The modern pastry was named the BeaverTail because its long, oval shape looked like -- you guessed it -- a beaver's tail, which had also served as a food source in its own right.

They're sweet—kind of like a Canadian churro or something." An order at Mile End today costs $5, and they'll also have beer specials, along with plenty of poutine and smoked meat.

These fried doughnut-like pastries made by Calgary food blogger and CBC columnist Julie Van Rosendaal were first called 'Homemade Beaver Tails' but renamed 'Canadian Semiaquatic Rodent Posterior ...

Explanation of beaver tails, a Canadian pastry. DOCUMENT’S DATE. Jun 24, 2003. PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. ... Beaver Tail, the Food FROM: SIGINT Communications Unknown Run Date: 06/24/2003 ...