I should explain that “Putin” is rendered in French as “Poutine”, that being the spelling whose pronunciation is closest to the Russian. Also, “Putin” would be pronounced in French exactly the same way as “putain”, whore. Hmm. Anyway a restaurant in Drummondville, QC which claims to have been the first to create poutine (doubtful) has dropped the word from its menu, replacing by something like curds, fries, gravy.
As if French or English spelling and pronunciation has any regular correspondence…
It’s a ridiculous and pointless gesture, but it sure got them in the news, so PT Barnum is vindicated, if he even said it at all.
Just relabel them as “freedom fries with gravy and cheese curds.” And the equivalent in French of course.
Pretty sure that would be “poutine.” Oh wait…
Frites liberté avec sauce et fromage en grains.
It just rolls off the tongue.
Then you’re not using enough gravy!
The central library in Hannibal Missouri has pulled all copies of their favorite-son’s novel Putinhead Wilson.
Isn’t poutine of Canadian origin or am I wrong?
It is; it originated in Quebec in the 1950s. The restaurant which @Hari_Seldon mentioned in the OP is, in fact, in Quebec.
Oh yeah you’re right, I totally missed that, my bad.
They will be calling Russian Dressing something like Freedom Dressing soon, no doubt. This is even sillier than the Freedom Fries horseshit.
And banned the playing of the popular song “Putin on the Ritz”.
On a similar note, the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan is apparently struggling to do business despite the fact that it is not nor has it ever been owned by anyone based out of Russia.
I thought it was “merde”.
Russian restaurants are having similar issues in London. They hadn’t been doing very well during the pandemic, and the fact that working-from-home has severely curtailed business meetings over meals. Now people are boycotting the restaurants because they’re Russian. The restaurants are stating that they’re anti-war and making humanitarian donations to Ukraine, plus pointing out that they have Ukrainian employees. But I doubt it will be enough to see them through.
Pommefrittes Quebec.
For those who have never had poutine, it is a perversely, obscenely, severely, guilty pleasure; but not something one should eat regularly or frequently.
Yes, it’s best described as an attempt to cram as many heart-clogging foods into one food-substance as is physically possible.
It’s one of those foods that tastes great for about the first three bites before your brain kicks in and says “hey, why are you doing this to yourself?”
I’ve never actually understood the appeal.