Alliacées • Allium ascalonicum

Organic Sainte-Anne shallot

"In the silence of a corner of the garden, a faithful woman returns each year, discreet and generous like a promise kept."

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Number of cloves 5 cloves

12 cloves

36 cloves

50 caieux

120 cloves

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Passed down from generation to generation, the Sainte-Anne shallot is a prolific perennial deeply rooted in Quebec's horticultural heritage. Cultivated for over 70 years in Sainte-Aurélie, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it is distinguished by its hardiness and its ability to return year after year, faithfully following the seasons.

Traditionally planted around July 26th, Saint Anne's Day, it embodies a living link between collective memory and farming practices. Each bulb buried in suitable soil can produce up to ten offshoots the following season, forming upright and vigorous clumps that require little but yield much. Not invasive, it encourages patient and rhythmic cultivation, where the annual division of the bulbs ensures vitality and abundance.

In a supportive vegetable garden, it naturally settles in quiet corners, in the shade of attentive gestures, highlighting the continuity of an inhabited garden.

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The Sainte-Anne shallot is one of those everyday condiments that subtly enhances dishes. Its tender, fragrant bulb, easy to chop, complements sauces, vinaigrettes, stir-fries, or simmered vegetables. It evokes home cooking, simple and flavorful recipes passed down around the table.

Its growing cycle follows the old Catholic calendar: it is planted on Saint Anne's Day and harvested around Saint John's Day. In the kitchen, it becomes the common thread between the garden and the pot, punctuating dishes with a gentle and familiar accent, halfway between onion and garlic.