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Monday, August 13, 2012

Nice to meet you, Québec. I'm starvin'!

Things keep getting better and better here in Québec City!

When you're in French-Canada and you're looking for breakfast, there is no better place to start than crêpes. We have been making crêpes on our own for a while now, and once we start making them it is hard to know when to slow down. Once we make a batch, it is almost impossible to not make consecutive batches for the next month or two. We love them! Crêpes can be sweet or savory depending on the ingredients you choose. Versatile and delicious!

We went to a little place called Casse-Crêpe Breton. We had an asparagus, ham, and swiss crêpe, and an egg, bacon, mozzarella crêpe and café au laits.

The food was incredible and we sat for a long time just eating and talking. Good food makes it seem as though life is put on hold for a few moments of pure bliss.

After breakfast we went to La Cittedale to check out the old fortifications and walls of Québec City. We got a chance to walk around the top of the walls that overlook the rest of the city and the St. Lawrence River. Below us was the boardwalk that will take you to the Château Fronternac, which is the most photographed place in all of Québec. So, what did we do? Well...

...we took a picture of it...

...and then we had a picture of US taken in front of it. And then we took some more photos of it. Probably more than you care to see, but it was simply beautiful. We have loved experiencing all the architecture and history.

After visiting Château Fronternac, we made our way around the city on foot and passed through some very historic places where legislation has been passed and battles were fought. Québec has a very interesting history and we have found it to be quite entertaining here even aside from the food. Our feet are incredibly sore from walking so much today, but it has been worth it to invest in the culture here and meet new people along the way.

Somehow in all our travels today, we ended up in a chocolate shop. Now, I don't know how we got there. I think we may have blacked out and woke up in the store with chocolate in our mouths. All I know is that it was delicious. Cappuccino truffle in the shape of a coffee mug and a 3 cream dark chocolate from Cupidon Chocolatier:

All of these things were worth writing about, but the main event of the day was dinner this evening. We went to a traditional French restaurant called Aux Anciens Canadiens. We each had a 3 course meal and it was the best thing I have eaten on this trip. This, ladies and gentlemen is what I have been looking forward to the whole vacation. A meal that was so delicious, I could not even walk when I was done from eating every last drop. For appetizers, it was pea soup and caribou/wild boar rillette with carrot chutney (basically a meat pâte with chutney). For the main course, I had the meatball ragout Grand-mére (meatballs and potato in gravy), and Nadene had the Québec meat pie with a homemade fruit ketchup and pickled cabbage. Both of there are traditional meals in the area. All you need to know is that this meal was so good, I even ate all the beets there were served as my side dish. That says a lot!

After all this, desert may have been the best thing we have eaten in Canada so far. Since Canada is known for it's maple syrup production, maple syrup pie is a big deal here. We had yet to try it until tonight and I must say, we're a huge fans! The pie was kind of like a pecan pie without the pecans. It was very sweet and melted in you mouth like butter. I could not stop eating it. I'm salivating just thinking about it again now.

That's it for this day. Until we write again, we will be sipping coffee and looking pensively out the window thinking about all the food that is to come.

Don't forget to track our progress on the map above as we make our way across more country and eat more glorious food!

Salut,

Caleb & Nadene

The Epicurators

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