# I tasted some poutine today to celebrate Canada Day **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2008, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863 "2008-07-01T04:32:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/21 "2008-07-02T01:12:32Z")
[QUOTE=Sunrazor] C’mon, people, that’s funny! An applause smiley, please. [/QUOTE] Meh, the OP is about a distant relative of Perogis and other potato dumplings (very distant if you consider the difference between boiled potato balls filled with pork and fries covered with cheese and gravy). I could have included a link to someone actually doing what I refered to and it would have gone mostly unnoticed. Just glad someone got it. Back to the starchy goodness. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/22 "2008-07-02T01:24:35Z")
Wolfstu-- when we were in Belgium, I swear there was a graham-cracker-like koekje. For the life of my I can’t recall, though. I wonder if speculaas, for example, could be close enough in taste? Some of the bigger markets, especially the chain places (you probably have already noticed this) will have a quarter aisle for freaky north Americans with maple syrup and root beer and sasparilla and marshmallow creme and molasses and peanut butter and stuff like that (what an impression of the national cuisine that must make)-- have you guys checked in such a place? (I bet the Hague must have a lot of places like that (I have no idea where you are)) ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/23 "2008-07-02T14:44:15Z")
[QUOTE=Canadjun] Lived in Canada all my life (mostly Ottawa and Edmonton) and I’ve never had the stuff. Sounds weird. 😃 [/QUOTE] No, you have not lived in Canada all your life. You have resided in Ottawa, but you hane never had poutine, so you have not lived. (And let’s face it, residing in Edmonton does not constitute living). 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/24 "2008-07-02T14:48:24Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] Crispy fries, brown gravy, and mozza is common in the West, however, I’m certain a Quebecois will come in to tell you the correct way to do it. [/QUOTE] :eek: Mozza!? Cheese curds! Squeaky white cheddar cheese curds! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/25 "2008-07-02T14:50:09Z")
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**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/26 "2008-07-02T17:16:11Z")
I was in Canada about a month ago and our group stopped for lunch. These are college students, so we stopped at a place with many fast food joints. Plus, we didn’t have time for a sit-down meal as we still had many miles to travel. I was really looking forward to poutine and I was happy to find it on the PKF (KFC here) menu. It had popcorn chicken mixed in, but it was OK. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/27 "2008-07-02T17:29:08Z")
Comparing KFC poutine to real poutine would be like comparing Taco Bell burritos to authentic Mexican burritos. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/28 "2008-07-02T17:37:41Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Hmm…maybe I’ll get there early next time I catch a flight–any places in particular where you can count on it being good? [/QUOTE] Chez Vachon on Kelly St in Manchester is known for their Poutine. It’s also a regular stopping point for politicians during the Presidential Primary season. [http://www.frommers.com/destinations/manchesternh/D47370.html](http://www.frommers.com/destinations/manchesternh/D47370.html) [http://www.hippopress.com/food/021031\_poutine.html](http://www.hippopress.com/food/021031_poutine.html) [Poutine - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine) (see pic on the left, just below the Variations heading) ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/29 "2008-07-02T18:15:14Z")
[QUOTE=Aguecheek] :eek: Mozza!? Cheese curds! Squeaky white cheddar cheese curds! [/QUOTE] Suck it. I said it’s COMMON IN THE WEST, not that it’s how it’s made properly. I drive 45 minutes to buy curds. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/30 "2008-07-02T18:16:37Z")
[QUOTE=Leaffan] Comparing KFC poutine to real poutine would be like comparing Taco Bell burritos to authentic Mexican burritos. [/QUOTE] Well, it wasn’t KFC, it was PFK. 😉 I had it in Thunder Bay (Montana’s was the name of the place) but they used shredded cheese, not curds. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/31 "2008-07-02T18:29:28Z")
Poulet Frit Kentucky, for those wondering… ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/32 "2008-07-02T18:36:11Z")
Mozzarella, while not authentic is still passable. Cheddar is a big no-no. There’s a burger place here in Waterloo that uses a mix of cheeses and it just tastes wrong. I always wondered why I never saw anyone eating poutine. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/33 "2008-07-02T18:41:50Z")
[QUOTE=butler1850] [http://www.hippopress.com/food/021031\_poutine.html](http://www.hippopress.com/food/021031_poutine.html) [/QUOTE] Yum–this says you can add in sliced hot dogs. And “cheeseburger poutine”?? AAAHHH and the heavens open and angels sing! \<\\> where does the ess come from? Up here they say pooteen. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/34 "2008-07-02T18:47:04Z")
Mmmm. Poutine. Even the fast food variety is good, as long as they make it properly. I’ve had poutine at Harvey’s a few times but they never freakin’ melt the cheese curds properly; half of them are usually solid and cold. And yet, I still eat it. But yeah. Beef gravy (packaged will do but real beef gravy can’t be beat), white cheddar cheese curds, and golden fries. What’s not to love? For a kick, add bits of (real) bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/35 "2008-07-02T18:47:19Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Yum–this says you can add in sliced hot dogs. And “cheeseburger poutine”?? AAAHHH and the heavens open and angels sing! \<\\> where does the ess come from? Up here they say pooteen. [/QUOTE] In Joual, the ‘t’ is softened before ‘i’ so that it comes out more like ‘tsee’ to English ears. Arguably due to the influence of church latin on Québecois French… ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/36 "2008-07-02T19:19:28Z")
[QUOTE=Kid\_A] Mozzarella, while not authentic is still passable. Cheddar is a big no-no. There’s a burger place here in Waterloo that uses a mix of cheeses and it just tastes wrong. I always wondered why I never saw anyone eating poutine. [/QUOTE] Now I’m confused. Do you mean yellow cheddar is a no-no or that it has to be a curd instead of regular cheddar? How “melty” is the cheese supposed to be? ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/37 "2008-07-02T19:22:42Z")
I was talking about shredded cheeses. I never had cheddar curds with poutine but shredded “normal” cheddar is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/38 "2008-07-02T19:48:00Z")
Curds yes. Shredded cheese no. Cheddar of any sort, either curds or shredded, no. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/39 "2008-07-02T20:09:24Z")
What sort of cheese curds are used, then, if not cheddar? I have only seen cheddar curds around here. Here being Wisconsin. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863/40 "2008-07-02T20:11:24Z")
I didn’t know what poutine was, so I googled it. Now, I wants me some poutine. Damn you, Canada! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tasted-some-poutine-today-to-celebrate-canada-day/454863.md?page=3)