eh Canadians! - poutine?
It is made of french fries, with cheese curds then covered in a brown beef gravy....interesting...supposedly "greasy spoon" or bar food type stuff.  I had never heard of this one! |
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Never heard of it, but...wow  ...I just gained 5lb reading that description! |
| There is the traditional poutine, which is fresh cut fries (has to be real fries, none of the processed stuff), covered in cheese curds (again, real cheese curds, none of the fake stuff), covered in gravy. There are also variations. You can get smoked meat poutine, for example. It is not something that I eat (I have enough weight challenges without adding the calories of poutine) but is something that David loves. When he had his heart attack (not caused by eating poutine, but by some genetic thingy), he spent time at the Heart Institute. Then for a few months he had to go there twice a week for cardiac rehab. There was a poutine truck parked outside the main doors of the Heart Institute! Poor David would have to walk by that truck and watch people eat poutine. It was so cruel that I called to complain but the Heart Institute said that they had tried to get the truck removed but that it is technically city property so they had no power. They were not happy about it. My last poutine story involves David getting busted by Mady. I went for my usual walk at lunch, but went along a street I don't normally take. We were walking past a chip truck when Mady started getting excited. The poutine truck man left his truck, ran over and called Mady by her name. Then he gave her a piece of a pogo. 'How do you know my dog's name?' I ask. 'Does my husband come here???' The chip truck guy backed away slowly and was trying to come up with some reason why he knew Mady. The people in the line up waiting for their poutine were laughing. David was busted! I now know that his long walks with Mady sometimes lead him to having a poutine. And Mady gets a piece of pogo.  |
Poutine is amazing. It is also just about the worst thing for my heart...  It is a Quebec delicacy, and basic poutine is just as you described, the best is fresh-cut home fries, fresh cheese curds and gravy on top. I LOVE poutine. You can also get many variations, one I really like is poutine with shaved Montreal smoked meat mixed in. Don't get poutine from chains like Burger King, get it from real diners or roadside chip trucks. There's a chip truck near my house which I have to avoid (my heart!) but I do indulge every now and then, it's owner LOVES Mady and Mady loves him (or at least the free pogos he always gives her  ) and he makes great poutine, he chops the potato right when you order fries or poutine and deep fries them, adds several layers of cheese curds in the container (so they're not all just on top) and delicious gravy mmmmmmmmm....It's also known as Fat on Fat on Fat.  |
| They have it at the Burger King??? Interesting! Now I thought I was eating bad when I had chili fries a month ago - those are fries, covered with chile and covered with grated cheese!.... And another question - what's pogo  Must be another canadian delicacy?? |
| A pogo is a hotdog dipped in batter and deep fried. What do you people eat down there??? Are we going to have to bring our own food to Sheepiepalooza? Mind you, our poutine and pogo days are behind us now. We are having curried lentils, rice and broccoli for supper. |
| I think a pogo is the same as a corndog for Americans. And don't get Poutine at Mcdonalds or Burger King! That will just be a cheap processed knock-off. |
My God! Look at the time! It's almost lunchtime, and there's that poutine place just a block away....  |
Baba wrote: My God! Look at the time! It's almost lunchtime, and there's that poutine place just a block away.... Don't even THINK about it. |
Baba wrote: My God! Look at the time! It's almost lunchtime, and there's that poutine place just a block away.... LOL Yes, we call them corndogs  or prontopup... And they are plentiful - Todd had 2 of them yesterday!! I was running errands and I brought them home for his afternoon snack No trouble finding good food here.....and they have this chain called Steak and Shake around St Louis (also other spots in the US, just not here in MN, so I have to save up!)....sinful delish! Have to find one close to us when down there.  |
| Poutine is Canada wide...... definitely yummy. Has to be cheese curds though not just any shredded cheese! LOL Burger King cannot do it justice at all LOL |
