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Poutine?
On one of the other threads, Motoged brought up "Poutine" Isnt that like "Haggis"? What is it? How is it made? Is there a Mexican equivalent? 
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pou·tine.
[po͞oˈtēn]
NOUN
1. CANADIAN - A dish of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy
This gourmet dish, often sans queso, is gaining popularity in the mid west. I have ordered this in Baja, much to the confusion of the waiter.
Mmmmmmm 
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Low Calorie? When I was in school in Pa. We used to call that "French fries with gravy"
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Quote: Originally posted by basautter  | pou·tine.
[po͞oˈtēn]
NOUN
1. CANADIAN - A dish of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy
This gourmet dish, often sans queso, is gaining popularity in the mid west. I have ordered this in Baja, much to the confusion of the waiter.
Mmmmmmm |
Sounds right. Gourmet for the Canadians.
Also sounds like Animal Fries from In-&-Out. Fat equivalent for a week.
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Traveling in British Columbia, Alberta, The Northwest Territories and the Yukon, when you order french fries, they automatically ask if you want
gravy, and then if you add the cheese, it is poutine. I passed.
And if you order ice tea in a restaurant, it will be sweetened.
BTW-- Chuckie, we heard a lot more of the "Canadian" accent in Northern Alberta and the Territories. In some areas, it sounds almost like a German
accent as there is a lot of German influence ---- in Faro, in the Yukon the signs in the campground were not in English and French as they are
everywhere, but they were in English and German
Can't wait to get back to the Yukon
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Is the gravy beef stock, or chicken? Cheese curds; white or yellow (cheddar)? Does it vary Province to Province? Is fries and ketchup (mixed with
mayo, the Utah 'fry sauce' way) really an insult?
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That is great country. I was surprised, 2 years ago, in Saskatchewan, to find a community that was a bastion of French speaking folks. My family is
from Western Canada, BC and Manitoba...I found, in wandering around the Prairie provinces that there were ethnic pockets that retained their home
languages, plus English...I spent two days in the archive center in Whitehorse, researching my Grandpa Ferguson..quite a rascal it turned out (oot)
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I can honestly say I have NEVER eaten Putine....and I'm a canuck!!! There are pockets of French all over the place outside Quebec.
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You were served vinegar with your french fries in Ontario, right? I always liked vinegar on fries when we went on our Canadian vacations.
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stuff looks delicious to me....wonder if they offer it with sweet potato fries? 
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I'm afraid to order it, concerned that I'm going to pronounce it as "putain" and be in all sorts of trouble.
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When I was small, my Grandpa would take me to get fish and chips...served in a newspaper cone with salt and vinegar Price was .10 Canadian. My Mom
always gave me an American dollar , when I paid with an American dollar , I got a Canadian dollar back! They were FREE!
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| Quote: Originally posted by DianaT | Traveling in British Columbia, Alberta, The Northwest Territories and the Yukon, when you order french fries, they automatically ask if you want
gravy, and then if you add the cheese, it is poutine. I passed.
And if you order ice tea in a restaurant, it will be sweetened.
BTW-- Chuckie, we heard a lot more of the "Canadian" accent in Northern Alberta and the Territories. In some areas, it sounds almost like a German
accent as there is a lot of German influence ---- in Faro, in the Yukon the signs in the campground were not in English and French as they are
everywhere, but they were in English and German
Can't wait to get back to the Yukon
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Alberta has a large Ukranian population (332,180) too. Their traditional churches, with tin spires on the roofs, are everywhere.
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | You were served vinegar with your french fries in Ontario, right? I always liked vinegar on fries when we went on our Canadian vacations.
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guess that would be English malt vinegar?
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SINGLE malt..
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The German signs in the Yukon are often meant for tourists ....more than a large local population.
Vinegar (white) is the standard accompaniment w/ fries more than gravy and curds....malt vinegar comes with a more "British" fish and chip joint.
Accents!!!???? I cross into Washington and everyone has a different accent.....
Chuckie....I was born in Saskatchewan and grew up in Winnipeg (mostly)....maybe that is what feeds our close friendship? 
Shari.....there is still time to try some poutine....but I think you and I can appreciate that it isn't the star of Canadian cuisine...that might be
reserved for cod tongue or butter tarts:
http://www.macleans.ca/society/life/12-foods-canada-has-given-the-world-besides-poutine/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
To answer my own q. went to good ol' Wiki and found out the gravy is either chicken or turkey more so than a dark beef, and the cheese curds aren't
'cheddarred' yet, so are white. Great pic about a third of the way down the page. Also in 'variations' to answer another q. they do fix it with
sweet potato fries.... sounds heavenly.
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Heavenly? Yes!! But each serving takes 15 minutes off of your life, so be careful....
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