One of my favorite foods is Poutine.
It's a traditional Canadian dish
and the moment I tried it I was hooked.
French fries. Cheese curds. Brown gravy. Enough said.
I went to my local diner and told them about it,
and the cook made a point of getting all the ingredients
(including cheese curds!)
so now I can have it whenever I like.
Best. Snack. Ever.
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| Grab your fries and gravy and head over to Claudia's... |
Hey, it sounds strange, but I've eaten stranger. I would love to give it a try. You had me at "gravy!"
ReplyDeleteOh my ~ I want some right now! Yum yum. It will be my new favorite thing.
ReplyDeleteBig Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Here I am in Canada...avoiding the carbs...when possible! :) I'm trying not to look at your photo this week!
ReplyDeleteAs I study your site, I see that you too visit Ravelry. I step back from knitting once spring comes and focus on the outdoors. Once September returns, the lure of yarn's colours and textures snares me again.
Yes, that is a Canadian treasure. Deb
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteYummmsters....It's about time for an evening snack!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Smiles,
Carolynn
My Dad is Canadian . I am going to made Poutine for him. It sounds like something I will love. Our dinners were never like my other friends in Texas! Smiles. Dottie
ReplyDeleteI will have to try this sometime. It sounds tasty. Believe it or not, the first time I ever heard of it was when the girls who was "the Bachelorette" ordered some at a restaurant... this was a few years ago and I can't remember her name.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of this - we live just 20 miles south of British Columbia - now I must try it.
ReplyDeleteyumm!! I'm not so sure about the cheese curds though...I'm not familiar with them. But if it's cheese it's got to be good.
ReplyDeleteI've never had Poutine but now you've got me hankering for some! I've heard of it before but had no idea what the ingredients were.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining in this week!
xo
Claudia
How fun is that: 5 minutes ago I "met" my son in the kitchen and asked him where he went last night. He told me that he went to the Tex-Mex restaurant in Weinfelden and had poutine. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm an American who grew up in Canada. I remember the fries with brown gravy, but never had the cheese curds. Hmmmmm!!!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Poutine before ... can I ask when you say cheese curds, what you mean? I think of cottage cheese when I think of curds and in your photo the curds look larger and I'm wondering if it's something other than cottage cheese. (being a french fry lover teehee) How wonderful for your local place to have the ingredients on hand for you, that's service! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Sounds awesome...and really filling :) Saw your post on A Favorite Thing! I would love to have you share this on The Creative HomeAcre Hop today!
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Although I lived in New England for 12 years - before heading south some 36 years ago - and have visited Canada often, I've never seen this dish! Is it French-Canadian? My MIL is FC and often made Tourtiere, are you familiar with that pork pie? I've been veggie for so many years though and wouldn't eat either now - although I could add vegetarian gravy perhaps!
ReplyDeleteHappy week ahead - hope it's warming up.
Mary
Yes, Mary! it is French Canadian and I believe its roots are in Quebec. I *love* tortiere and there are enough French Canadians in this part of New England that you can find it on menus in certain restaurants, although nothing beats home-made! Thank you so much for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteLisa Lynn, thank you so much for your kind invitation! Sadly, I don't have access to the internet in the evenings or on weekends so I only just saw your repy now. (And yes! poutine is *really* filling... but well worth the nap that follows.)
ReplyDeleteHi Sally! The 'curds' are what you get when you drain the whey in cheese making. They are usually available in locations where there are dairies or cheese making facilities. You can buy them online (e.g., http://www.goldenagecheese.com/curds) or you could inquire at a Whole Foods to see if they carry them. In a pinch you could simply use shaved cheddar but it wouldn't be the same or have the same texture. Thank you for coming by!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy stopping by Ravelry, Gardenbug. And I, too, tend to be a "winter" knitter, although last summer I did manage to make quite a few socks.. in between weeding, watering, and dead-heading in the garden!
ReplyDeleteThank you to everyone who came by ... I hope those of you who haven't had poutine will get a chance to try it!
ReplyDeleteWow, that DOES look yummy! Thanks so much for visiting my LuRay pastels post!
ReplyDeleteJillian
With our luck here in the USA...The mayor of New York City would ban it because it has too much cholesterol! This reminds me of on e of my decadent favorites...A big spoonful of peanut butter added to my chicken soup!
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Carolynn
Oh, I didn't see this before, it looks wonderful! I love new recipes for the weekend cooking, during the week I usually have less time and so I just make what I know by heart, lol.. I just became your newest follower. (if you want to follow back, I'm all the way at the bottom of my blog!) Thank you for your sweet and kind visit.
ReplyDeleteFABBY
I'm from Wisconsin, so cheese curds are right up my alley! cheese curds and fries....oh yeah!
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