ATDTDA (17): Poutine (468.33)

[Joshua]

Mmmmm, poutine.

On 9/6/07, Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> The girl took the ice-cream cone and devoted her gaze to it.
>
> "And, Poutine, here's yours, special of the day, turns out to be my
> favorite, too."
>
> The younger sister flashed a quick smile of apology and began to whisper,
> "We're not supposed to -- "
>
> "Poutine."  Coins rang on the marble counter.  The woman gathered her
> daughters and swept out, leaving a cloud of crabapple-blossom scent
> behind.   (p. 468)
>
>
> Poutine (pronounced, roughly, poo-teen; pronunciation in IPA as heard in
> Quebec French) is a dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese
> curds and covered with hot gravy (usually brown gravy) and sometimes other
> additional ingredients. The curds' freshness is important as it makes them
> soft in the warm fries, without completely melting. It is a quintessential
> Canadian comfort food, especially but not exclusively among Québécois.
>
> Poutine is a fast food staple in Canada; it is sold by many fast food
> chains (such as New York Fries and Harvey's) in the provinces, in small
> diners and pubs, as well as by roadside "poutine trucks" and "fries stands".
> International chains like McDonalds, A&W, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger
> King also sell mass-produced poutine across Canada, especially in Quebec.
> Popular Quebec restaurants that serve poutine include Chez Ashton, Lafleur
> Restaurants, La Belle Province, and St-Hubert. [...]
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
>
> http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/poutine.html
>
> http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~gedetil/poutine.shtml
>
>
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