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Category: Our Columns
Bring on the local products
Summer is just around the corner and the first locally grown vegetables are beginning to appear on the shelves of public markets and supermarkets. Their arrival may have been delayed somewhat this year due to the cold spring, but fiddleheads are already here and we’ll soon bite our teeth into asparagus, lettuce and rhubarb.
On your marks, get set, barbecue!
At last, the time has come to cook outside. We’ve been dreaming about it for so long… But beware, all you grilled meat lovers! Charring meat may produce substances called heterocyclic amines (HA), that are thought to increase the risk of cancer.
Carambola, a star fruit
Originally from Malaysia, the carambola tree is a rugged tree that grows in hot and humid climates in tropical areas, producing fruit throughout the year. These fruits have five to six distinctive ridges, and once sliced, resemble a perfect star. Although they mostly serve as decorative items, they are also delicious to eat, and full […]
Snow crab season is back
Gourmets have been waiting for snow crab season with as much impatience as spring. That’s right, the snow crab season is back. And it can be enjoyed until June. So check out our Flyer Specials table to see where you can buy some. This shellfish, which is harvested in deep waters near the coastlines of the […]
Easter Eggs
From the humble, coloured hard-boiled egg to the most prestigious Fabergé eggs in precious metals and decorated stones, the Easter egg is an age-old tradition. In fact, the custom of offering decorated eggs existed long before the Christian era. As spring is the season in which nature blossoms, the egg, representing life and rebirth, was […]
Ramboutan, the “hairy” lychee
Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on April 12, 2014. Of all the exotic fruits that grocery stores are selling with increasing frequency nowadays, rambutan is probably one of the oddest, due to the rather long and curved fibrous growths that cover it, giving it the appearance of a “hairy lychee”. The name “rambutan” […]
Lychee, the Chinese “Cherries”
Lychee is a tropical fruit tree native to China, where its cultivation dates back more than 2000 years. The fruit of the same name, which derives from the Mandarin word “Ihizi” meaning “leave its branches” are borne by hanging clusters, each having between several units to several dozens of small round fruits about 4 cm […]
Pitaya: Mild flavour behind the peel
Whether we call it pitaya or dragon fruit, a reptilian resemblance can certainly be found to this pink or yellow skinned fruit that is becoming increasingly available even in the supermarket. However its scaly skin should not put us off because it hides a tender and juicy flesh with small black seeds and a kiwi-like […]
Discover passion fruit
Granadilla is a vine of the passion flower family, native to Paraguay, Brazil and north-east Argentina. It is cultivated for its fruit, also known as “passion fruit”, which is almost as large as an egg, with an aromatic flesh that contains numerous small black seeds.
The pleasure of “Eating Healthy” and “Living Green”
If health foods, ecology and global health mean a lot to you, and you live in Quebec, then don’t miss Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert, the annual event taking place from 21 to 23 March at the Palais des congrès in Montreal and from 29 to 30 March at the Centre des congrès in […]
A fruit that’s half-fig half-pear
Did you know that the fruit known as “cactus fig” or prickly pear tastes neither like a fig nor a pear, but more like a cross between a watermelon and lemon? Native to Central America, this oval fruit that varies in colour (yellow, red, white), grows on the Opuntia cactus. As it is very rich […]
Simply Cook and Enjoy!
This is the theme for Nutrition Month 2014 this year. The fact that we are cooking less at home is a growing cause for concern, as there is evidence that children who take part in preparing meals and eat with the family have a healthier diet. But if adults don’t cook, who will pass on […]
