Poutine Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Poutine (pronounced, roughly, poo-tin, or peuh-tsin; exact Quebecer pronunciation is X-SAMPA [pUt_sIn] — listen to it in or ) is a popular snack, similar to American disco fries. It is a mixture of French fries with fresh cheddar cheese curds, covered with hot gravy. The curds' freshness (typically made the day before) is most important as it makes them soft in the warm fries, without completely melting. A poutine with melting cheese is not regarded as a 'genuine poutine', as are poutines made with shredded cheese or cheese slices.It originated in rural Quebec, Canada in the late 1950s and is now popular all over the country, especially in New Brunswick. It is a good snack in winter if the fries and cheese are fresh and the gravy is hot enough to slightly melt everything together.
Several communities claim to be the origin of poutine, including Drummondville, Quebec and Victoriaville, Quebec. The most popular tale is the one of Fernand Lachance, from Warwick, Quebec, which claims that poutine was invented in 1957, when a client ordered fries and cheese curds in a bag. Lachance would have exclaimed ça va faire une maudite poutine ("it will make a hell of a mess"), hence the name. The sauce was allegedly added later, to keep the fries warm for longer. In fact, linguists have found no occurrence of the word poutine with this meaning earlier than 1978.
The exact origin of the word itself is unknown, but linguists believe it came from one of the many French patois that influenced early Quebec French, as many of those have similar words: poutingo means "bad stew" in Provençal, poutringo is a "mix of different things" in Langue d'Oc, etc. Many used to think it comes from the English word pudding, which is unlikely although the different meanings of poutine may have been influenced by this word.
Poutine is a fast-food staple in eastern Canada, and is sold by nearly all fast-food chains in the provinces, as well as by smaller diners. International chains like McDonalds, A&W; and Burger King sell poutine in, and increasingly outside of, Quebec, but their product is scorned by many as being an inferior reproduction. A common variation, Italian poutine, substitutes gravy with tomato sauce, while another popular variation includes sausage slices. Some restaurants boast a dozen or more variations of poutine. When ordering a fast-food trio or combo in eastern Canada, you can often pay a little extra to get your french fries replaced with a poutine.
In New Brunswick, there is an earlier traditional Acadian dish known as poutine râpée, which is rather different from the "poutine québécoise". The Acadian version is a ball of grated potato, salted and filled with pork in the centre. It is believed to have originated from the German Klöße, prepared by early German settlers who lived among the Acadians. Many other dishes, similar or not, are known by the same name.
"A Poutine is something that you can eat. You can't do anything else with a poutine, and so a poutine is very different from an object like a towel with which you can do a lot of different and useful things." [1]
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