| I'm surprised we don't have poutine here - neighboring Wisconsin is the cheese capital of the US, and have great fresh cheese curds. I get that (and my Spotted Cow beer ) whenever I cross over there! We have deep fried cheese curds here - no less deadly than poutine!  |
| Wow!!! Very interesting... As far as what we have in the LOU????? Oh!! David!!! You are going to LOVE it here!!! Of course, as Dawn mentioned, we have Steak n Shake, the best burgers and fries around!! One is located very close to the Boathouse, but so is the CWE~~ Which we generally go to eat~wonderful dog friendly shops and outdoor cafe's, ice cream shops... Let's see what else????? oh...TOASTED RAVIOLI'S...a St. Louis specialty...and...pork steaks..and.Provel Cheese..and.Ted Drews Custard...Imo's Pizza...  ...the best Seeded Italian and French Bread around....and....authentic Italian restaurants,  many of which are located on the Hill where I live...and...Gelato, Ice cones...dogcones...and...soooo much more!!!So, you see David!!! you will NOT starve when you get here!! I promise you!!! |
got sheep wrote: I'm surprised we don't have poutine here - neighboring Wisconsin is the cheese capital of the US, and have great fresh cheese curds. I get that (and my Spotted Cow beer ) whenever I cross over there!We have deep fried cheese curds here - no less deadly than poutine! Love cheese curds and Spotted Cow...we need to have a sheepie get together in WI I've heard of poutine before, but never tried it. Maybe someday soon  |
^^^^ Good idea, Amanda!!  ^^^^ |
| Way to go Mady! I only have poutine once a year and only when I am in Ottawa or Quebec. It is so unhealthy but oh so wonderful. I like mine with ketchup mixed in.  David white or cheddar chesse curds? I only ever have had the white curds. I can feel my heart bursting just thinking about poutine! peg |
Amanda P wrote: Love cheese curds and Spotted Cow...we need to have a sheepie get together in WI Well, we will be in September of next year. It's called the OESCA national specialty...  Though I don't think cheese curds or spotted cows <???> are on the menu as it stands. I'll have to check with our hospitality director and see if this would be something that would fit into the picnic which is tentatively scheduled to take place during the agility trial... Still can't get over that...spotted cows? Really? What next??? Maybe we'll need to see if the Canadians will take mercy on us and bring some of this poutine...In fact, maybe we need to make it a potluck kind of thing, with groups from every region volunteering to bring something representative...Agility handlers best not eat until after all is said and done from the sound of it. If their dogs are still in the ring and not surfing the picnic...  Kristine |
| We used to go to this place in Leamington Canada. It was a little walk up restaurant by the water. They served the best fries and gravy. Back in our younger days we would get it everytime we went there. Lisa Frankie and Mattie |
| FYI...Spotted Cow is beer. Made by the New Glarus Brewing Co. and only available in WI...I believe. |
Amanda P wrote: FYI...Spotted Cow is beer. Made by the New Glarus Brewing Co. and only available in WI...I believe. Aha! Well, given Sybil's well established contempt for running agility in a conventional - read: non-humilating to the handler - manner, perhaps i need to rethink my dislike of beer... It could come in handy Kristine |
Amanda P wrote: FYI...Spotted Cow is beer. Made by the New Glarus Brewing Co. and only available in WI...I believe. Oh, Kristine should know...she has been with me when I have bought it at the liquor store across the street from her work... And yes, they still limit their market to WI only - you have to buy it there. I think a bottle should be in the welcome packs ..... |
| I'll pass that along.... May be the first time in history people would have to show ID to get their welcome/hospitality bags if so I think Sunny volunteered Will as our beer steward...? KB |
Mad Dog wrote: I'll pass that along.... May be the first time in history people would have to show ID to get their welcome/hospitality bags if so I think Sunny volunteered Will as our beer steward...? KB You are correct! I distinctly remember hearing Will was the "beer meister"  |
| What are cheese curds? The same as cottage cheese? |
barney1 wrote: What are cheese curds? The same as cottage cheese? They may be related, but they are different. Bigger. Have you ever seen deep fried cheese curds at carnivals or fairs? And around here, the cheddar (or orange ones) are all we see. Never seen the white ones. |
