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proof that fries, gravy, and squeaky cheese can stage a delicious coup against dignity.
means A Québécois dish of french fries topped with cheese curds and smothered in hot brown gravy.
from Born in rural Québec in the 1950s, poutine takes its name from Québécois French slang — popularly traced to a word meaning 'a mess' or 'a mush,' possibly echoing the English 'pudding' that wandered into French as 'poutine.' Several diners in the Centre-du-Québec region claim to have invented it, and the squabble over who first dumped curds and gravy on fries is itself a small chapter of culinary folklore.
- origin
- Born in rural 1950s Quebec diners
- cheese rule
- Real curds must squeak between your teeth
- name meaning
- Quebec slang roughly meaning a messy mush
- global spread
- Now found from Tokyo to Times Square
- haute version
- Chefs top it with foie gras and lobster
la banquise poutine — montreal's famous poutine restaurant, established 1968, serves 30+ varieties daily
putin's poutine ottawa — ottawa chip stand opened 1957, claims to be birthplace of poutine in gatineau region
le grand frite montreal — quebec poutine institution since 1976, credited with popularizing it beyond the outaouais