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The Dictionnaire historique du français québécois lists 15 meanings of poutine in Québécois and Acadian French, most of which are for kinds of food; the word poutine in the meaning "fries with cheese and gravy" is dated to 1982 in English. [23] Other senses of the word have been in use since at least 1810. [24]
A Classic Poutine from La Banquise. La Banquise was founded in 1968 by Pierre Barsalou, a firefighter. It was originally an ice cream shop, although it became a snack bar later in the year and served mostly hot dogs and French fries. Poutine was not served at La Banquise until the beginning of the 1980s. [2]
La Poutine Week is an annual food festival which celebrates poutine, a Québécois dish of french fries, cheddar cheese curds and brown gravy, which is popular throughout Canada and has spread internationally. It is the world's largest poutine festival, with over 700 restaurants serving poutines to more than 350,000 customers.
The classic Poutine is composed of fresh French fries and fresh cheese curds topped with hot brown gravy in a shallow bowl. The cheese curds are usually at room temperature to prevent them from melting and losing their elasticity or "squeakiness". Poutine emerged in the Centre-du-Québec area in the late 1950s. Its precise origins are uncertain ...
Notably, cheese curds are popular in Quebec, as part of the dish poutine (made of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy), and in Wisconsin and Minnesota where they can be served breaded and deep fried. Curds are sometimes referred to as "squeaky cheese" or fromage en grain. [2]
It was not until 1972, however, that poutine was first offered. Ashton hooked his customers by initially giving free samples of his poutine, which at the time was not popular in Quebec City. [3] The enterprise grew in popularity until Leblond was able to open a restaurant with a dining room open year-round in 1976. [4]
After receiving threats from confused customers, La Maison de La Poutine, a restaurant chain in France, wants to make clear that its name has nothing to do with Vladimir Putin.
Poutine râpée is a traditional Acadian dish that in its most common form consists of a boiled potato dumpling with a pork filling; it is usually prepared with a mixture of grated and mashed potato. Some versions of the dish call for the dumpling to be boiled on its own for several hours.