January 3, 201412 yr I had my first poutine near Joliette, Quebec, at an outdoor patates frites wagon in 1979! I hated it! Cheese curd is not one of my favorite things. Gravy is an old staple for French fries or frites as they are known here. Anyway, things have changed in the past 34 years and now Quebec is attributed with the origin of this "gourmet" dish. I still don't like it. Now you can get multiple variations across the country including fries and spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese called "poutinni"! One of my friends in gliding called poutine "la mort lente" (slow death)!!! It is easy enough to gain 100 pounds without eating this stuff!
January 4, 201412 yr Commercial Member I live up the street from one of the best places in Montreal for poutine. DEEEELLLLISH!... The best poutine includes the following: 1) fries that are cooked three times. The first time, they are blanched in boiling water for about 2 minutes. The second time, they are deep fried for about 5 to 8 minutes depending on how "wet" the potatoes are...The third time, they are cooked till they are so brown they're almost burnt. The insides are tender and just cooked, the outsides are a bit crispy... 2)gravy. Usually beef or chicken gravy. Thick. Not thin. The best kinds are actually made and not from a can or a package. You can tell. 3) Cheddar cheese curds. There are many other types but these are the best. The whole thing usually costs about 2$. It's a meal. Deffo not a healthy one though in this weather it's comfort food in a big way (it's -32c with the wind here today). I eat them once a month... more than that and you're asking for trouble. 1400 calories in one sitting. Easy. (Including the home made spruce beer that is a must have) Please contact oisin at milviz dot com for forum registration information. Please provide proof of purchase if you want support. Also, include the username you wish to have.
January 4, 201412 yr Commercial Member The whole thing usually costs about 2$. $2 ?? Man o' man, good thing Montreal is on my to-visit list. There's a decent poutine place here in Edmonton, but an order is more like $9. Which is probably good, since if they were only $2 I'd be quite unhealthy... That's also the best summary of poutine I've read on this thread. Real gravy is soooo much better, and yes, you can tell. Quite the revival on this thread!! :lol: Jim Stewart Milviz Person.
January 4, 201412 yr Author Wow this is a revival, I just moved to a place outside Toronto, Peterborough Ontario, to my delight I found a place called the Whistle Stop, its like gourmet poutine, literally hundreds of different kinds. My fave is called the Colonel. Its got pieces of fried chicken in it. Its a once in awhile treat though but i have a feeling I could eat one everyday.
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