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LE PETIT MAS: Innovative Agribusiness of Fermented Garlic Scapes
Le Petit Mas has been an organic Quebec-grown garlic producer in the Eastern Townships of the “Music” variety since 1989. Its garlic stands out for its long-lasting freshness, bold taste and great appearance.
Its flagship product, fermented garlic scapes, makes cooking easier. This product lacks the pungency of garlic cloves. For garlic lovers, fermented garlic scapes do not replace garlic cloves, but are an interesting alternative for when you don’t want “garlic breath” or when you want to add a delicate garlic flavour to food. For example, garlic scape butter will be much easier to digest than traditional garlic butter and will not mask the taste of lobster or scampi. Fermented garlic scapes are a seasoning in its own right, one which will please all who love the taste of garlic, and even those who don’t.
A PASSION
In 2013, Marie-Pierre Dubeau and Sébastien Grandmont, a couple in life and in business, took over the family farm from Christiane Massé, who founded Le Petit Mas. Since the acquisition, they have more than doubled the surface area of organic cultivation of Quebec-grown garlic. They are determined to put the Petit Mas garlic and fermented garlic scapes on the restaurant menus and on the family tables of all Quebecers!
OFFERING CERTIFIED PRODUCTS
FERMENTED GARLIC SCAPES: Le Petit Mas transforms more than 17 tons of fresh garlic scapes into fermented garlic scapes per year. This amazing flower has been gaining popularity in Quebec in recent years for many reasons. Learn why, to follow the trend too!
Organic (190 ml, 2 L): Organic garlic scapes are fermented in organic first pressing sunflower oil.
Conventional (190 ml, 750 ml, 2 L): Garlic scapes are fermented in sunflower or canola oil.
Practical: Ready to use, fermented garlic scapes are ideal when you are in a rush, or you wish to make things simpler.
Delicate: Fermented garlic scapes enhance your recipes without overpowering other more delicate flavours. 1 tsp. of Le Petit Mas fermented garlic flowers livens up all your recipes for pasta, pizza, seafood, salads, steamed vegetables, mayonnaise and more!
Substitute for garlic: Calculate about 1 tsp. of fermented garlic scapes per clove.
No garlic breath and easy to digest: You will love the social benefits of fermented garlic flowers. They are ideal for seasoning your lunches at the office, your family meals and your dishes for special occasions!
Long shelf life: 2 years. This is the number of years you will be able to keep your jar in the refrigerator once opened.
Lots of taste: No added sugar or salt, allergens, cholesterol, gluten or lactose.
OTHER PRODUCTS FROM LE PETIT MAS
- ORGANIC QUEBEC-GROWN GARLIC: With its spicy taste, Quebec-grown garlic is ideal for stews, spaghetti sauces, curries, etc.
- FRESH GARLIC SCAPES: Raw, they are spicy and have slightly garlic taste. Finely chopped, they will be a good substitute for green onions. Cooked, they are eaten like other vegetables, their taste is similar to green beans or asparagus, but slightly sweeter. They can be steamed, baked or fried. When you can easily poke them with a knife, they are ready to eat. Add them to vegetable stir-fries, quiches, and more.
- QUEBEC-GROWN DRIED GARLIC: Add it to your marinades and sauces! Quebec-grown dried garlic is used just like salt and pepper, directly at the table.
- QUEBEC-GROWN DRIED GARLIC SCAPES: Use this product to season your meals at the table or add it to your salads or soups!
- ORGANIC FERMENTED GARLIC SCAPE OIL: Use this oil as a bread dip on a cheese platter or to season various dishes. Only a small amount of oil is enough to give a unique flavour to your seafood and salads. You will love the social benefits of this oil.
POINTS OF SALE
Fermented garlic scapes are found in more than 500 points of sale, mainly in Quebec. If you can’t find this product in your favourite grocery store, ask for it! To find out where to buy Le Petit Mas products, CLICK HERE.
You can also buy them directly from its ONLINE STORE, there are even gift boxes for garlic lovers, perfect for the holidays.
You are a restaurateur, caterer or agri-food processor, contact (819-849-0564) to find its distributors.
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Organic Farms and Restaurants: Trendy Partnerships
By being a little bit attentive, we can notice an increase of various Quebec organic products on the menus of some restaurants, all over Quebec.