barney1 wrote: What are cheese curds? The same as cottage cheese? They are a kind of cheese that are basically shaped like lumps. You can eat them that way or bread them and deep fry them...similar to mozzarella sticks. Deep fried is my preferred form of consumption...from Culvers....hmmmmmm |
| no, never seen that before, but I haven't really been to many fairs...the only one was in San Diego and that doesn't sound like their type of regional specialty! |
babysheepie wrote: We used to go to this place in Leamington Canada. It was a little walk up restaurant by the water. They served the best fries and gravy. Back in our younger days we would get it everytime we went there. Lisa Frankie and Mattie I know the place, I used to live a 5 minute walk from there  |
| OMG You guys have made me so hungry and I've not heard of most of the food you've mentioned. I do think, however, that i need to rethink what I'm wearing to sheepiepalooza..maybe someting with a "stretch" waist. We do have Steak 'n Shakes here and are so good, but I try not to go there too often. What about Friendly's? They had left Michigan or at least from the area we lived, and we were so excited to find them in Florida, right on the ocean. |
| Stacey We used to spend so much time at Point Pelee in the summer. We would always stop there on the way home. Lisa Frankie and Mattie |
We don't have anything called cheese curds here. Nor poutine, nor pogos or corn dogs. BUT we do have pies, pasties and dim sims.  We don't have steak n shake or Friendly's either just Macca's and Burger King or Spotted Cow. But we do have Beez Neez, a wheat based beer with a hint of honey added during the brewing. It sounds awful but tastes great. David and Kim will have some when they come to visit with us. Luckily or unluckily for David there is NO WAY he will find any poutine here in Aus. It's rare to even come across fries/chips and gravy, which is very sad because I LOVE them. |
| Wow, even Wikipedia talks about fried cheese curds and poutine. So the cheese must be so fresh it still has the squeak! Even though we have several very large cheese factories here, curds are not available. The one factory I'm familiar with is only motz cheese. How wonderful it would be to go around the country and sample state fair faire. If you made all 50 states without having a heart attack, gall bladder attack or some other food related catastrophy, imagine the memories........and heart burn. What makes your state fair or specialities unique to your area? |
Mad Dog wrote: It's called the OESCA national specialty... Just to come full circle, the "Canadian National Specialty" IS Poutine! LOL Brought to you by oes.arrrrrgh and other running jokes |
Mim wrote: We don't have anything called cheese curds here. Nor poutine, nor pogos or corn dogs. BUT we do have pies, pasties and dim sims. We don't have steak n shake or Friendly's either just Macca's and Burger King or Spotted Cow. But we do have Beez Neez, a wheat based beer with a hint of honey added during the brewing. It sounds awful but tastes great. David and Kim will have some when they come to visit with us. Luckily or unluckily for David there is NO WAY he will find any poutine here in Aus. It's rare to even come across fries/chips and gravy, which is very sad because I LOVE them. You DO have Vegemite though! That makes up for all of it, right? |
Ron wrote: Mad Dog wrote: It's called the OESCA national specialty... Just to come full circle, the "Canadian National Specialty" IS Poutine! LOL Brought to you by oes.arrrrrgh and other running jokes Only one of MANY cuz we rock   |
| I used to live in Springfield Illinois and they have something call Horseshoes, what it is, is a piece of toast cover with ham or hamburger or chicken then top with a very large amount of french fires and melted cheese, is good but I think not very good for you either |
| Awwww David, we can't forget "Newfie fries"..... |
| Amazingly, I've never had Newfie fries!! And I'm married to a Newfoundlander! I can't think of anywhere I've seen them around here. I think our proximity to Quebec has made poutine the overwhelming menu favourite. |
| I would eat Newfie Fries before I would eat Poutine. |
God I'm starting to drool like Mady thinking of all this fatty goodness! But I have some leftover lentils and rice to look forward to for lunch....  (actually I love curried lentils and rice, but still.... poutine or newfie fries... mmmmmm) |
