Want to impress your guests this Christmas? What if we gave you the chance to do so while supporting agritourism businesses in Lanaudière? Eating local is a lifestyle choice that is becoming increasingly popular. Here are our suggestions for gourmet shops where you can find everything you need to create the most beautiful and delicious holiday meals.
To help you plan your holiday meals and menus, we've listed several of our gourmet businesses so you can whip up meals worthy of the greatest chefs! From appetizers to desserts, you can add a touch of Lanaudière to every course and introduce your loved ones to the region's finest products.
FOR CHRISTMAS BRUNCHES, OUR BAKERIES ARE HERE FOR YOU!
What could be better than the smell of fresh bread filling your home? Lanaudière's bakeries have everything you need to bring joy and happiness to your holiday brunches. From the decadent breads at La Bine to the various products at La Rawdonnoise, there's something for everyone. We bet your guests will fall in love!
SHARING PLATTERS
To whet your guests' appetites or simply to satisfy their hunger while the meal is cooking, consider offering platters of cheese and cold cuts. Suisse Normande, Fromagerie Roy, and Ferme Vallée Verte 1912 cheeses offer plenty of variety to create the most beautiful platters for your guests. Simon Turcotte confectioner also offers excellent cheese jams to accompany them, or fine mustards that will serve as an accompaniment to your cocktail sausages.
Cochon cent façons country terrines are the perfect accompaniment to biscuits and crackers.
A 100% LANAUDOIS GOURMET MEAL
For those who like to innovate and offer new flavors to their guests, La Terre des Bisons is the perfect choice! Introduce them to the famous Tartin that made them famous, and if you want to keep a traditional touch, opt for their entirely homemade tourtières made with bison meat.
La Ferme Saint-Vincent also offers superb cuts of 100% organic meat that will steal the show at your holiday meals. Guinea fowl, whole ducks, roast turkey, or whole turkey—there's no shortage of options for cooking up a delicious Christmas meal.
FOR THOSE WITH A SWEET TOOTH
How to end your holiday meals on a high note? With sweet treats that will enchant your guests and delight those with a sweet tooth. How can you resist the chocolate-covered fruit cake from Magasin de l'Abbaye Val Notre-Dame? For an even more festive touch, especially in Lanaudière, enjoy it with a few fruit pearls from Ferme Guy Rivest. It's so good you'll want to lick your fingers!
Choco Chocolat will fill the bellies of chocolate lovers. Their various assortments also make excellent hostess gifts. For those who love to cook, get your hands dirty and bake the famous potato doughnuts from Délices d'Antan, who shared their recipe with us.
WHAT TO DRINK?
From microbrewery beers to fine wines for meals and spirits to end the evening, Lanaudière has something for everyone. For an aperitif, Saga gin or Pembroke whiskey from Distillerie Grand Dérangement are perfect choices. Are your guests hop lovers? There's something for everyone among Lanaudière's microbreweries.
Lanaudière's vineyards will delight wine lovers and allow your guests to taste and perhaps discover them for the first time. Le Secret de l'Archange from Vignoble Saint-Gabriel is sure to charm. Vignoble Têtes au vent offers Air de surprise, an aromatic white wine dominated by notes of stone fruit and pear.
For those who want to toast the coming new year, the bubbles of Vignoble Saint-Thomas or the ciders from Qui sème récolte! will be a pleasant accompaniment to your New Year's greetings.
You now have everything you need to set your holiday tables and welcome family and friends during this festive season.
To discover other gourmet shops, check out our section HERE.
