Garlic fingers — Canada

Garlic fingers are a dish from Atlantic Canada built on pizza dough, similar in shape and size to a pizza but topped with garlic butter, parsley and cheese instead of tomato sauce, and cut into thin strips, or fingers, rather than triangular slices. They are also known as cheese garlic fingers. It is reported from Atlantic Canada, the region encompassing the Maritime provinces, where the dish is closely tied to the local pizza culture and often appears on the same menus as pizza itself, treated as a side or a shareable starter rather than a main course. The base is stretched pizza dough, covered with a spread of softened butter mixed with garlic and parsley, then topped with shredded cheese and baked until the crust is golden and the cheese has melted fully. Once out of the oven, the round is cut into strips instead of wedges, which is what gives the dish its name. What distinguishes garlic fingers from a plain garlic-and-cheese flatbread is mainly how they are served: alongside pizza as a companion dish, and dipped into donair sauce or marinara sauce rather than eaten on their own, the choice of dip varying from one pizzeria to another.