Food delivery service SkipTheDishes has unboxed its top food trends of the year, giving us a glimpse into what Canadians are reaching for when they order takeout.
The annual report compiles ordering data from each province and shows the most popular items, top spenders and notable statistics for the year.
Butter chicken is Canadians’ comfort food of choice, followed closely by its best friend, garlic naan. Next on the list of top-10 items are miso soup, poutine, butter naan, california roll (sushi), onion rings, caesar salad, chicken wings and plain naan.
SkipTheDishes also looked at the most popular choices for special occasions. Chicken wings were tops on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 12). Just two days later, people cleansed their palettes with sushi for Valentine’s Day. Meanwhile, butter chicken was the food most ordered on Canada Day and samosas on Thanksgiving.
In support of its Skip Express Line, the company also included the most-ordered grocery items in 2023. The service allows customers to get their groceries using Skip’s delivery infrastructure and promises that they will get their items in under half an hour. The top 10 items Canadians needed were a mix of essentials and essential munchies: chips, Pepsi, ice cream, bananas, milk, bread, “Mystery Bag,” eggs, candy and chip dip. (The Skip Mystery Bag offers people a surprise bundle of five items for a value price.)
Other more lighthearted facts from the report are that the most expensive order was placed in Quebec and included sandwiches, pizzas and poutine for CAD$1,259. British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba were also home to the most expensive individual orders.
Finally, Ontario outranked all other provinces for pickle orders, followed by Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. And Alberta residents ordered more Bubble Tea than all other provinces combined.
The Skip trends report follows another interesting release from the brand this week: a new partnership with Kraft that allows people to scan their empty peanut butter jars to “instantly” receive a new one via an AI-powered tool. The deal promoted Skip’s Express Lane service.
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