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TOP 10: Traditional Quebec Recipes
In honour of St. Jean-Baptiste Day, also known as La fête nationale in Quebec, we’re celebrating Quebec cuisine. Some of these dishes are more widely known than others, but every Quebecois will recognise them. Our cuisine is homey and comforting, though not necessarily healthy. But it certainly would have sustained the first settlers through the winter. Here are the top 10 Quebec recipes, in honour of la fête nationale!
#10 – Pudding Chomeur
Pudding “Chômeur”
Quebecois certainly have a sweet tooth and this maple dessert only just beat out Sugar Pie for the tenth spot on this list. Pouding Chomeur literally means unemployed man’s dessert, and is essentially an upside down maple cake. It’s popular during maple season, as are a few of the other entries on our list! If you love sweets and maple, it’s a must try. Sugar pie, butter tarts, and Vachon snack cakes are also popular Quebec sweets, that are well known across Canada.
#9 – Split Pea Soup
Split-Pea Soup
Quebec-style split pea soup really is quite different than the varieties most areas might be familiar with. For one thing, it uses yellow peas. For another, it’s much heartier than a typical pea soup, since it’s made with lard and chunks of pork belly. Our version is much lighter, but every bit as delicious!
#8 – Baked Beans
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Baked beans are popular across the pond as a breakfast item, but here in Quebec, we eat them at all hours of the day. As a snack, as a meal, as a way to get rid of boredom… The best baked beans here are flavoured with maple syrup, tomato, and again, lard.
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Regarding ‘Shepherds Pie’ in the UK, Shepherds Pie is traditionally made with lamb. Cottage Pie is made with beef, Corn is not usually added, that was new to me, on arrival in Canada. I have loved ALL the traditional Quebecoise recipes, very similar to ours but without the added Maple Syrup! Tapioca pudding was a favourite for school meals when I was a kid and I still make it. I love this site, thank you.
Quebec’s pate chinois, is our version of Sheperd’s pie/Achie Parmentier. And it has a major differences with English or French versions….sweet corn!