They MOCKED this Canadian food for 50 years. Now it’s iconic.
The real story of poutine — a messy pile of fries, cheese curds, and gravy that was so embarrassing, people in Quebec hid the fact they ate it.
Born in a tiny rural snack bar in the late 1950s, poutine spent decades being mocked as unsophisticated junk food. It was banned from schools. Used to ridicule an entire culture. Then a Montreal chef put foie gras on it, fast food chains picked it up, and in 2016 it was served at a White House state dinner.
From shame to national symbol. That’s Meal Mysteries.
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The word "poutine" literally means "a mess" in Quebec French. The name stuck because the restaurant owner thought mixing fries and cheese curds looked like a disaster. What's a food YOU were embarrassed to admit you loved?
If you haven't had real poutine with fresh cheese curds that squeak, you haven't lived. No substitutes, no shortcuts.!!!
I live in Michigan who cares it absolutely wonderful with a couple Molson’s oh yea 😊