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[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This article is about the dish of french fries, cheese curds and gravy. For the Acadian dish of boiled potato dumplings, see Poutine râpée. For the president of Russia, see Vladimir Putin.

Lol

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I always found him to be more putain than poutine. Curious the clarification was needed.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

putain than poutine

tres drole

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Someone needs to do a guerrilla edit

Vladimir Poutine is a traditional Canadian dish of French fries, cheese curds, and gravy

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

There actually were poutine dishes and restaurants that had to change their name after the ruskies invaded Ukraine for that very reason.

[–] y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Poutine on the Ritz"

Serve with Ritz crackers. Delicious.

[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mon dieu! C'est un blasphème!

After the Quiet Revolution, poutine took the place of the Catholic Church in Québécois society.

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[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The great religious schism of poutine: whether you think it comes from Drummondville or Victoriaville

A holy War-wick

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

When you're crawling home from a bar and need ALL THE CALORIES, you crawl into La Banquise

[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Eeeeexactly

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Patates, sauce brune et fromage
Font un excellent ménage
Passé trois heures et demie
C'est de la grande gastronomie

Hommage en grain

[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Aaannd this is added to the out drinkin' playlist. It kicks ass, thanks for sharing!

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago

You're very welcome! Great band for such uses. I'm a big fan of their shanties and polkas (then again, I love folk-punk).

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I’ve only had this a couple of times but omfg was it salty as hell. Granted, it was not in Canada, and I’d hope the “real thing” is less.. horrible..

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Oh man yeah you gotta go to Canada

Alternatively, if you wanna try good poutine, make it yourself, you just need:

  • fries (your favourite kind -- imo the best frozen ones are the flavour crisp from Cavendish, idk if they sell those in the states but ideally you'd have them deep fried or air fried)

  • gravy (just make a gravy you don't find overly salty, homemade is best but if there's a mix you enjoy, that'll work)

  • cheese curds (THEY HAVE TO BE CHEESE CURDS, we are NOT making disco fries here)

It's so easy to not fuck up yet so many restaurants do out of hubris.

I'm on the prairies so we don't have the best access to great poutine but the best I've had here is the $6 costco one.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Oh man yeah you gotta go to Canada

Unfortunately I'm over 9 thousand miles away from Quebec.

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[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unfortunately I’m over 9 thousand miles away from Quebec.

Minor details

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Skill issue

[–] Kovukono@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

En Finlande on fête aussi la St Jean, et il s'appelle "juhannus" ce qui vient du nom finlandais de St Jean, "Johannes".

J'ai trouvé ça ben drôle que les québécois fêtent ça aussi, et de la même façon que nous – en se paquetant la fraise