Day 15: Sugar Pie

My life has been changed. No seriously. On day 15, I was introduced to Sugar Pie and it was, arguably, one of the most interesting and delicious things I have ever eaten!

Bob and I had finished up a long day of sight seeing in more 15 degree weather when we decided to get dinner at Le Couchon Dingue (The Crazy Pig). It is a small, casual restaurant, set along this street:

The atmosphere was warm, welcoming and exactly what we needed after a long day spent at museums, shops, and walking the city. The dinner was good, not particularly remarkable (although that may have something to do with the bottle of wine we had), but the dessert....wow. There are no words to describe our initial reaction to this stuff. We had been told that Sugar Pie is a Quebecois specialty and we were excited to try it but neither of us had expected this!

The pie does not look particularly remarkable. In fact, it's actually fairly bland in appearance. It consists of a pie crust and a caramel like filling made of flour, butter, salt, vanilla, cream, and, on occasion, maple syrup or brown sugar. It kind of reminds me of pecan pie but without the pecans but the texture is different, more smooth and creamy. I have never in my life tried anything like it, flavor, texture, appearance....everything was very familiar but....not.

We liked it so much, we went back the next day to buy a full pie to bring back to the U.S.

Sugar Pie is found predominately in Quebec, France, Belgium, and the midwestern United States (random I know). However, it appears to be very easy to make so if you are interested and you cannot find any near your home, try making one of your very own! You never know, you could discover a new favorite!

Until Tomorrow,
Cat!