Why the hell is poutine not a common American fast food item? This shit would fit right in here! Gimme dat McPoutine! (Actually this one would probably be at Arby's but not nearly as good looking. GOD DAYUM I wanna eat the picture!)
Because the cheese is hard to come by outside of Eastern Canada, you can find it outside of Quebec if you're close to it but don't go too far...
You can find squeaky cheese curd here in the states, too. It's not a hard cheese to make; though the local microbiology would potentially alter the taste from the "original" flavor. It's certainly squeaky. To me it just tastes like mozzarella with a bit more tang. The American kind, I mean.
What's the OG cheese taste like? Is it even close enough to another, more universal cheese? 🤔
This exactly, every time I tell someone that the cheese down in the states isn't right, they don't believe me.
I LOVE poutine and every time I'm in Canada I get as much of it as possible lol
It’s not uncommon in midwestern states that border Canada. I used to get it in Michigan all the time. I’ve also got a burger place by me in Colorado that does a great poutine.
But really we just don’t have the right kind of cheese in large enough quantity to be nationwide.
A 24hr diner near me carries it (my state borders Quebec). The current US food trend is more healthy than probably contributes to it not spreading.
It's not terriblely hard to make at home.
I've started seeing it at random places recently, but they are usually these trendy type places. For instance, there's a pie place here called 3.14 pie bar that does sweet pies and savory pot pies. They have poutine on the menu.
The ratio is off. Not enough Fries IMO (I know they're arguably the least-desirable ingredient, but I don't just want a bowl of meat).
You are not wrong but hell, I would still eat this.
I 100% want a bowl of meat. However, if you're going to call it poutine with smoked meat then the poutine should be the star with the smoked meat being the flair, not the other way around.
SHOVE IT INTO MY FOOD-HOLE NOW.
I will pay you to shovel this into my face.
What's the restaurant? Looks like both a well executed poutine and amazing smoked meat, if it's close to me I'll definitely try that!
It’s from Montreal Poutine in old town (Rue St Paul) between the St Lawrence River and the Montreal Courthouse. They have a really nice outdoor area and some very solid food.
Yessss a few minutes from work! I'll go check it out next week, thanks!
Ahh was going to ask if it was La Basque 😁
omg
I've been craving that poot for a while now...
Tabarnak! Là tu parles!
Omg I'm booking my flight to Canada rn. Save me some
That looks amazing!
Isn't that a dirty word in French?
Never heard of it in that meaning in France.
Or maybe you mean "putain" ?
As far as as know poutine is just the name of that meal.
Unfortunately, it's also the name of a Russian war criminal for people who don't pay attention to the letters in words.
We had people being rude to poutine restaurants owners here because they thought it was related to Russia.
It means 'mess', like "fries, cheese and gravy? That's gonna be a real mess!"
Fun fact : hen Ukraine full scale war started people would call restaurants in Paris and threaten them to remove Poutine from menu
I literally tried that for the first time yesterday at Monkless Brewing. It did not disappoint.
After that Tom Segura / YMH episode I can't read the word Poutine without feeling slightly unwell
It's an absolute mess but I would tear that up.
Poutine consists of Fries, Gravy, and Raw Curd Cheese. Nothing else.
This is stew.
Note: I don't really believe this is true, but it is a fun devil's advocate position to take.
