A Taste of French-Canadian Habitant Soup

I grew up in Quebec, French Canadian on my dad's side and Irish on my mum's, a common ethnic mix in that province. My mother made a few meals from scratch but pea soup was not one of them. We always had Habitant from a can. When it came to tourtiere we ate La Belle Fermiere from the freezer section of the grocery store. Although I make my own now those brands will still do in a pinch.
As for the observation that the soup is a little salty, a visit to Aux Anciens Canadiens will show that salty is how les Quebecois roll.



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