{"id":1718,"date":"2010-11-15T20:30:28","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T01:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheeseloverca.wordpress.com\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2010-11-15T20:30:28","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T01:30:28","slug":"lunch-of-champions-for-festival-worker-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2010\/11\/15\/lunch-of-champions-for-festival-worker-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch of champions for Festival worker bees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There was a planning session for The Great Canadian Cheese Festival<\/a> scheduled over lunch for the week following the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. When the question came up, \u201cWhat shall we eat?\u201d the answer was a no-brainer: \u201cLet\u2019s sample the champions and winners in the Royal\u2019s cheese competition<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thus, it came to pass that we had one champion and five winners spread out before us on Friday, as you can see in the photo. We would have liked more champions but only Oka L\u2019Artisan was available at St. Lawrence Market.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll note the lack of wine glasses. After all, it was a working lunch. Just cheese, with sides of charcuterie, walnuts, grapes, bread, and, in the front right, Bleu d’Auvergne<\/a> from France for dessert.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the three of us informally ranked the award-winning Canadian cheese we tasted:<\/p>\n

Cheddar, 5 year, Fromagerie Perron<\/a>, $2.39\/100g<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outstanding! If this what a cheddar that wasn\u2019t even entered tastes like, we cannot wait to get our hands on Perron\u2019s Doyen, Grand Champion, and 120th Anniverdsary Reserve, Reserve Champion.<\/p>\n

Fromagerie Perron definitely will be on our list of cheesemakers to visit when we next travel on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Fromagerie Perron is located on Lac Saint Jean in the Saguenay region<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Champfleury, Agropur<\/a>, $4.00\/100g<\/strong><\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take us long to consume the entire small wheel of Champfleury. We loved the fruity creaminess of this washed-rind soft cheese but were stunned afterward to read on the label that modified milk ingredients (MMI) are used in making the cheese.<\/p>\n

Champfleury is marketed as an \u201cauthentic fine cheese\u201d in the Agropur Signature collection. Hmmm . . .<\/p>\n

Bonnie & Floyd, Fifth Town Artisan Cheese<\/a>, $7.69\/100g<\/strong><\/p>\n

No MMIs come anywhere near this excellent cave-aged sheep cheese made in Prince Edward County by the greenest creamery in Canada.<\/p>\n

Oka L\u2019Artisan, Agropur<\/a>, $3.58\/100g<\/strong><\/p>\n

No longer made by Trappist monks but still one of Canada\u2019s most recognizable and noteworthy cheeses. Agropur cheesemakers make the cheese in the former Cistercian abbey. Whether the recipe is the original is arguable.<\/p>\n

Cape Vessey, Fifth Town Artisan Cheese<\/a>, $6.99\/100g<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goat\u2019s milk does have it distinctive lemony tang but Fifth Town has earned many awards with this washed-rind cave-aged cheese that has broad appeal.<\/p>\n

Chevrita, Agropur<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Snow white and satin-like to the touch, Chevrita is pure goat cheese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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