Fromagerie Perron is a place many of my Québécois friends mention is famous for cheese in the the Saguenay-Lac St Jean Region. So I had to check it out! For those that are unaware(or who live life as a caveman), Quebec really does have some excellent fromageries! The Quebec french culture dates back over 400 years to ancestry from France and the art of cheese making has carried on and flourished in many areas of the province throughout the years! It was a nice surprise to see they even have a newly constructed dining room attached to the cheese shop where you can catch lunch. The highlight of the dining room was a poutine bar where you could slather as much cheese, different kinds of meat, peppers, onions and of course three kinds of sauce all over some fries! One visit to the poutine bar was $12 while all you can eat was $16. For me, a visit to the poutine bar would have put me straight to a deep coma sleep so I decided just to have a burger with small poutine and salad. Burger and serving was awesome! It tasted as it was a pork burger but had a nice touch to it. The salad was fresh with crunchy lettuce and a nice dressing. Poutine size was small but just enough to give you a taste and enjoy serving. The cheese shop had many jams and sauces all regional. I ended up buying some blueberry products (jams, syrups and of course a nice bag of cheese curds. The curds had a nice squeak to them but different from other cheese shops. Not as creamy as other places but nice and lighter tasting. I would definitely chalk this up as a must visit if in the area either for some easy souvenirs, to experience some of their awesome cheeses or to have a nice lunch. Or test some great poutine or other delicious items on the menu. Really I don't think you will be disappointed. I sure wasn't! read more

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