Lest you think we’re slacking off in the good cheese hunt, here’s a look at what’s in our portable cheese bin at the moment, clockwise starting from the upper left:
- Squeaky St. Albert Cheddar curds,
- The classic Chevre Noir, 2-year goat cheddar,
- St. Albert Extra Old White Cheddar (2-year) that may travel home with us,
- Fleur-en-Lait from Glengarry Fine Cheese,
- Glengarry Fen, also from Glengarry,
- Margaret Morris’s amazing Celtic Bue, from Glengarry,
- Balderson Cheddar (3-year) for snacking.
For the next few days, as we get down to serious sight-seeing in Montreal, we might drop out of sight as far as the blog goes. Besides, we need to munch our way through the cheeses shown above. After all, the cheese hunt will start again with a bang when we hit Warwick on Thursday for Festival des Fromages de Warwick.
Tonight, it was bistro night in our suite at Holiday Inn Express in downtown Montreal. A few mouthfuls of a rich smoked salmon, a chunk of Balderson 3-year, a chunk of the great Celtic Blue, and a chunk of unsalted butter with the fresh baguette. The vin rouge was a no-name from France that we found at the neighbourhood IGA for under $10.
A final note: During a visit to Dairy Farmers of Canada, it was most encouraging to learn how DFC promotes Canadian cheese in so many different ways.
