It鈥檚 always the right time to take another tasty trip along the Nanaimo Bar Trail.

A scaled-down COVID-19 version of the self-guided tour, based on the taste bud-tantalizing treat, operated last year, explained Jenn Houtby-Ferguson, Tourism Nanaimo interim executive director, but things should be pretty much back to normal by now.

While the traditional Nanaimo bar will be offered at some new places this year, like White Rabbit Coffee Co. in the Old City Quarter, Houtby-Ferguson said there are also some non-traditional offerings.

鈥淥ne of the other things that we鈥檝e added is a Nanaimo 鈥榖arre鈥� stop, which is at Zen Revolution Yoga and Spin,鈥� said Houtby-Ferguson. 鈥淪o that鈥檚 kind of fun, right? It鈥檚 downtown and if people want to get their exercise on, they can work off their Nanaimo bars in a different kind of way.鈥�

Burnt Honey Dessert Company is offering Nanaimo bar macarons, which while not 鈥渟uper sweet,鈥� are still delicious, said Houtby-Ferguson.

鈥淭here were also some other additions that aren鈥檛 necessarily Nanaimo鈥檚,鈥� Houtby-Ferguson said. For example, there was a Nanaimo bar liqueur that was introduced just before Christmas and [Nestl茅 Aero] makes a Nanaimo bar chocolate bar, so it鈥檚 that notoriety and that helps continue to raise awareness.鈥�

Brochures with suggested stops on the Nanaimo Bar Trail are available at the visitor centre at Northfield Road as well as at participating businesses and on Tourism Nanaimo鈥檚 websit, .

Interest in the Nanaimo bar isn鈥檛 limited to the city 鈥� the dessert is world-famous, as witnessed by a social media post from the New York Times last year. It started a kerfuffle, recounted Houtby-Ferguson, as the picture used didn鈥檛 have correct ingredient ratios. It only served to amplify awareness of the Nanaimo bar.

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