View the VIBE Toronto
  • Cool Vibes
    • Cool Vibes
    • Gift Guides
    • Eats+Drinks
    • Travel+Hotels
    • Health+Fitness
    • Style+Beauty
    • Life+Culture
    • Dating+Relationships
    • Events+Nightlife
    • Cannabis
  • Best in The 6ix
    • Best in The 6ix
    • Restaurants
    • Hotels
    • Things to do
    • Coffee Shops
    • Spas + Beauty
    • Barbershops
    • Retail
  • City Life
    • City Life
    • Pride
    • #TTCLife
    • #BossLife
    • #DatingLife
    • Seen+Heard
    • COVID-19
    • Quarantine Chronicles
    • Submit a Q.C. Post
  • Going Down
    • Today
    • This Week
    • This Month
    • Submit an Event
SPACES Yorkville
Join In
6K Likes
12K Followers
22K Followers
150 Followers
  • Masthead
  • Send Us A Tip
  • Advertise
Subscribe
View the VIBE Toronto
View the VIBE Toronto
  • Cool Vibes
    • Cool Vibes
    • Gift Guides
    • Eats+Drinks
    • Travel+Hotels
    • Health+Fitness
    • Style+Beauty
    • Life+Culture
    • Dating+Relationships
    • Events+Nightlife
    • Cannabis
  • Best in The 6ix
    • Best in The 6ix
    • Restaurants
    • Hotels
    • Things to do
    • Coffee Shops
    • Spas + Beauty
    • Barbershops
    • Retail
  • City Life
    • City Life
    • Pride
    • #TTCLife
    • #BossLife
    • #DatingLife
    • Seen+Heard
    • COVID-19
    • Quarantine Chronicles
    • Submit a Q.C. Post
  • Going Down
    • Today
    • This Week
    • This Month
    • Submit an Event
  • Eats+Drinks

The Canadian Cheese Grand Prix

  • April 26, 2013
  • Adam Mazerall
Total
1
Shares
1
0
0
0
0
0

To sports fans, the Grand Prix is associated with Formula 1 racing. I’ve never bothered learning how to drive, so, for myself, watching cars loop around a track is about as scintillating as counting the miniscule protrusions on a stucco ceiling. However, as a dairy-loving foodophile, one ‘race’ that does tickle my fancy is the Canadian Cheese Grand Prix.

Since 1998, the Dairy Farmers of Canada have held this competition to celebrate the bluest of the blue, the creamiest of the triple cremes, the goodest (it’s a word now) of the goudas, and so on. Some 700 cheese varieties are born and bred in our fine nation, making the task of judging the finest of fromages a gruelling one, I’m sure.

Earlier this week, the winners were announced in this year’s maniacal milk-off. While we had to miss the grand unveiling, the folks at the Grand Prix kindly sent us a selection of five palate pleasers from the 19 categories comprising this lactose-ridden battle…

Grand Champion
Category: Fresh Cheese
Cheese Name: Ricotta
Company: Quality Cheese Co.
I was a bit surprised when I unwrapped the package sent to us and saw the Grand Champion – the winner of the winners from the 19 categories – was a ricotta. I just naturally assumed it would be some ultra-luxe, fancy aged cheese with a name I’d be unable to pronounce. But, after a bite of this soft Italian cheese, it was evident. This ricotta rocks. Simple as that. Milky and creamy but oddly light, there’s a slight sweetness that rounds out this champion cheese.

Category: Soft Cheese with Bloomy Rind
Cheese Name: Le Noble
Company: Fromagerie Domaine Féodal Inc.
This soft cheese is similar to a brie in texture and appeal, but more palatable in that there’s more of a buttery texture and taste than your average bloomy rinder.

Category: Swiss-type Cheese
Cheese Name: Louis D’or 18 Months
Company: Fromagerie du Presbytère
I adored the Louis D’or. It has similar characteristics to what one associates with a Swiss-type cheese, but there was a little… je ne sais quoi… that undoubtedly helped make it the King of the Category.

Category: Flavoured Cheese with Added Particulate Solids and Flavourings
Cheese Name: Raclette de Compton au Poivre
Company: Fromagerie La Station
Loved this one, too. Buttery and a li’l nutty, Raclette de Compton is aged for three to four months, solidifying its characteristics. The result is an easy (almost too easy) to eat cheese with sporadic pops of pepper that contrast with its otherwise mellow flavour.

Category: Organic Cheese
Cheese Name: Bleu d’Élizabeth
Company: Fromagerie du Presbytère
Congrats to this blue for winning in two categories (it also took home the trophy for Blue Cheese), but I, for one, am not a big blue fan. I find the punctuation of flavour engulfs my senses in a less-than-enjoyable fashion. However, this one was good for a blue thanks to more of a salty flavour and less of a drop-kick to my tastebuds.

