With winter storming ahead, thank goodness for Quebec’s Cabane à Sucres: little sugar shacks of gluttonous heaven that warm our hearts and our stomachs.
A short drive from downtown Montreal, many of these sugar shacks—where sap collected from maple trees is boiled into our nation’s trademark syrup—are open to the public and offer resplendent meals after an afternoon spent sleigh-riding, snowshoeing and touring the adjacent regions. Think homemade ham pies, crisp bacon, succulent creton, baked beans and buckwheat pancakes slathered with, yes, maple syrup. Many Cabane à Sucres serve up cider and booze from nearby local breweries, to boot. Not sure which sap house to visit? We like Érablière Charbonneau in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Cabane à Sucre Au Pied de Cochon in St Benoit de Mirabel and Cabane à Sucre Bouvrette in Saint-Antoine.
The cold just got a whole lot sweeter. —Ariella Starkman
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