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Food & Drink: The province is famous for seafood, particularly Atlantic salmon with its delicate flavour, served with butter, new potatoes and fiddleheads (young fronds of ostrich fern served with butter and seasoned, or used cold in salads). Apples, blueberries and cranberries are common dessert ingredients. Home-made baked beans and steamed brown bread are served as traditional Saturday-night supper. Rapée pie, made with chicken, is an Acadian speciality for Sundays or festivals. Shediac is reputed to be the lobster capital of the world. Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton offer international cuisine as well as local specialities like New Brunswick dulse, an edible seaweed. The minimum drinking age is 19 years old.
Nightlife: Music is very much a part of the lives of New Brunswick citizens. Many bars and clubs throughout the province, especially in Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton, feature live music, much of it with a French, Scottish and Irish flavour. The area has recently acquired a reputation for jazz and blues.
Shopping: Special purchases include local and provincial handicrafts which are especially worthwhile in New Brunswick. The best markets in Saint John are between Charlotte and Germain streets, forming the Old City Market. This is open all week, with farmers taking over on Friday and Saturday. Moncton has three large shopping areas: Champlain Place, Moncton Mall and Highfield Square. Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0900-1730; 1000-2200 in malls.
Special Events: There are many seasonal festivities. For full details, contact Tourism New Brunswick (see Contact Addresses section). Listed below is a selection of special events celebrated in New Brunswick during 2003:
May 8-10 Salon de la foret, Edmundston. Jun Dory Boat Festival (Petit-Rocher, rowing race). Jun 11-14 Edmunston Jazz and Blues Festival. Jun 30-Jul 7 Cambellton Salmon Festival. Jul 2-6 Downtown Miramichi Rock 'n' Roll Festival. Jul 9-13 Shediac Lobster Festival. Jul 10-13 Baie des Chaleurs Chamber Music Festival, Dalhousie. Jul 12-20 Festival des Peches et de l’Aquaculture du Nouveau-Brunswick, Shippagan. Jul 25-27 New Brunswick Highland Games and Scottish Festival, Fredericton. Jul 28-Aug 2 Woodstock Old Home Week. Celebration of rural life. Jul 30-Aug 3 La Foire Brayonne (concerts, cultural activities and sports events), Edmundston. Aug 1-15 Festival Acadien de Caraquet. Aug 4-8 Miramichi Folksong Festival. Aug 5-10 Festival by the Sea, Saint John. Sep 5-7 Atlantic Balloon Fiesta, Sussex. Sep 10-14 Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, Fredericton.
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