi

    March 03, 2020 at 5:09 pm

    all of the food looks tasty. oh and what kids.

    Reply
  14. Anonymous

    March 12, 2020 at 1:27 pm

    hahaha\

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