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POUTINE: The most disgusting side dish in the world! Keep it in Canada!
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Poutine is great, just don't have it too often. The last poutine I ate was in Montreal, in a place called La Banquise, which is specialized in different poutines. Boy that was some great poutine. I had a normal poutine with added mushrooms and sausages. BOY THAT WAS GREAT. I NEED MORE.
i'm an American, but poutine actually sounds pretty good. i don't see it as too different from chili cheese fries, which a lot of people eat here at hamburger joints and sports events.
But then again, i do like a good mayo on my fries every now and then. Mustard's pretty tasty too.
But then again, i do like a good mayo on my fries every now and then. Mustard's pretty tasty too.
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For the first time ever, in going to Albany a couple weeks ago, around a bunch of people talking about politics, as a Texan and never been that far north, I had Yuengling. Delicious.
I think I might actually try to make some purtine. I can imagine that brown gravy or what some people call "flavor gravy" would be good on fried potatoes. Brown gravy tastes best when made from fresh cooked meat of some kind, such as a roast. I like French Onion soup, which has a strong flavor of cooked onion and something seemingly meaty, with mozzarella melted on top. Just as well, I can imagine really awesome brown gravy and maybe a little mozzarella sprinkled on top to melt. That sounds like the poutin I'd make, and I'm going to try to make the next time I cook a meal.
For the first time ever, in going to Albany a couple weeks ago, around a bunch of people talking about politics, as a Texan and never been that far north, I had Yuengling. Delicious.
I think I might actually try to make some purtine. I can imagine that brown gravy or what some people call "flavor gravy" would be good on fried potatoes. Brown gravy tastes best when made from fresh cooked meat of some kind, such as a roast. I like French Onion soup, which has a strong flavor of cooked onion and something seemingly meaty, with mozzarella melted on top. Just as well, I can imagine really awesome brown gravy and maybe a little mozzarella sprinkled on top to melt. That sounds like the poutin I'd make, and I'm going to try to make the next time I cook a meal.
android said:
You know the funny thing about that? The #1 selling beer in Canada is none other then Budweiser. :lol Don't feel bad though, cause the stuff we get is actually brewed up here.
Gorgie said:
:lol :lol :lol Good point...
Willco said:
That's even worse. :lol
Not that poutine sounds anymore appealing. Funny enough, I was never sure of it's exact contents until I checked this thread :lol...it just looked too nasty for me to bother with. Turns out I was right...gravy and fries alone is whack, but with fucking cheese? Fuck that shit. I'd rather eat pizza.
Ketchup, salt or vinegar are the only things I'll use on fries. And if I use one, I can't use the other two.
android said:I thought Molson was number one up here. I know they just merged with Coors to become the fifth largest in the world. I've never drank Bud (fear mostly) before, so what do you mean by brewed up here. Do they just slap a label on it?
Labatt brews the stuff for Budweiser...they also handle distributing and marketing.
http://www.anheuser-busch.com/overview/ABIICanada.htm
And according to this page, Bud is the best selling packaged beer in Canada.
http://www.anheuser-busch.com/overview/international.html
Though I too have a hard time believing it...Molson, Coors and Labatts rank ahead of it at the Beer Store chain.
http://www.thebeerstore.ca/storesandproducts/brands-top10.html
heavy liquid
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Blech. I might as well have a glass of water if I'm going to drink Rolling Rock. I guess for mainstream, it's better than something like Bud. But there's a million American mico-brews I'd rather have. Give me something from Anchor Bay, Bells or Great Lakes Brewing company over Rolling Rock any day.
If you even get a chance to visit Valcartier (Just outside of Quebec City).. go to a restaurant called Potate Plus. They specialize in poutine.. heck, you can get poutine with pees, sausages, spaghetti sauce.. just about everything. Oh, and when I was there in 95', they sold a combo called the Hamburger Giante. The hamburger is so big they actually cut it into quarters.. and the combo was only $4.00.
EDIT: Oh and Mike.. a lot of Quebecers put mayonnaise on thier fries. I tried it once myself but found it a little too tangy/rich/disgusting.
EDIT: Oh and Mike.. a lot of Quebecers put mayonnaise on thier fries. I tried it once myself but found it a little too tangy/rich/disgusting.
heavy liquid
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Fritz over at Davie & Granville in Vancouver has some of the best poutine I've ever had. And their regular fries with the "Cajun ketchup" is awesome, too.
