the french "gave" quebec to canada - !
forever grateful - especially for giving us "sweet" butter (unsalted - which is still our preference after 50 years in canada ) and fine quebec cheeses , such as OKA , port salut and st. paulin !
hbg
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History: French Trappist monks, who settled in Brittany in 1815, created monastery cheese Port Salut. By 1875, their cheese had become popular in Paris. When in the late 1800's, monks from this same order established a monastery at La Trappe, Québec, near the village of Oka, they brought the Port Salut recipe with them, creating their version, Oka Trappist Cheese. Today, they still oversee its production.