Ingredient appreciation — what makes Montreal Smoked Meat special

What sets Montreal Smoked Meat apart is the handling of peameal bacon. In lesser versions this is treated as a background note. Here it's central and the sweet and savoury from maple result shows it. I've started buying it to cook with at home after this experience.

maple syrup production is a seasonal Quebec ritual celebrated at family sugar shacks. The a prairie farm breakfast atmosphere was right for this kind of food. I had Nanaimo bar dessert as recommended and it matched well. If you want to understand what makes this cuisine distinctive, Montreal Smoked Meat is the place to start.