Grey Owl is a Canadian surface-ripened goat's milk cheese produced by Fromagerie Le Detour in Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec. It is named after revolutionary conservationist Archibald Belaney, fondly known as Grey Owl for his fascination with Native American culture. This visually tempting cheese is made with non-animal rennet and pasteurised milk. On the outside, the vegetal ash endows the cheese with a wrinkly, dark, slate-coloured and piquant smelling edible rind. As you cut the cheese into wedges, the snow white paste immediately strikes a contrast with the cloak of a rind. The interior paste is firm, crumbly and dense, softening at the edge of the rind. As it melts in your mouth, the smooth and silky texture of the cheese offers pleasing sharp and lemony flavours that go perfectly well with a dry Riesling or a nice crisp dry Sauvignon Blanc.

Grey Owl

Fromagerie Le Detour

Le Cendrillon ("Cendrillon" means "Cinderella" in French) is a vegetable ash-covered, soft, surface-ripened goat cheese that was crowned the 'Best Cheese in the World' at the 2009 World Cheese Awards. It was the first cheese from Quebec to ever receive such a prestigious honour. This triangular, log-shaped cheese has got a smooth ivory body enveloped by a marble-textured rind. The flavour is fairly strong, acidic and slightly sour. When young, the overall taste is mild, but as it ripens, the flavour becomes more pronounced with the rind acquiring a bit of spice.Le Cendrillon will pair well with a Loire wine (white) or Amber Ale.

Le Cendrillon

La Maison Alexis de Portneuf Inc.

This is a handcrafted, washed-rind cow's milk cheese that combines traits of Gouda with another Swiss variety called Appenzeller.

It is delicately aged for 8 months on cedar planks, adding robust quality to the cheese. It has creamy and rich flavors with sweet overtones, and distinctive "eyes" throughout the body.

Best Canadian Cheese

Grey Owl

Le Cendrillon

Five Brothers

Get the App. It's Free

Discover

Community

Company

Download