Total
1
Shares
Like 1
Tweet 0
Pin it 0
Like 0
Share 0
Share 0
Related Topics
  • Canadian Cheese Grand Prix
  • Dairy Farmers of Canada
  • Grand Prix of Cheese
Avatar
Adam Mazerall

Previous Article
  • Life+Culture

Upcoming Exhibits and Events at the AGO

  • April 25, 2013
  • Sarah Lambert
View Post
Next Article
  • Eats+Drinks
  • TORONTO

Vegetarian Restaurants in Toronto for Every Mood

  • April 26, 2013
  • Jason Finestone
View Post
You May Also Like
View Post
  • Eats+Drinks

Salad King Takes On Queen St. With 2nd Toronto Location

  • Sydnee Condon
  • April 7, 2021
bloomers donuts
View Post
  • Eats+Drinks

This Toronto Donut Shop Is Taste Bud Heaven

  • Sydnee Condon
  • April 7, 2021
View Post
  • Eats+Drinks

Check Out Toronto’s New Year-Round Street Eats Market

  • Sydnee Condon
  • April 6, 2021
Best Cocktails
View Post
  • Eats+Drinks

What Are the Six Best Cocktails to Try This Summer?

  • VIBE Team
  • April 3, 2021
Toronto Pho Restaurant Uber Eats Scam Refund Requests
View Post
  • Cool Vibes
  • Eats+Drinks

Local Restaurant Calls Out Rising Uber Eats Refund Requests Scam

  • VIBE Team
  • April 1, 2021
View Post
  • Eats+Drinks

6 Patio Sipping Worthy Cocktails in The 6ix

  • Sydnee Condon
  • March 30, 2021
View Post
  • Eats+Drinks

Get a Taste of Real Canadian Cuisine at This Leslieville Indigenous Restaurant

  • Sydnee Condon
  • March 29, 2021
View Post
  • Eats+Drinks

The Cake Fairies Are Here To Make Your Cupcake Dreams Come True!

  • Sydnee Condon
  • March 29, 2021
APRIL FEATURE

Justin Wu: Making His Mark in the Film Industry—One Scene at a Time. #VIBEfeatures

about
READ NOW
Trending Posts
  • 1
    • Eats+Drinks
    Get a Taste of Real Canadian Cuisine at This Leslieville Indigenous Restaurant
    • Sydnee Condon
  • Toronto Pho Restaurant Uber Eats Scam Refund Requests 2
    • Cool Vibes
    • Eats+Drinks
    Local Restaurant Calls Out Rising Uber Eats Refund Requests Scam
    • VIBE Team
  • 3
    • Eats+Drinks
    Check Out Toronto’s New Year-Round Street Eats Market
    • Sydnee Condon
  • 4
    • Cool Vibes
    • Music
    5 Local Toronto Music Groups We’re Loving Right Now
    • Sydnee Condon
SPACES Yorkville
ADVERTISE WITH US
Learn about our
partnership opportunities.

Inquire Now

 

LATEST NEWS
SPACES Yorkville
GOING DOWN:
« April 2021 » loading...
M T W T F S S
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
Fri 16

Digital Marketing Strategies For Small Businesses

April 16 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Fri 23

Learn Digital Painting and Color Workshop

April 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Subscribe to The Weekly VIBE Newsletter

View the VIBE
View the VIBE, partially owned, and operated by STAMINA Group Inc., launched in 2010 as a video restaurant and spa guide, later evolving into a recognized digital Toronto-lifestyle authority, producing fun, edgy and informational editorial content. Establishing itself as a voice for restaurant reviews, trending stories, and excellent vibe videos.
Learn More
Partner Network

Divine.ca, Canada’s Bilingual Online

Women’s Lifestyle Magazine.

WanderEater.com, leading those wandering aimlessly for food.

@ImagesofCanada, showcasing the beauty that Canada has to offer.

Part of the STAMINA Group
of brands.

Learn More

Navigation
  • Cool Vibes
    • Cool Vibes
    • Gift Guides
    • Eats+Drinks
    • Travel+Hotels
    • Health+Fitness
    • Style+Beauty
    • Life+Culture
    • Dating+Relationships
    • Events+Nightlife
    • Cannabis
  • Best in The 6ix
    • Best in The 6ix
    • Restaurants
    • Hotels
    • Things to do
    • Coffee Shops
    • Spas + Beauty
    • Barbershops
    • Retail
  • City Life
    • City Life
    • Pride
    • #TTCLife
    • #BossLife
    • #DatingLife
    • Seen+Heard
    • COVID-19
    • Quarantine Chronicles
    • Submit a Q.C. Post
  • Going Down
    • Today
    • This Week
    • This Month
    • Submit an Event
View the VIBE Toronto
  • Contact
  • Masthead
  • Subscribe
  • Send us a Tip
  • Legal
  • © 2020, STAMINA Group
The leading VIBE authority of The 6ix - Online Lifestyle Magazine

Input your search keywords and press Enter.