Big Wow from Winning Little Quebec Cheese
Posted by Vanessa
Thursday, March 7th, 2013A quick trip across the border inspired this week’s cheese pick, Le Pizy, influenced by European cultures (combining Swiss and French) of owners/cheesemakers Frédérick & Fabienne of Fromagerie La Suisse Normande. Their resulting cow, goat and sheep’s milk products are a marriage made in heaven and leaving their mark in Quebec. Cheeses are made from animals raised on the farm, in true “fermier” (farmstead) fashion. A stop should top your “must do” list on your next trip to Montreal (just off Hwy 158 north of the 50)!
This small, soft, surface-ripened pasteurized cow’s milk cheese is fashioned after the Swiss tomme Vaudoise, due to its shape (small wheel) and size (only 1/2 “ thick). Le Pizy has a thick bloomy ivory rind, with a rich, dense, paste coloring between ivory and pearl. Experience big milky, fresh field mushroom aromas and a fresh lactic taste with a sweet tang when it’s young softening out as it ages. Winner at the 2010 Sélection Caseus awards in Quebec for soft cow’s milk cheese; yummy, gooey, Le Pizy is just a hop, skip and a jump away – waiting for you at La Trappe à Fromages in Gatineau.
Cheese: Le Pizy
Producer: Fromagerie La Suisse Normande, St.-Roch-de-L’Achigan, Quebec
Interesting Fact: Sélection Caseus, Quebec fine cheese competition, are the coveted cheese awards showcasing the best of the best of Quebec artisan cheeses, including a category voted by the public.
PHOTO CREDIT: Le Pizy by Vanessa Simmons
For information on Le Pizy and other cheeses or if you are looking for a cheese reccommendation, please contact Vanessa by email vanessa@savvycompany.ca