www.stlawrencemarket.com
As I was driving into Toronto, I had time to grab a little lunch. I had asked ‘where’ is the best local place to eat. No doubt, told to go to the Lawrence Market and try their famous sandwich. The St. Lawrence Market is a converted old building with two floors of open markets and local restaurants; very unusual in these days. It is just several blocks from the lake and right down from the famous CN Tower; the largest tower in the world.
In one of their local candy stores, I picked up a couple dark chocolate covered ginger balls. This is a gelled ginger root (strong but not overpowering) dunked in a dark, rich chocolate. Never seen or had this before and it is not bad. I just had to try for the weird factor.
After walking around, I finally stopped at the famous Carousel Bakery. This is an open bakery made famous by the likes of Emeril Lagasse and Bobby Flay. They serve a sandwich they call the World Famous Peameal Bacon Sandwich.
This Peameal Bacon Sandwich is served on a fresh, homemade bun. It contains Peameal Bacon; a pork loin similar to Canadian Bacon but thicker and coated in ground yellow peas (yes, that is tough for me to even type). I put a little spicy mustard and horse radish (as recommended by the clerk) to top it off. This was a very different sandwich; I would not say the best ever but very unique. It had a great taste with the pork and slightly charred from cooking on the grill. A definite must try whenever in Toronto.
Rating: 9
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