December 2007

This is our list, arranged in no par­ticular order, of the city’s must-try foods — They're all either made in Toronto, unique to Toronto, or hard enough to find elsewhere that they make us feel lucky to live here.

#29 Algonquin Tea

Hand-picked on the fringes of Algonquin Park, this mild organic blend of native anise hyssop, red clover and raspberry leaves may or may not fight colds and flus, relax muscles and balance hormones. But either way, it’s a delicious drink—it tastes something like licorice mixed with fresh-cut grass—and an invigorating taste of southern Ontario’s wilderness.