Mainland 18 - Nanaimo and the Nanaimo Bar

Natalie tells us a bunch about Nanaimo, BC, and Nanaimo Bars! Do you know what a Nanaimo Bar is? Is it world-famous, or do we just tell ourselves that?

How Nanaimo, BC was almost pretty much called "CoalVille",

Why World Famous Nanaimo Bars don't require any baking,

And how the Vancouver Bar would probably contain blackberries and pickles.

References/more reading:
https://www.nanaimo.ca/about-nanaimo/history-of-nanaimo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo
https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/our-history-nanaimo-an-early-melting-pot-1.1938290
http://www.hbcheritage.ca/places/places-other-institutions/the-nanaimo-bastion
https://www.nanaimo.ca/docs/about-nanaimo/nanaimohistoricaldevelopment.pdf
https://www.snuneymuxw.ca/nation/territory/reserves
https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/great-canadian-cookbook/blog/history-of-nanaimo-bars/
https://www.bcmag.ca/history-of-the-nanaimo-bar/
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nanaimo-bar#HistoricalBackground

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