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Spices of Montreal

A Canadian city with Jean-Talon market, a Jewish deli tradition and the Montreal steak spice blend.

Montreal

Traded and grown here

Black pepperCorianderDill

Best time: May to October.

Montreal's Jean-Talon Market is one of the largest open-air markets in North America, with spice shops among its stalls. The city is known for smoked meat, bagels and its spice blend for steak.

Downtown Montreal as seen from Mount Royal.
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Spices and trade

Montreal steak spice is a blend of coarse black pepper, garlic, paprika, coriander, dill seed and salt. The Jewish deli tradition of smoked meat uses a similar spice rub with coriander and pepper.

The place and its people

The city has French, English, Jewish, Italian, Greek, Haitian and other communities. Spice shops such as Epices de Cru at Jean-Talon sell blends.

Visiting

Jean-Talon Market is lively on weekends. Mile End is known for bagels.

A trail idea for Montreal

  1. Jean-Talon Market Browse spice shops.
  2. A smoked meat deli Taste the spice rub.
  3. A bagel shop Visit Mile End.
  4. Old Montreal Walk the cobbled streets.
About this page

Written by the EveryMasala desk with AI assistance. Background: "Montreal" on Wikipedia. Opening hours, markets and tours change; check locally before travelling. If something is wrong, tell us.

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