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 鈥渂irthday cake Nanaimo Bars鈥� would even be suggested as an alternative to the traditional bar, it was the lack of namesake 鈥� instead calling the dessert a 鈥淐anadian Chocolate Bar鈥� that sparked the loudest concerns.
鈥淣o. 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,鈥� wrote @TTHipFreak.
鈥淭his video is called: 4 wrong ways to make a Nanaimo Bar + 1 wrong way to call it,鈥� wrote @plantforwardfam.
I love a good Nanaimo Bar. But "Canadian Chocolate Bars" ??
鈥� John Horgan (@jjhorgan)
C'mon man.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 like calling an apple pie 鈥榯he American fruit pizza with two crusts that has grown on a tree once,鈥欌�� wrote @shelleycanuckAB.
Nanaimo Bars originated in Nanaimo 鈥� hence the name.
Canadian Chocolate Bars (Nanaimo Bars) Four Ways
鈥� BuzzFeed Canada (@BuzzFeedCanada)
According to the Food Network鈥檚 Great Canadian Cookbook, the first known recipe for Nanaimo bars appeared in the 1952 Women鈥檚 Auxiliary of the Nanaimo Hospital Cookbook. At the time, it was simply named a 鈥渃hocolate square.鈥�
It was in Edith Adams鈥� 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
鈥� BuzzFeed Canada (@BuzzFeedCanada)
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