Comments on: Canadian Maple Butter

By: j

Wed, 25 May 2011 01:50:33 +0000

salut MM! the canucks, specially the quebecois, are really proud of everything made out of maple and of course maple itself. i’m here right now at montreal, and just to clarify picard’s au pied de cochon is different from the one in paris and there’s none in quebec city. the only APDC in quebec province, is the one in montreal.

the one with everything with maple in it is called a cabane a sucre; and it is a quebecois tradition to do every towards the end of winter. there’s a couple around montreal but the one you wrote about is this, https://cabaneasucreaupieddecochon.com/. which is around 45 minutes away from montreal, and around 3 hours from quebec city.

another thing that i’d like to share is about poutine! picard’s claim to fame is his version of poutine, which is with foie gras. another amazing version is chef chuck hughes’ poutine with lobster (he beat bobby flay with it on iron chef america). it would be really interesting to see a poutine a la marketman! however, it is the squeaky cheese curds that might be a wee bit of a problem.

if ever you and your family will come here, you got my e-mail so just let me know sir :) i can definitely give you a list that would satisfy your standards, on second thought, that MIGHT satisfy your standards.

one last thing, i know how much you appreciate a good public market, so check out the jean talon market

By: Lambert

Lambert — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:32:20 +0000

YUM!!! I can’t wait to get my hands (or lips!) on some of this. Mmmmm looks so creamy and thick….

By: MP

MP — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:42:24 +0000

My husband calls MM and his loyal followers sinful… I don’t blame him. I love butter and I adore maple (Canadian, of course). I haven’t tried them blended together (except when having pancakes with butter slathered in lots and lots of maple syrup) so I bet maple butter is explosive! As soon as I don’t feel bad buying that 22euro/btl maple syrup, I’ll try the combinations bettyq suggested…In this part of the world, maple butter is indeed sinful, in more ways than 1…

By: EbbaBlue

EbbaBlue — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:15:20 +0000

My pinsan makes coconut butter, different than the coconut jam because she adds lots of ‘Dairy Creme and whipped it good.

By: millet

millet — Mon, 23 May 2011 05:23:59 +0000

hay, bettyq, you have a way of taking the flavors all the way to and over the top!

footloose, am craving some maple butter and maple fudge right now, ikaw kasi!

By: betty q.

betty q. — Mon, 23 May 2011 03:18:10 +0000

Millet….I took about 5 tbsp. of the syrup just to see if this is doable at home, I heated it up in the microwave till hot but not too hot. I can still put my finger in it without saying…aray! Then I took a whisk and started whisking it till warm. It took on a creamy consistency. It didn’t take long but mind you it was only 5 tbsp. Then I added about 1/2 tsp. whipped softened butter to about 1 1/2 tbsp. creamed maple syrup. I must say, I prefer the taste of some whipped butter added to it…hindi nakakaumay! To the same mixture, I added a squirt of raspberry puree…lalong MASARAP!

I will do this again tom. and add a bit of whipped cream cheese. I think it will be good with toasted bagels for breakfast.

By: Footloose

Footloose — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:45:58 +0000

Millet and Betty Q, depending on where you are, maple butter can also mean dairy butter blended with maple syrup like you guys said and maple cream refers to maple flavored fudge. Second picture shows the label reads beurre d’érable pur though.

By: millet

millet — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:19:46 +0000

and i thought maple butter was simply butter whipped with maple syrup drizzled in!

By: psychomom

psychomom — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:11:38 +0000

looks like the creamy honey that we get here in northeast. great on toast!

By: Nina

Nina — Sun, 22 May 2011 20:46:35 +0000

Felt the same with cti98; I thought about you MM and your Zubuchon when we dined at APDC-Paris last Fall bec. of their pig deco. Best onion soup esp. on a late balmy evening. Out of topic, MM, but Laduree will be opening their 1st US shop in NYC July…..can’t wait!