| Many Newfoundlanders have settled in my area, Guelph and Cambridge Ontario. There is small takeout place that serves hamburgers and newfie fries. My dad lives in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, only a few blocks away from the ferry that travels to Newfoundland. My dad at 83 is a health nut, so only smelts and lobster for treats when I visit him. peg |
| So what are Newfie Fries?? |
| Newfie Fries are fresh cut french fries with dressing on top, then peas, then lots and lots of gravy..... |
Dudster wrote: Newfie Fries are fresh cut french fries with dressing on top, then peas, then lots and lots of gravy..... By "dressing" you mean? |
| stuffing....... is "dressing" a Canadian thing? You guys have got to come to Canada eh... you are missing out on so much.... Donairs could be a whole other topic. |
| and beaver tails.... |
| To me dressing and stuffing are the same thing...technically it is stuffing if you stuff it in something or dressing if you cook it "loose." I thought that was what you were referencing, but given the direction of this thread I thought I may have been wrong. Do you Canadian's ever eat fries/chips the normal way? Plain with ketchup? |
| LOL To me, "Dressing" is something that goes on salads. "Stuffing" is a bread-based poultry side dish, regardless of whether it is cooked inside or outside of the bird. "Filling" is what goes into pasta, meat-wraps and Twinkies and other pastries. "Gravy" is brown and goes with meat or poultry. "Sauce" is what goes on pasta, except when I dated an Italian girl and her family called that "gravy". "Sauce" is also what comes from any sautee, basically any prepared liquid. There are probably others... |
| Ron you make me think of the folks from the U.K. I watch a British soap called Coronation Street and they are always putting 'brown sauce' on things. It is a great source of mystery to me. What could brown sauce be? As for this thread becoming a four pager, I think that we are all a bit like bears coming out of our winter hibernation, all starved and looking for calories. That is my excuse, anyway. Now David, you WILL go eat your lentils and rice and you WILL enjoy it! As for me, I am taking Mady to the poutine truck... |
Ron wrote: LOL To me, "Dressing" is something that goes on salads. "Stuffing" is a bread-based poultry side dish, regardless of whether it is cooked inside or outside of the bird. "Filling" is what goes into pasta, meat-wraps and Twinkies and other pastries. "Gravy" is brown and goes with meat or poultry. "Sauce" is what goes on pasta, except when I dated an Italian girl and her family called that "gravy". "Sauce" is also what comes from any sautee, basically any prepared liquid. There are probably others... I define things basically the same way. I always say stuffing, but my grandma called it dressing. It did cross my mind that the dressing for Newfie Fries could be ranch salad dressing...Americans would totally eat that. Fries with ranch and gravy...leave out the peas because why would you want to eat green stuff? |
Willowsprite wrote: and beaver tails.... Beaver Tails.. my favourite. Amanda, the only time I eat ketchup is with fries. |
Amanda P wrote: Do you Canadian's ever eat fries/chips the normal way? Plain with ketchup? Actually, most of the time I do have fries, it's just fries with ketchup... but truthfully, I'd always rather have poutine, it's just my cardiologist would not be happy. So instead of Fat on Fat on Fat (Poutine), I just tend to have the Fat once. It's also very common in Quebec to have plain fries with mayonnaise as a dip and not ketchup, that's a French thing, common in France and Quebec, almost unheard of in the rest of Canada (it is good, but I don't need the extra fat from mayonnaise, if I'm gonna be putting extra fat on my fatty fries, I'll go all the way and have a poutine )These super healthy fat-free lentils and rice for lunch is yummy! mmm mmm mmm |
| I always thought the mayo for fries thing was dutch? I love dipping fries in mayo.... |
| Fries - At our house it's a mix! Todd and son Travis dip in ketchup. I prefer BB sauce! And my 2 daughters are the mayo dippers! Dipping fries in mayo is quite common here. |
Mady wrote: As for this thread becoming a four pager, I think that we are all a bit like bears coming out of our winter hibernation, all starved and looking for calories. That is my excuse, anyway. Now David, you WILL go eat your lentils and rice and you WILL enjoy it! As for me, I am taking Mady to the poutine truck... I think not! LOL No extra calories needed here! I always gain through the winter and lose it in the spring and summer. Time to lose now! For me anyway LOL |