More and more chefs are interested in the benefits that local organic products can bring to their cuisine. This growing interest is mainly related to the flavour and freshness of these products, but also to the nutritional quality of the dishes that these chefs concoct with finesse.
There is no doubt that forging restaurant supply partnerships directly with farms that offer organic produce from here is gaining popular favour. These partnerships are seen as gestures of solidarity that benefit our communities and are part of our collective wealth.
Local collaborations can be multiple. Whether it is a catering service for businesses or institutions (schools, daycares, hospitals and others), a bed and breakfast or an inn, the possibilities of partnership with farms and agro-processors of local organic products are limitless.
To name a few examples of interesting local organic partnerships in Quebec, we can mention the Auberge-resto des Appalaches in Montérégie with on the menu: organic sea buckthorns from Les Argousiers du Lac-Brome farm, organic vegetables from the Jardins du Pied de Céleri cooperative and organic wines from Les Pervenches vineyard.
We should also mention Leblanc Traiteur in the Laurentians with a menu made up of organic fruit and vegetables from Les Jardins de la Pinède farm, the Coureurs des Champs caterer in Mauricie with its eco-responsible, organic and local menu available in dining room and lunch boxes format, as well as the microbrewery Le Bien le Malt in Lower St. Lawrence with its organic pork dry sausages from the Fou du cochon processor.
Gourmet lunch boxes with organic from here: the idea that goes a step further!
In these rather uncertain economic times for good dining deals, the option of gourmet lunch boxes enriched with local organic products to take away would certainly offer added value to customers.
Everything seems to indicate that such an initiative would appeal to consumers concerned about their health and the environment.
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CABRAL: Exceptional Portuguese Wines
The Cabral brand is synonymous with quality and is especially famous for its range of high distinction ports, but did you know that it also produces tasty dry wines of the Douro appellation? The Douro Demarcated Region (DDR) is the oldest Controlled Denomination of Origin in the world. It is a region with more than 250 years of history. The DDR is a historical continuity and its “cultural, evolutionary and living landscape” has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 2001.
Art of winemaking
Five generations already, the continuity of a family of winemakers from the Douro region. Their main objective is to produce DOC (Controlled/Protected Denomination of Origin) wines of the highest quality which are nationally and internationally renowned. The main Quinta is located in the heart of the Douro Region in the Cima Corgo sub-region, just a few kilometres from Pinhão, where it is almost entirely bathed by the splendour of the river. The numerous awards and high distinctions received in the biggest national and international competitions, year after year, speak for themselves about the extraordinary and consistent quality behind each Cabral product: http://portocabral.com/en/our-passion/awards/.
To learn more about Cabral products (ports, wines and brandy at competitive prices), visit its website portocabral.com.
To try absolutely:
4 delicious Cabral wines that are currently available at the SAQ, 2 white wines and 2 red wines.
Cabral Reserva Douro – White wine
| $14.10 | SAQ Code 12757692
https://www.saq.com/en/12757692
Grapes: Viosinho, Arinto, Rabigato, Gouveio
This elegant, dry and smooth white wine, aged for six months in French oak barrels, charms with its intense, complex aromas of white fruit with the floral and spicy notes that are typical of the Douro Valley. The wine is clear, shiny with reflections of golden straw with a fresh acidity and a long-lasting finish. Excellent with fish, white meat with sauces made from cream or butter. Best served between 10°C and 12°C.
Cabral Reserva Douro – Red wine
| $14.10 | SAQ Code 12185647
https://www.saq.com/en/12185647
Grapes: Tinta barroca, Tinta roriz, Touriga francesa, Touriga nacional
Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, this wine is totally delightful, with a powerful attack, silky tannins, and a long finish with notes reminiscent of fruit soaked in brandy. Dark ruby colour, complex nose bursting with black fruits, eucalyptus, mint and vanilla. Perfect match with braised wild meat in Burgundy-style sauce, duck breast with Porto.
Cabral Seleção Douro – White wine
| $17.00 | SAQ Code 14375209
https://www.saq.com/en/14375209
Grapes: Arinto, Rabigato, Viosinho, Gouveio
A wine that represents all the genuine of Cabral’s know-how, thanks to a careful selection of grapes and to an aging during which “batonnage” was performed. This complex wine of four grape varieties promises a beautiful finish all in intensity while highlighting mineral notes, combined with smoked wood and fresh fruit. Excellent to accompany fatty fish, cod in its various forms, stews, as well as oriental cuisine. It should be served at a temperature between 12°C and 14°C. To be consumed immediately or within the next 3-5 years.
