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Post number 18306

jcterminal — Mon, 08 Jul 2002 22:35:35 -0800

i.heart.poutine. "Because everyone deserves to die of a heart attack before they hit forty, the Quebecois invented poutine. Poutine is the best thing to happen to the potato since just about....ever."

By: jcterminal

jcterminal — Mon, 08 Jul 2002 22:38:08 -0800

south of the border... we call 'em 'disco fries'. fyi.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Mon, 08 Jul 2002 23:20:46 -0800

The best poutine I ever had in my life was in Old Cancun. Go figure.

By: paulschreiber

paulschreiber — Mon, 08 Jul 2002 23:44:08 -0800

mmmm, i miss poutine. and steamies. :) lafleur's ... so good.

By: Zurishaddai

Zurishaddai — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 00:40:28 -0800

No, no, not poutine! Yech.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 01:30:20 -0800

Veggie-friendly poutine recipes! You rock, jcterminal! Although soy cheese... icky. Mozzarella and mushroom gravy will be just fine.

By: dotComrade

dotComrade — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 01:44:13 -0800

Now this is a link I can get into! I'm quite disheartened that I can't find poutine anywhere in the US, is there some sort of trade embargo on such deadly, rot-your-arteries goodness? Just make sure you don't pronounce it "putain" while in quebec (or to any french speaker for that matter) or be prepared for fits of laughter!

By: transient

transient — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 04:47:43 -0800

What's this "shredded cheese" business? I believe to really be poutine, it has to be curds.

By: substrate

substrate — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 04:48:34 -0800

My first introduction to poutine was after a rather nasty bout of drinking in Kingston Ontario while attending a conference for Canadian Microelectronics. Several of us had a reputation for drinking, while most of the attendees were rather straight laced. Our first night out we had a cumulative total of 141 kamikazes, the second 247. At this point our excesses appeared in the conference newspaper as a mathematical challenge, what would be the next number in the series? One of the attendees from my university diligently calculated around 350. Not to be outdone by mathematics or, horrors, any concept of self preservation we pounded back 541 kamikazes, many shots of that ambrosia, Jack Daniels, and a whole lot of pints of beer. While weaving in and out of obstacles which less enlightened persons couldn't see it was recommended that we indulge in poutine to provide a substance to soak up the alcohol, or something. Staring at the fries, soggy in thick gravy and melted cheese substance was a bit scary in my particular state, but I persevered and thought they were great. They didn't stave off any worshipping of the porcelain God which was to come that night unfortunately.

By: shinybeast

shinybeast — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 05:08:40 -0800

Yum... That reminds me of loco moco.

By: kristin

kristin — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 05:15:46 -0800

Ah....the hangover food of my youth. Good times!

By: LinemanBear

LinemanBear — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 05:27:16 -0800

I 'heart' poutine too! Does anyone know where I can find Poutine in Boston?

By: briank

briank — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 06:12:21 -0800

Does anyone know where I can find Poutine in Boston? Yes. Get on Route 93 North and keep on driving until you get to Canada. And don't bring any back with you.

By: krunk

krunk — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 06:21:02 -0800

Substrate: As a Kingston resident (well, until I finish grad school), I too know the dangers of a Bubba's poutine after a night of drinking. If you leave some in the styrofoam cup overnight, it all congeals into one giant turd of gravy and cheese. Guess what happens to the stuff that is still sitting in your stomach! All poutine outside of Quebec is pretty vile, though I still eat it on an all-too-regular basis. Best poutine ever? The lodge of Ski Fortune in Chelsea, PQ. $3.50 gets you a bowl of the goods the size of my head. I've always thought it funny that when I'm Quebec, I pronounce it p'tin, but the longer I stay in Ontario the more it starts to sound like poo-teen.

By: jalexei

jalexei — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 06:26:14 -0800

Mmmm....we discovered the tasty treat while in Montreal for the Grand Prix a few years back. Skeptics will scoff that it's just fries with cheese and gravy, but there's something....special there.

By: gimonca

gimonca — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 06:50:21 -0800

Didn't Bush make a public comment about his good friend, Canadian PM "Jacques Poutine" at one point? I can't find a reference to it...

By: krunk

krunk — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 06:56:57 -0800

Didn't Bush make a public comment about his good friend, Canadian PM "Jacques Poutine" at one point? You're referring to Canada's Official Favourite Television Show, Talking to Americans. "Question from Canada!" shouted Mercer, as Bush was handshaking past. "Prime Minister Jean Poutine says you're the man to lead the United States into the next millennium," says Mercer, knowing flattery is the most delicious bait. "That so?" says a beaming Bush, striding purposefully into the trap and delivering a well-briefed bite on the importance of free trade with Canada.

By: silusGROK

silusGROK — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 08:36:16 -0800

Poutine, Mike's Pizza (Fruits de Mer), and Epluchette de Ble D'Indes. The 'Cois culinary trifecta.

By: luriete

luriete — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 08:47:03 -0800

Now, I need to barf. Poutine? Are you serious? What an affront to patats everywhere.

By: silusGROK

silusGROK — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 11:16:58 -0800

Oh. Luriete... you haven't had poutine, then, I'm guessing. Gooey, fattening, maddeningly fulfilling "soul" food. Mmm.

By: zadcat

zadcat — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 18:30:43 -0800

One reason poutine's not available much outside Quebec is that cheddar cheese curds aren't a common snack food anywhere else. Accept no substitute. (Although the gourmet poutine link on that page is a hoot.)