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Ep. 5: Hommage au Fromage

Hey hi halloumi! On this episode Steph and Torey are all about Eastern Ontarian/Quebecois cheese and the people who make it. Torey has embarked on a potentially lifelong quest to answer the question: what did early cheesemakers wear? It’s a harder task than you’d think. Meanwhile, Steph has all the cheese history and science you could want, from ancient cow stomachs to modern degrees in cheese. And, of course, we eat a lot of cheese—seven kinds, in fact—with The Boys, who are bringing the answers to questions you didn’t know you had. Make sure to listen to find out: if Quebec were a cheese, what cheese would it be?



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Check our facts:

Fashion:

Canadian Museum of History: An Online Exhibition of Canadian Dress (including a link to The Delineator, an 1890s pattern catalogue!):

McCord Museum (and online gallery of clothing)

Royal Ontario Museum: Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles and Costume

Upper Canada Village: Union Cheese Factory


Cheesemaking:

Dairy Goodness, in association with Dairy Farmers of Canada

“Cheese and Cheesemaking,” The Canadian Encyclopedia



“Oka: the makingof a Canadian classic” by Sue Riedl, Jan 31 2012 The Globe and Mail

Cheese Slices television show with Will Studd, Australian Broadcasting Company  (Steph found streaming episodes on the website of the Ottawa Library)

Modern Marvels: Cheese History Channel Documentary


The Cheese We Ate:










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