Prince Charles joked with a celebrated restauranteur whether it was “100 ways to cook a moose” when he was gifted a book of wild cooking, during a tour of Canada.
The Prince of Wale s and Duchess of Cornwall delighted locals by getting into the spirit of the Newfoundland and Labrador tradition by sharing a pint and trying freshly repaired food at a local brewery.
After a walk along the Quidi Vidi harbour, the royals popped into the lakeside watering hole to try their hand behind the bar.
Charles and Camilla poured a couple of pints of the local 2,000 year old iceberg beer to cheers from around the pub before the Duchess announced “very good” while supping her pint.
On a table set up for local merchants and restaurant owners to show off their produce, the future king and Queen met local chef and restaurant owner Jeremy Charles who handed the Prince his book ‘Wildness - An Ode to Newfoundland and Labrador’.
Taking the book Charles smiled broadly, exclaiming: “Is it 100 ways to cook a moose?”
Mr Charles laughed and explained the concept as a celebration of the wild food of the region. The New York Times described Mr Charles as “a leader in a growing movement to celebrate the cuisine of the North”.
Co-owner of the brewery, Justin Fong, said: “They were both great sports.
“They’ve given us all great memories of their time here. We were planning the visit for two months and it went without a hitch so we are delighted.”
The Quidi Vidi Brewing Company was founded in Quidi Vidi village on St. John’s island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1982.
After travelling across the UK, Justin’s father grew a taste for home brewed IPA and larger and decided to set up the brewery in 1996 on the site of a former fish plant.
Since then it has become a popular tourist destination.
Charles and Camilla arrived in St John's on Tuesday as part of a tour to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
They touched down on the island of Newfoundland, which was the first leg on their 72-hour visit which sees them travel a staggering 9,000 miles.
Schoolchildren waving flags and well-wishers greeted the royal couple as they disembarked to begin their whirlwind schedule of engagements with a welcoming ceremony in St John's.
The UK enjoys a warm relationship with Canada, where the Queen is head of state and whose Platinum Jubilee Charles and Camilla's three-day visit is designed to celebrate.