| i love reading all this and hearing all the different regional specialties and what WEIRD things people eat Fries and mayo is just plain gross, but as we learned MANY years ago, I think mayo is disgusting... |
| Best fries I've had in a long, long time were truffle fries; fries with truffle oil on top. Really really aromatic and yummy! Thick-cut (steak) fries with butter! Yum! |
Im thinking all you southern sheepies headed North might want to take some good ole southern food with you. Besides the corndogs, Ive never heard of any of this! haha We do have cheese fries- french fries with melted cheese, jalapenos, bacon bits, and green onions on top. We do hav Steak and Shake here but they dont do very well here. Whataburger is best burgers here. I can always tell when Im out of Texas and get a burger, it comes with ketchup on it. In Texas if you want ketchup on your burger you have to ask for it.  |
| My son and his girlfriend like to dip their french fries in ranch dressing. I rarely each french fries but do like to dip them in ketchup. |
violet wrote: My son and his girlfriend like to dip their french fries in ranch dressing. I rarely each french fries but do like to dip them in ketchup. I usually just use ketchup, but if I am feeling indulgent will do ranch dressing and ketchup...yumm |
| I like thick cut fries with vinegar sprinkled over them. That is a treat for a hot summer day made at a chip wagon. peg |
| Ha, I found the facebook page for my favourite chip wagon, voted one of the best in Ottawa in various polls http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=1 ... 410&v=info |
| My French accent is a little rusty; is it pronounced: poo teen or poo tan or some other way? (I guess poo teen, but whadduIknow?) |
| poo teen don't pronounce it pou ten, that's the way a not very nice slang word is pronounced in French. |
| Wow, that's an awfully close distinction for a foreigner, especially while one's mouth is full of fries, cheese and gravy! |
| David: You'll have to check out this place if you join us for one of our sheepie play dates!! http://www.poutinedaretobefresh.ca/index.html |
Oakley's Mom wrote: This opens another can of worms...."steamies" I think it is hilarious how many names there can be for 1 thing |
| Oooohh Steamies....we have family in northern Quebec that we visit every summer. And Every summer we have Steamies. Hey Barbara, I did not know of this place in Brampton...thanks...I think peg |
Amanda P wrote: got sheep wrote: I've heard of poutine before, but never tried it. Maybe someday soon Flag waving Canuck here but the look of it is enough to turn me off |
| There are many poutine spots in Montreal. "La banquise" is a greasy spoon that has one of the best poutine in town. They have about a dozen variations. But if you want a 'gourmet' poutine, you have to go to the '"pied de cochon'" ot Pig's feet in English. The chef there is the crasiest most decadent guy I have ever seen. the food is absolutely incredible, but not good for a Diet. Here is a review http://www.montrealites.ca/eats/duck-in-a-can-foie-gras-poutine-or-pig-head-for-2-montreals-pied-de-cochon.html Enjoy. |
| love poutine!! Jeff cant live without em. There's a great street food truck called Skillet in Seattle - they make greattt poutine! yummmmy. |
| Had my 1st poutine in Old Quebec City about 2 years ago. We plan on returning next fall and that place is #1 on my list. Bob has been eating it in northern Ont. for years and insisted I try it. He was right on this one. OR.......after reading these post, is there an underlying plan to off me with the poutine. |
| Death by cheese curd, gravy and fries! |
Mady wrote: Death by cheese curd, gravy and fries! There are worse ways to go  |
| Been meaning to get this picture for ages Mady at her favourite chip truck (they make the best Poutine, slice a fresh potato when you order)  She didn't get a poutine, but she did get a pogo:  She goes NUTS whenever we go near the block it's located on. |
| Pogo = corn dog or pronto pup her in the US! (I remembered) Cute picture...my dogs would all go bonkers too. Coonhound Maggie with her super nose would have that place pegged a mile away!! Chewie loves a corn dog too - I get them at Kwik Trips (gas/convenience stores) when traveling...major attractant for him, as usually he doesn't bug me for handouts...these do him in! |
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