BUTTERHEAD
This week we share with you a Quebec adage taken from a work by Pierre Desruisseaux. “When you’re a butterhead, don’t go near the stove!” When you cannot be
NANANE
If the word goodies is today somewhere between the superlative term of gratification and the color pink, know it has not always been so. In fact, in its infancy, the term nanane ra
IRIS VERSICOLOR
Skeptics will be confused when they learn the official floral emblem of Quebec is not the white lily. It was also not without turmoil that the Quebec National Assembly adopted Bill
ANDATARONI
Following a stay in Huronia, the missionary Gabriel Sagard published a book in 1632 describing the Huron morals and practices. In his testimony, he makes us discover the Andataroni
FRONT DOOR SALAD
Of Acadian origin, the “front door salad” introduces us to the heritage of a curious domestic mesclun literally taken a few steps from house doors in the spring. Let us rem
THE GULL
Iconic bird of picnic areas and those holidays spent building sand castles on North American beaches, the Gull is certainly part of groups of birds relatively present in our daily
ASPARAGUS
Growing in Quebec gardens since the 17th century. Let us remember in the 1800s, Île d’Orléans and Côte-du-Sud represented places of Asparagus cultivation, important eno
THE HEADROPE
It (“La ralingue”) is used to strengthen the sails of a boat. In Quebec, it is also said of the headrope that it is a strap of little value, it was applied in particula
Round-leaved sundew
With well-rounded leaves giving the impression they are pricked with fluorescent tentacles, the round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) is one of the rare carnivorous plants pre
LIAR’S SOUP
Well-preserved secret of Quebec gastronomy, and an extraordinary nod to what we describe today as fake news. Liar’s soup is this curious recipe whose taste casts the idea it is m