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Regional Products

Regional Products:

On the Îles de la Madeleine, take the opportunity to discover the culinary talents of the Madelinots. The local cuisine is renowned for its excellence, particularly its wonderful seafood dishes. Lobster is a traditional dish, as everyone knows, and is shipped thousands of kilometres to gourmets in the farthest reaches of the planet who appreciate its fine flavour. And the lobster is not all we have to offer. Try our other treasures from the sea: scallops, herring, mussels, crab and mackerel.

The archipelago produces other delicacies too ! Until the 1970s, the Îles de la Madeleine were self-sufficient. Today, agriculture is a growing business and the Madelinots now have their own basic products like vegetables, eggs and top-quality meats. New businesses specialize in the transformation of local products. While you are in the Islands, many of these delicious items will be offered to you: raw milk cheeses, aromatic oils, beer or traditional beverages made from berries ? enjoy them, they are wonderful ! Island restaurants have developed "regional tables" using many of these local foods. And you'll surely feel the fresh salt air in many of their dishes, too!

All the Madelinot regional products are identified by the logo of "le Bon goût frais des Îles", a marketing group which guarantees their authenticity and their freshness. Most of these products are sold in stores on the Islands or in the producers' own stores.

Les Cafés du Moussonneur

Relax in the warm, friendly atmosphere of the singular Café du Moussonneur, where the decor compares more than favourably to the hottest meeting places in Montréal (LA PRESSE). Specialists process, roast and prepare exceptional treats for coffee lovers. The Café invites you to the beach to visit the only coffee processing plant of its kind in the world: Magdalen Islands Monsoon Coffee. Schedule: Monday to Friday from 7 am to 6 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.

Phone: 418-986-6617
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Le bon goût frais des Îles de la Madeleine

Organization created by local producers, restaurant owners and retailers promoting regional products. Look for these logos : ?Le bon goût frais des Îles de la Madeleine? and ?Le Savoir-faire des Îles de la Madeleine?: your guarantee that the products are fresh and authentically Madelinot. On the Îles de la Madeleine, the sea and the land meet. Taste it!

Phone: (418) 986-6650
Fax: (418) 986-6675
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Website: http://www.lebongoutfraisdesiles.com

Butcher Shop and Delicatessens:

Boucherie spécialisée Côte à Côte

Located in the heart of Cap-aux-Meules. Come in and try our local products (delicatessen meats, seal meat), prepared dishes, gourmet kitchen products and BBQ cuts. Take advantage of our personalized service as well as our catering service for your family (or other) parties. Summer schedule: daily from 8 am to 8 pm.

Phone: (418) 986-3322
Fax: (418) 986-5745
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Le veau des "Nathaël" (Ferme Arseneau)

Meat from healthy veal calves, the offspring of milk cows at the cheese factory who, as soon as they are weaned, are fed with barley and spent grains from the micro-brewery. This ultra-healthy, hormone-free feeding program creates meat that is naturally tender and tasty. Buy and taste our meats at the Maison d'Éva-Anne.

Phone: (418) 937-8053
Fax: (418) 969-4950
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Cheese Factory:

Fromagerie du Pied-de-Vent

A cottage industry cheese factory that uses raw milk to produce the tasty Pied-de-Vent cheese and Tomme des Demoiselles, a semi-hard cow's milk cheese. On-site boutique. Schedule: from July 1st to September 15, daily from 8 am to 6 pm. Off season: daily from 8 am to 4:30 pm.

Phone: (418) 969-9292
Fax: (418) 969-9307
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Chocolate Factories:

Les Saveurs de l'Art

Superior grade, ?pure cocoa butter? chocolate flavoured with local products. Specialty items at the Saveurs de l'Art include: caramel, cranberry treats, Island honey nougatine, Pied-de-Vent, ?l'Ariel? raspberry or ?Châlin?. Schedule: daily from 10 am. Off season: variable schedule.

Phone: (418) 986-4190
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Craft Beers and Beverages:

Microbrasserie À l'abri de la Tempête

Island beers are brewed from ingredients harvested on the Îles de la Madeleine. They guarantee a uniquely fresh and highly interesting product. Guided tours of the installation and pub on site. Summer schedule: from June 1st to the end of September, daily. October to May: with reservations and when events are organized at the pub.

Phone: (418) 986-5005
Fax: (418) 986-5013
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Website: http://www.alabridelatempete.com

Le Verger Poméloi

Phone: 418-937-5611
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Le Barbocheux

The Madelinots always say that ?bagosse? is the beer of the Islands, but it is really a traditional home-brewed wine.?Le Barbocheux:? artisanal winery. Our products: bagosse, fortified wine (port style) and berry liquors. Schedule: June to September, daily from 10 am to 6 pm. October to May, Monday to Saturday, from 1 to 5 pm.

Phone: (418) 969-2114
Fax: (418) 969-2173
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Website: http://www.bagossedesiles.com

Fish Shops:

La Poissonnière

Fish market in the heart of Cap-aux-Meules village offers a large variety of fish, sushi, pizzas and seafood rigorously selected for freshness. Home-cooked products ready to eat on the spot or for take out. Air travel packaging. Schedule: May 1st to October 15, daily from 10 am to 7 pm.

Phone: (418) 986-5771
Fax: (418) 986-5308
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Website: http://www.lapoissonniere.com

Cap sur Mer

Fish market: lobster (live, cooked and packaged for air transport). Great variety of seafood; pizzas, sushi, etc. Restaurant: La Factrie, specialty seafood (see pp. 128-129). Schedule fish shop: 7 days from 8 am to 6 pm, except Sunday from noon to 6 pm.

Phone: (418) 986-2710
Fax: (418) 986-6784
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Website: http://www.ilesdelamadeleine.com/gros-cap/

Herbalist:

Hébergement l'Anse aux Herbes

Herbalist's shop where you will find an assortment of aromatic oils and vinegars, fine herbs Mer & Terre (Sea & Land), creams, massage oils. Naturally grown herbs, dried and processed on site. Boutique schedule: June 15 to October 15 from 9 am to 5 pm.

Phone: (418) 986-6421
Fax: (418) 986-2447
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Home-made Bread & Pastries:

Boulangerie artisanale La Fleur de Sable

Each night your artisan baker puts his expertise to work creating a whole range of sugar/fat free breads containing no chemicals or preservatives. Home-made sourdough. Original recipes: local smoked herring foccaccia, beer bread, Magdalen Islands'cranberry/blueberry rolls. Croissants, desserts, coffee, breakfasts, pizzas, sandwiches? Schedule: daily from 8 am to 6 pm.

Phone: (418) 937-2224
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Website: http://www.lafleurdesable.com

Smokehouse:

Le Fumoir d'Antan, ÉCONOMUSÉE du fumage de poissons

Discover the Fumoir d'Antan, a traditional herring smokehouse where the Arseneau family has been smoking herring fillets for three generations. Make sure you come in to taste our herring, plain or marinated, smoked mackerel, smoked salmon and smoked scallops. Schedule: from April 1st to June 14 and September 1st to 30, Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. June 15 to July 15 and August 15 to 31, daily from 8 am to 5 pm. July 15 to August 15, daily from 8 am to 6 pm.

Phone: (418) 969-4907
Fax: (418) 969-4909
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Website: http://www.fumoirdantan.com

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