Poutine Research Paper

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Poutine is a dish from Quebec that consists of french fries, cheese curds and brown gravy. It first showed up in snack bars in rural Quebec in the 1950s. In Canada, it gained popularity during the 1990s. Poutine can be found everywhere, from fast food restaurants like Wendy's and McDonald's to fine dining menus at fancy restaurants. It is now recognised as an ideal symbol of Quebec cuisine and culture. Though poutine was unknown in the middle of the 20th century, it is now served in both fancy restaurants and fast food chains. In rural Quebec snack bars in the late 1950s, fresh cut fries, cheese curds, and gravy were first served. Even though the exact origins of poutine are hotly contested, the dish was typically developed gradually. One important component was being close to fromageries in Centre du Québec that produced cheese curds. Numerous towns and families in the region claim to be the original creators of poutine. Fernand Lachance of Café Ideal in Warwick claims that he first mixed curds into fries in 1957 at the request of frequent customer Eddy Lainesse. Lachance is said to have replied, "This will make a damn mess! As a result …show more content…

Since 1958, he has been serving fries with a unique sauce he calls patate sauce. He added the fromage sauce dish to his regular menu after noticing that patrons were topping their fries with cheese curds, which he sold in bags at his snack counter. Notably, Roy needed to find a vendor in Toronto who could supply containers strong enough to contain the mixture. It's widely accepted that the word poutine came from the English word pudding, or pounding in French, which describes a generally untidy combination of different foods. Specifically in Quebec, poutine is shorthand for disarray. There have been over a dozen other theories put forth, such as the origin of the French terms potin (pâté) and poutitè (potato

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