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Category: Our Columns
A golden year for apples
At least something good came out of all the rain that fell this past July: the apple harvest is the best of the last 13 years.
Have you got your summer squash?
Squash is a type of fruit from the Cucurbita family and is commonly cooked as a vegetable.
Have you discovered Quebec garlic?
Native to Central Asia, garlic has been cultivated for over 5,000 years.
Video: Essential pantry items
Cinzia did her sixth report on the popular French TV program Par-dessus le marché this summer. In this episode, Cinzia explains what 18 to 24-year-olds should keep in their pantry, fridge and freezer. Watch the video (in French).
Neapolitan pizza’s essential component
Indigenous to western Asia, oregano has been used for ages by people living in the Mediterranean Basin, most notably in Greece, where several species of the plant grow wild.
Video: The Nordic diet
Cinzia did her fifth report on the popular French TV program Par-dessus le marché this summer. In this episode, Cinzia explains what exactly comprises a “Nordic Diet”. Watch the video (in French).
Once upon a time, the Montreal melon
By the end of the 19th century and until the 1930s, Quebec was well-known for it’s Montreal melon which was sold at a hefty price in all North-Eastern USA, and found only in the finest restaurants.
A trip back to the heart of Montreal’s first public market
Take a journey back in time this weekend – to an 18th-Century public market. This unique event is taking place in Old Montreal’s Place Royale and the area around the Pointe-à-Caillère Museum. In fact, this is the exact location of Montreal’s very first public market, which took place in 1750.
Cool off with a nice soup
Summer is already starting to come to an end, but we finally have some hot and sunny days to take advantage of. Instead of reaching for the usual foods to cool down – cold desserts and drinks – I suggest trying a cold soup.
National Acadian Day
Today is National Acadian Day. August 15, the day celebrating the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was the date chosen in 1881 at the first National Convention of the Acadians to remember the Acadians who were deported from New Brunswick by the English between 1755 and 1763.
The “Sputnik” vegetable
Even if the name “Kohlrabi” is not familiar to you, you have certainly seen this vegetable at public markets. Its shape is reminiscent of the Sputnik satellite, launched into orbit by the Russians more than 50 years ago.
Saffron: A Golden Spice
The saffron spice comes from the dried stigmas of the “crocus sativus” flower. Extremely fragile, the spice is harvested from these flowers at dawn, before the rays from the sun reach them and alter the quality of the flower. A delicate hand is necessary, in order to remove the red stigmas from the flower.
