{"id":7669,"date":"2021-11-30T11:23:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T15:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/?p=7669"},"modified":"2021-11-30T11:24:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T15:24:22","slug":"canadian-cheese-calendars-for-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2021\/11\/30\/canadian-cheese-calendars-for-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian cheese calendars for Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"After years of only British cheese calendars available for the holidays, Canadians finally have an Advent calendar featuring Qu\u00e9bec cheese.<\/h4>\n

Congratulations to Fromages CDA<\/a><\/span>, the award-winning marketing agency led by Daniel Allard, for developing a tasting calendar for sale in Sobeys, IGA and Safeway stores\u2014while supplies last.<\/h4>\n
Here\u2019s how the 24-day cheese calendar works:<\/h5>\n
\u2014Ideally, you\u2019ll start tasting on December 1 and conclude on Christmas Eve.<\/h5>\n
\u2014When you lift the perforated flap for each day, revealing a cheese sample, the name of the fromagerie and the cheese will be visible. In the photo, we have opened December 1 and 2, revealing Fromagerie le Fromage au Village\/Coeur du village, and Fromagerie P\u2019tit Plaisir\/Lys de St-G\u00e9rard.<\/h5>\n
\u2014With a small knife, pierce the plastic to uncover the cheese.<\/h5>\n
\u2014Enjoy the treat and repeat the process again the next day.<\/h5>\n
\"\"In all, there are eight different cheeses in the package that retails for $39.95, a reasonable price for 650 grams of excellent artisan cheese. Each of the 24 pieces is 27 grams, a perfect amount for sampling.<\/h5>\n
The eight cheeses are:<\/h5>\n
\u2014Coeur du village,<\/a><\/span> a cheddar made by Fromagerie le Fromage au Village in the Abitibi-T\u00e9miscamingue region of Qu\u00e9bec;<\/h5>\n
\u2014Lys de St-G\u00e9rard<\/a><\/span>, semi-firm cheese, Fromagerie P\u2019tit Plaisir, Eastern Townships;<\/h5>\n
\u2014Fontina<\/a><\/span>, firm cheese, Fromagerie Saint-Benoit-du-Lac, Eastern Townships;<\/h5>\n
\u2014Meule des champs<\/a><\/span>, firm cheese, Fromagerie Rang 9, Centre-du-Qu\u00e9bec;<\/h5>\n
\u2014Noyan,<\/a><\/span> semi-firm cheese, Fromagerie Fritz Kaiser, Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie;<\/h5>\n
\u2014L’Anc\u00eatre<\/a><\/span>, organic cheddar, Fromagerie L’Anc\u00eatre, Centre-du-Qu\u00e9bec;<\/h5>\n
\u2014Fredondaine<\/a><\/span>, firm cheese, Fromagerie La Vache \u00e0 Maillotte<\/em>, <\/em>Abitibi-T\u00e9miscamingue;<\/h5>\n
\u2014Le D\u00e9sirable<\/a><\/span>, cheddar flavoured with maple syrup, La Fromagerie<\/em> du Terroir de Bellechasse<\/em>, <\/em>Chaudiere-Appalaches.<\/h5>\n
All of the above cheeses are made with cow\u2019s milk. They are marketed under the Amour et Tradition banner by Fromages CDA and distributed across Canada.<\/h5>\n
If the Qu\u00e9bec artisan cheese calendar has sold out where you shop, take the above list to your neighbourhood cheese shop and purchase the cheeses individually or have them ordered in for you.<\/h5>\n
Failing that, Progressive Dairy Canada has created Advent cheese calendars that you can download and print and then use as a guide for shopping and sampling:<\/h5>\n