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Mayo on fries is a Europe thing, even though I'm an American who likes mayo fries. Fellow Americans have told me this is odd. I don't like ketchup on fries; only on hotdogs in a combo with mustard. 'Cause ketchup is like, ew.
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Wow, I didn't know biscuits and gravy (very tasty btw) is considered to be such an exotic thing. I didn't even know it was an American food. :lol
Poutine sounds good. I'll have to make some one day. Chicken gravy okay? And is it pronounced " *first syllable of poontaug without the n*-*time with an n instead of m* "?
Poutine sounds good. I'll have to make some one day. Chicken gravy okay? And is it pronounced " *first syllable of poontaug without the n*-*time with an n instead of m* "?
Buggy Loop
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Its not mozarella cheese they put in poutines, its fresh cheddar thats not pressed and usually with salt on its surface. Its such a good snack from time to time, the feeling and sound it makes in the mouth when its fresh is really special.
A good poutine will never be soggy, the french fries dont absorb the gravy unless they're badly cooked and or drowned in the sauce for a long period.
Also, since you never tasted it, the gravy is probably not what you imagine it would taste like, poutine gravy is uh.. how would i say, a very smooth tasting sauce of a mix between brown gravy and bbq sauce, but it doesnt taste strong by any mean.
Poutine rocks, but not too often, that thing is the worst on your health in terms of fast food, a portion of poutine is the equivalent of a quarter pound of butter if i remember correctly. But once in a while, its too good to resist
Proud quebecer here
A good poutine will never be soggy, the french fries dont absorb the gravy unless they're badly cooked and or drowned in the sauce for a long period.
Also, since you never tasted it, the gravy is probably not what you imagine it would taste like, poutine gravy is uh.. how would i say, a very smooth tasting sauce of a mix between brown gravy and bbq sauce, but it doesnt taste strong by any mean.
Poutine rocks, but not too often, that thing is the worst on your health in terms of fast food, a portion of poutine is the equivalent of a quarter pound of butter if i remember correctly. But once in a while, its too good to resist
Proud quebecer here
Buggy Loop
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Ketchup on eggs, now thats nasty
Mayo on fries isnt bad but i prefer vinegar and ketchup by far, vinegar and salt especially.
Mayo on fries isnt bad but i prefer vinegar and ketchup by far, vinegar and salt especially.
Malakhov said:
It's pretty easy actually. :lol If a food looks even the slightest bit unappealing, I won't touch it. There's nothing I hate more then wasting food, and I'd rather not take a couple bites of something, end up not liking it, and chuck the rest into the trash. Far easier and cheaper to just stick to what I know.
Kabuki Waq
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Your such a girl Shinobi ....Poutine is awesome. People should try stuff before writing it off. My friends all hated Sushi before i forced them t try it.
Funny story, I told my wife Calimari was just chicken and she eats it and genuinely loves it and then i tell her its actually squid and then BAM she spits it out and starts swearing at me claming she saw eyes and stuff in it. :lol :lol
....Poutine is awesome. People should try stuff before writing it off. My friends all hated Sushi before i forced them t try it.Funny story, I told my wife Calimari was just chicken and she eats it and genuinely loves it and then i tell her its actually squid and then BAM she spits it out and starts swearing at me claming she saw eyes and stuff in it. :lol :lol
Drohne: I don't know where to get poutine in LA anymore (there used to be a place at the Universal Citywalk, I think it was called Benites?) but you sure can get "wet fries" (fries and gravy) at the Hat.
Go with a friend, have one of you order a pastrami dip, the other order the wet fries...split everything, then go find someplace to hibernate
Go with a friend, have one of you order a pastrami dip, the other order the wet fries...split everything, then go find someplace to hibernate
Kabuki Waq
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I honestly prefer Cow brains to all that.
Im serious tastes awesome.
Im serious tastes awesome.
RobotChant
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Fries lathered with Gravy and cheese sounds like something that would be a big hit here in the states. Somebody call up McDonalds.
The Interrobanger
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android said:
:lol :lol :lol
So true...
BlackSalad
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sounds good!
but its got nothing on
definatly the best thing to put on fries
but its got nothing on
definatly the best thing to put on fries
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