The title of Daniel Mansfield’s email was ‘Cheese Map of Canada’, so I immediately thought it would be a variation on the bread map of France (described earlier on this blog as #94).
But the culinary component of his cartography is in its substance rather than its subject. In that manner, it is more reminiscent of ‘Jamerica’ (#268).
As Mr Mansfield himself relates: “I was eating lunch one day with my girlfriend and was eating slices from a block of marble cheese. I was eating a piece of cheese when I noticed that one piece that I had cut, after taking a bite, looked like one of the Canadian provinces (Alberta or Saskatchewan, they’re mostly rectangular anyways).”
“We were close to the end of the block, so I decided to save that piece of cheese and carve the rest of the block into individual provinces with a butter knife. I arranged them into their proper geographic locations and took (this) picture.”
Jamerica &… Caneese?
Comment by STITCH — June 3, 2008 @ 1:13 pm
or Cheeanada
Comment by STITCH — June 3, 2008 @ 1:14 pm
Nicely done.
Does anyone want to make Mexikohlrabi?
Comment by Wally East — June 3, 2008 @ 1:41 pm
Dibs on Manitoba.
Comment by Bob — June 3, 2008 @ 1:53 pm
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This is great. Beats my Nachobitoba (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angusw/2529926064/)
Comment by Angus — June 3, 2008 @ 4:06 pm
Using marble cheddar seems entirely appropriate for a map of Canada. The map wouldn’t last long at my house! G
Comment by suburbanlife — June 3, 2008 @ 4:26 pm
it appears as though some one has already eaten their way through Nfld and the Arctic archipelago, though..
Comment by J McNally — June 3, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
Yeah and what’s up with that crazy, crazy Ontario?
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I love Canada and I love cheese.
Only Cheese is really expensive in Canada.
Comment by Paulos — June 3, 2008 @ 7:19 pm
Canada is cheese, eh? What’s all this aboot, buddy?
Comment by El Santo — June 3, 2008 @ 7:25 pm
Nice :-)
I love Canada and I love Cheese
Comment by Bjorn — June 3, 2008 @ 7:41 pm
Lame.
Its just a broken up piece of cheese arranged to look like Canada.
Not much of a map and not very interesting.
Lame.
Comment by Abestar — June 3, 2008 @ 9:14 pm
Lame? Nah, it looks delicious. ;-)
Maybe you have to be either Canadian or from one of the northern tier of US states to appreciate it.
Comment by Calli Arcale — June 3, 2008 @ 9:35 pm
False; I’m mexican and I appreciate it.
Very nicely (and deliciously) done.
Comment by sgenius — June 3, 2008 @ 9:58 pm
Oooo Cam.on.Bert!
Comment by antioxexpress — June 4, 2008 @ 7:20 am
This is easily the worst map to ever make it onto Strange Maps. Congratulations!
Comment by 10/1/1993 — June 4, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
Glad to hear our southern neighbors have taste too, sgenius, and that those of us up here in the north aren’t just weird. ;-)
Comment by Calli Arcale — June 4, 2008 @ 5:13 pm
So thus far, we have a pumpkin map of the US, a cheese map of Canada, and a potato map of Switzerland.
Conclusion: the world is delicious.
Comment by El Santo — June 4, 2008 @ 7:43 pm
But there are regional artisanal cheeses. So the Fromagerie Atwater Cheese shop in Montreal will soon submit a proper cheesy map, along with their Swiss, French and German cheese maps.
Jean Talon market has a better Italian selection.
http://english.montrealplus.ca/shopping_services/fromagerie_du_marche_atwater/490315
Comment by Bill Lee — June 5, 2008 @ 12:37 am
Quebec’s too small, and New Brunswick/Nova Scotia are too big. Back to the drawing (er, cutting) board, buddy.
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cant figure out this picture
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I love cheese…yes please…gimme some cheese…
Dan
Comment by Dan — November 3, 2008 @ 7:47 am
I hate cheese but I love Canada. This is great !
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This guy has a girlfriend?
Comment by Steve — January 8, 2009 @ 4:55 am
t’avait rien à faire en tabarnak toé!!!!
Comment by voire — January 16, 2009 @ 2:34 am
That’s funny picture, I love Canada..
Comment by waluyo — March 4, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
Teşekkürler…;)
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thank you
Comment by Tony — May 4, 2009 @ 3:46 am
9YcOpS comment5 ,
Comment by Mapnusre — May 8, 2009 @ 10:52 am
thanks for this map
good
luck
….
Comment by Solomon — May 11, 2009 @ 9:00 am
merci
Comment by aspicco . — May 17, 2009 @ 6:43 am
Vielen Dank
Comment by moon — July 3, 2009 @ 5:18 am
Muchas gracias
Comment by sun — July 4, 2009 @ 7:42 am