It was everything we wanted and more. Poissonnerie after poissonnerie all the way around Gaspésie made hunting for fresh, local seafood a snap. See below for what we enjoyed over 14 days and 2,945 kilometres in a Buick Enclave on QC14 #buickdrive.
Of course, cheese was not ignored. We visited five fromageries, three within Gaspé borders (first three shown), two just outside the region:
- La Tête sur le Bio
- La Ferme Natibo
- Fromagerie du Littoral
- Fromagerie des Basques
- Fromagerie le Détour
Sights and eats as captured in Facebook photo albums:
- QC14 #buickdrive begins in Montréal
- On the road to Kamouraska
- Eating our way along the St. Lawrence
- On to Canada’s iconic pierced rock
- Staying put overlooking Rocher-Percé
- Cruise to Percé and Ile Bonaventure
- Percé Rock up close, then off to Forillon
- We fall in love with Forillon National Park
- Whale-watching in Baie de Gaspé
- Forillon to Carleton-sur-Mer
- We have cheese! We have seafood!
- Detour to Fromagerie le Détour
- Montreal smoked meat signals end
Kamouraska:
- Lobster roll
- Shrimp with salad
- Poached salmon with salad
St. Flavie:
- Lobster steamed with garlic butter
- Clams (fried calamari style)
- Fish trio: poached salmon, trout and cod with fries and coleslaw
St. Anne des Monts:
- Cod and shrimp over wild rice
- Scallops with avocado/tomato salsa
- Seafood risotto: shrimp, scallops, mussels and lobster
Percé:
- Scallops with bacon
- Poutine with lobster
- Fish soup
Forillon National Park:
- Shrimp with salad
- Crab claws two ways: in shell and ready to eat
- Crab cakes
- Crab mousse
- Smoked trout with country bread
- Poutine with shrimps
Carleton sur Mer:
- Scallops with bacon
- Shrimp
- Salmon, turbot and cod bon bons
- Mussels from Chaleur Bay
- Smoked trout
Earlier Facebook photo albums: