Amid a pandemic, who would have thought a how-to dessert video posted on Twitter would be causing such a stir amongst British Columbians.
Buzzfeed Canada recently posted a Tasty video on Twitter, showing how to make Nanaimo Bars four different ways.
While some were disturbed by the notion that BԪַbirthday cake Nanaimo BarsBԪַ would even be suggested as an alternative to the traditional bar, it was the lack of namesake BԪַ instead calling the dessert a BԪַCanadian Chocolate BarBԪַ that sparked the loudest concerns.
BԪַNo. Just no. Quit it. Knock it off. These are an insult to everything that is a Nanaimo Bar. The people responsible should be schooled on actual Nanaimo Bars,BԪַ wrote @TTHipFreak.
BԪַThis video is called: 4 wrong ways to make a Nanaimo Bar + 1 wrong way to call it,BԪַ wrote @plantforwardfam.
I love a good Nanaimo Bar. But "Canadian Chocolate Bars" ??
BԪַ John Horgan (@jjhorgan)
C'mon man.
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BԪַItBԪַs like calling an apple pie BԪַthe American fruit pizza with two crusts that has grown on a tree once,BԪַBԪַ wrote @shelleycanuckAB.
Nanaimo Bars originated in Nanaimo BԪַ hence the name.
Canadian Chocolate Bars (Nanaimo Bars) Four Ways
BԪַ BuzzFeed Canada (@BuzzFeedCanada)
According to the Food NetworkBԪַs Great Canadian Cookbook, the first known recipe for Nanaimo bars appeared in the 1952 WomenBԪַs Auxiliary of the Nanaimo Hospital Cookbook. At the time, it was simply named a BԪַchocolate square.BԪַ
It was in Edith AdamsBԪַ cookbook, published a year later, that the dessert was appropriately labelled the Nanaimo Bar.
In a separate tweet, Buzzfeed Canada apologized for the error, citing that colleagues in Los Angeles had made the video.
our friends in LA made this video and named it Canadian Chocolate Bars. I'm sorry to all the Canadians we've offended with this video. It was never our intention. - Sincerely, a real Canadian
BԪַ BuzzFeed Canada (@BuzzFeedCanada)
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