Cabral Seleção Douro – Red wine
| $17.00 | SAQ Code 13114947
https://www.saq.com/en/13114947
Grapes: Touriga Franca, Touriga nacional, Sousao, Tinta amarela
A wine with intense notes of black fruit, enhanced by toasty aromas of oak. Powerful taste thanks to an extended aging of 18 months, resulting from a blend of grapes from young vines (20 years) and old vines (65 years), which gives it a unique profile. This wine has a deep colour and concentrated dress, with purple hues. It will please you for sure! Drinks well with red meats, game and aged cheeses. Serve between 16°C and 18°C. Decant one hour before serving. Excellent aging potential.
Global International Networks Wines & Spirits is the wine agency representing the Cabral brand in Quebec. For more information on its diverse range of products offered, visit its website at globalinc.ca.
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Calling All Young Chefs! The Fifth Edition of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition is Now Accepting Applications
The COVID-19 pandemic closures and restrictions inflicted a devastating impact on Canada’s culinary community and challenged the livelihoods of chefs nationwide. Unsurprisingly, the pandemic hit young chefs the hardest as many were laid off or left with job insecurity & limited opportunities due to pandemic challenges.
As a proud supporter of the chef and restaurant community, S.Pellegrino remains committed to supporting the future of the culinary industry and is now calling on all emerging young chefs across Canada to enter the 2022/23 S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Regional Competition. The competition, now in its fifth year, offers young chefs an inspiring and educational experience that provides national visibility and professional prestige.
“The competition and the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy support the culinary community and chefs of tomorrow by offering mentorship, guidance and supporting creativity and inclusivity in the world of gastronomy,” says Paul De Larzac, President of Nestle Waters Canada.
Over the course of the Regional Competition, the finalists will take part in live cook-offs in front of a panel of esteemed Canadian jurors who will provide feedback based on unrivaled technical skill, genuine creativity, and strong personal belief along with the candidate’s ability to create positive change in society through food.
The winner from the Regional Competition will go on to compete in the Global Grand Finale in 2023, the biggest international young chef competition to date, and officially be in the running for the coveted title of the ‘S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Award 2022-23’. The international competition allows the next generation of chefs to make their mark in the world of gastronomy and give them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cook for some of the world’s most renowned chefs and have access to a global culinary community.
Both the Regional and Global components provide emerging chefs with a unique opportunity to learn, interact and be mentored by esteemed chefs. Last year, North America was represented by Canadian chef Rafael Covarrubias, from Hexagon in Oakville, during the Grand Finale. Chef Rafael placed a strong 5th across a competitive set of top young chefs and had the chance to be mentored by one of Calgary’s best-known Chefs, Connie Desousa as well as the opportunity to attend global workshops and network with Michelin chefs Massimo Bottura & Enrico Bartolini.
The competition remains to be a highlight in the gastronomy world and is an initiative of S.Pellegrino’s Young Chef Academy, an inspiring international community which aims to identify, connect and nurture the next generation of chefs, no matter where they are from, their gender or their ethnicity.
Young chefs between 18-30 years of age with at least one year of restaurant experience can apply for the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Regional Competition 2022/23 online at www.sanpellegrinoyoungchefacademy.com from now until May 31, 2022. Chefs that apply will need to provide personal and professional information and submit the recipe for their signature dish which should communicate their personal vision, unique skills, and creativity.
To learn more or to submit your application please visit: www.sanpellegrinoyoungchefacademy.com
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A Mocktail for the 28 Days Sober Challenge
For the 9th consecutive year, the Fondation Jean Lapointe is proud to announce the return of the 28 Days Sober Challenge TM (in February 2022) with the support of Hickson and JP Chenet alcohol-free products. Through this major fundraiser, the Fondation Jean Lapointe invites all of Quebec to join its movement and participate in order to raise $1.5M to continue its mission in support of addiction prevention. The amount collected will provide funding for prevention programs related to drug and alcohol use, as well as cyber addiction among thousands of youths in schools.
