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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 12:06 PM
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What is poutine and is it good?
Heard it mentioned and I'm curious...
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 12:08 PM
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1. balls of potato wrapped around balls of meat
very tasty.


(a new version is french fries w/ gravy AND cheese sauce--also very tasty but considerably less healthy)
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MANative Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:21 PM
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12. My French-Canadian grandfather....
my Pepere, for those who recognize the term, LOVED poutine. It was one of two things he requested during the last week of his life - the other was chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. 15 years later, I still miss him every day.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:24 PM
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13. Not cheese sauce; cheese curds, or sometimes cheese.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:30 PM
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18. Yes, curd Cheddar cheese. Damn hard to find in most of the US.
Redstone
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:32 PM
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19. Shredded or grated mozzarella is a pretty common substitute.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:35 PM
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20. Yes, that would give it the same texture and consistency, wouldn't it?
Redstone
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 12:08 PM
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2. mmm, mmmm, good
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 12:08 PM
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3. enjoy
Edited on Wed Feb-28-07 12:09 PM by ohiosmith
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 12:57 PM
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4. Could it be poteen?
Are you sure of the spelling? I don't know what poutine is but poteen is moonshine. It is Irish Gaelic for little pot, where the stuff is brewed.
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Zavulon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 01:50 PM
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6. No, it's spelled correctly. It's an artety-clogging Canadian dish. Delicious, but not health food.
It should be tried once by everyone, but eaten no more than once a month if you want to make it to 40.
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 12:59 PM
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5. It is wonderful
french fries with cheese curds and gravy :)


a heart attack waiting to happen.

aA
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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 02:55 PM
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11. Agreed - and quite yummy on a cold winter's day
n/t
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 01:54 PM
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7. Poutine was premier of Canada during the 2000 election.
This Hour has 30 minutes interviewed candidate George Bush about him.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:26 PM
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14. This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Rick Mercer is great.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 08:04 PM
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22. Thanks for the correction
My Mom and Dad watch it in Buffalo and tell me about it.
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 01:56 PM
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8. A heart attack on a plate?
kind of like cheesy gravy fries or something like that, I think...I've always just peeked at it.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 02:08 PM
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9. My mom loved it
My folks went to Canada a couple of times. My dad declared poutine an obscenity. My mom wished she could get it here.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:26 PM
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15. I agree with your dad.
That stuff is putrid.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 02:09 PM
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10. engina in a bowl
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:30 PM
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17. Were you going for enigma or angina there?
Because by the looks of it, it might be both. :D
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:29 PM
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16. Now you know what it is...a Coronary in a Bowl. It ranges from dreadful to wonderful
(like most foods) depending on where you get it.

Redstone
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 03:47 PM
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21. An ex Prime Minister,
fluent in neither official language. A crafty bastard, though at least we can thank him for not being in Iraq.



:P
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