It is described as a cholesterol highball, a fatty delight and a fast food icon. And at 50, the concoction of french fries topped with gravy and salty cheese curds is gaining newfound respect.
It hasn't always been that way, though. Charles-Alexandre Théorêt, author of Maudite Poutine!, describes the dish to Montreal's The Gazette as being more psychological in nature:
A generous portion of shame fried gently in an inferiority complex and topped with a hint of denigration from the ROC (Rest of Canada) – and a touch of guilty pleasure. “Love it or hate it, poutine has become a strong symbol of Quebec,” says Théorêt.
The exact origin of poutine is unclear, but most stories place the date at 1957. Fernand Lachance, a restauranteur who referred to himself as the father of poutine, was asked by a customer to mix french fries and cheese curds together in the same bag.
Warwick, then replied: “Ça va te faire une maudite poutine” (“It's gonna make a hell of a mess”). The sauce was added later to keep the fries warm.
Mess or no, the “lumberjack fat food” remains popular, and being elevated to an haute-cuisine dish while showing up on menus across the U.S.
Source: National Post
I still say it looks (and tastes) like a bag of puke. ;D
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you're french, therefore you have no culinary taste.
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*goes back to eating her frog legs* ;D
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…just how exactly do you go about giving poutine “some love”…?
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smear it all over your body. Better yet, smear it all over somebody else's body and then chow down!
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…combined with Em's comment, this really does sound rather disgusting.
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Em does not know what she's talking about, so don't take notice of the irrelevantness :)
Poutine is the bacon of chipdom! You can't improve on perfection.
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…I vote you replace “The beaver is a proud and noble animal!” with that truly brilliant quote.
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