Submitted by LaVieilleBranche on December 31, 2004 - 8:07pm.
Greetings from Quebec City!
The apartment here has internet connections, as it is raining outside, I decided to drop on in and post a greetings!
I am using a French PC, so pardon in advnce any typing errors.
The weather has been freezing cold, which I love. I went twice to the Vieux Marche du Quebec, which is a melange of delicious Quebecois foods prepared from artisanal producers. Tonight was a dinner of wild salmon with tomatoes and red pepper cooked with hydromel and fresh persil.
The artisan sausages are to die for. they are made fresh and they produce MANY varieties.
The cassis! The creme de cassis is out of this world here, it is made by small growers. I have had creme de cassis and mure from the Burgundy region, but NOTHING compares to the stuff produced locally in Quebec. I will be bringing back a few bottles of locally produced wines and creme de cassis. mmmmmmmmmmmmm........
There is a big movement up here for locally grown or produced foods. Jose Bove would be proud of the Quebecois. They have kept their French traditions but are still a modern people.
Photos of the theater productions, street fairs, markets, etc. will be online next week for all to see and enjoy.
Donerail: I did not drive up here. I took an express jet. It is a one hour flight from Newark Airport for me. While here I stocked up on warm gloves, sweaters, French music CD, etc. The SAQ is on strike, so I couldn not get French wine easily. It is another reason to drink locally produced wines, hydromels, etc.... mmmmmmmmmmmmm )
crc: the Quebecois language is VERY easy for me to understand. Their accent is a little bizarre, but so what? I speak French and they are very nice to me
Well, it is almost the New Year, so time to open a bottle of French champagne.
Happy new Year to all French loving peoples everywhere!!!! (kfouler5 is not included in this greeting)
The apartment here has internet connections, as it is raining outside, I decided to drop on in and post a greetings!
I am using a French PC, so pardon in advnce any typing errors.
The weather has been freezing cold, which I love. I went twice to the Vieux Marche du Quebec, which is a melange of delicious Quebecois foods prepared from artisanal producers. Tonight was a dinner of wild salmon with tomatoes and red pepper cooked with hydromel and fresh persil.
The artisan sausages are to die for. they are made fresh and they produce MANY varieties.
The cassis! The creme de cassis is out of this world here, it is made by small growers. I have had creme de cassis and mure from the Burgundy region, but NOTHING compares to the stuff produced locally in Quebec. I will be bringing back a few bottles of locally produced wines and creme de cassis. mmmmmmmmmmmmm........
There is a big movement up here for locally grown or produced foods. Jose Bove would be proud of the Quebecois. They have kept their French traditions but are still a modern people.
Photos of the theater productions, street fairs, markets, etc. will be online next week for all to see and enjoy.
Donerail: I did not drive up here. I took an express jet. It is a one hour flight from Newark Airport for me. While here I stocked up on warm gloves, sweaters, French music CD, etc. The SAQ is on strike, so I couldn not get French wine easily. It is another reason to drink locally produced wines, hydromels, etc.... mmmmmmmmmmmmm
crc: the Quebecois language is VERY easy for me to understand. Their accent is a little bizarre, but so what? I speak French and they are very nice to me
Well, it is almost the New Year, so time to open a bottle of French champagne.
Happy new Year to all French loving peoples everywhere!!!! (kfouler5 is not included in this greeting)
La Vieille Branche