John_Brian_K 282 Posted March 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, Charles Liston said: Being offered gravy on your French fries was pretty normal when I was a kid, but real poutine was only available in Quebec and was unheard of elsewhere until about 30 years ago. I think I've had real poutine once. Poutine has become all the rage online the past few years. I have never had it. Would it still be poutine if you got the gravy on the side? Drenching nice crispy fries with gravy just seems criminal to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IdahoBert 1,164 Posted March 28, 2019 51 minutes ago, Charles Liston said: Being offered gravy on your French fries was pretty normal when I was a kid, but real poutine was only available in Quebec and was unheard of elsewhere until about 30 years ago. I think I've had real poutine once. The first time I was in the deep South and was served grits I realized why Sherman burned Atlanta on his march to the sea. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chasfh 1,580 Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Charles Liston said: Being offered gravy on your French fries was pretty normal when I was a kid, but real poutine was only available in Quebec and was unheard of elsewhere until about 30 years ago. I think I've had real poutine once. You mean that wasn't real poutine I had at Cheetah's in Windsor? Was that not gravy? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Square Thing 268 Posted March 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Charles Liston said: Being offered gravy on your French fries was pretty normal when I was a kid, but real poutine was only available in Quebec and was unheard of elsewhere until about 30 years ago. I think I've had real poutine once. Gravy and chips is really, really common in some parts of this country - from chip shops for sure in the north. We'd have it as kids at home as well. Nowadays, of course, it's all curry sauce and such fancy-dan stuff. Poutine, however, appears impossible to find. There is a place in London that claims to serve it, but I've always be sceptical. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Square Thing 268 Posted March 28, 2019 4 hours ago, John_Brian_K said: Poutine has become all the rage online the past few years. I have never had it. Would it still be poutine if you got the gravy on the side? Drenching nice crispy fries with gravy just seems criminal to me. I'm not sure the cheese curds melt properly if you don't add the gravy first do they? Soggy chips (fries - sorry) can be a marvellous, marvellous thing though. With or without gravy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles Liston 1,275 Posted March 28, 2019 5 hours ago, chasfh said: You mean that wasn't real poutine I had at Cheetah's in Windsor? Was that not gravy? It's not poutine if it doesn't have cheese curds in it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles Liston 1,275 Posted March 28, 2019 7 hours ago, John_Brian_K said: Poutine has become all the rage online the past few years. I have never had it. Would it still be poutine if you got the gravy on the side? Drenching nice crispy fries with gravy just seems criminal to me. Got to have cheese curds in it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chasfh 1,580 Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Charles Liston said: It's not poutine if it doesn't have cheese curds in it. I’m pretty sure there were a few curds of something threaded through it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LooseGoose 679 Posted March 28, 2019 Just now, chasfh said: I’m pretty sure there were a few curds of something threaded through it. Congealed fat in the gravy so pretty close to cheese. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chasfh 1,580 Posted March 28, 2019 Just now, LooseGoose said: Congealed fat in the gravy so pretty close to cheese. A certain kind of cheese, yes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Pong 186 Posted March 28, 2019 Fries and gravy is a meal unto itself...adding cheese to the mix seems superfluous. we have a bar near me that servces "poutine"....but they could be serving me nothing of the sort and I wouldn't know any better. Food shouldn't be so confusing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordstanley 677 Posted March 29, 2019 Poutine is almost bad enough for me to wish to denounce my Canadian citizenship. Or to at least blame poutine on Quebecois and completely distance Anglo-Canadians from that abomination. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles Liston 1,275 Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, lordstanley said: Poutine is almost bad enough for me to wish to denounce my Canadian citizenship. Or to at least blame poutine on Quebecois and completely distance Anglo-Canadians from that abomination. But you do like gravy on your fries, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordstanley 677 Posted March 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, Charles Liston said: But you do like gravy on your fries, right? Yes, I used to have gravy on fries at the KFC on Spadina when walking home from my job at the slaughterhouse at the foot of Bathurst in the summer of '89. Screw the cheese though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oblong 2,631 Posted March 29, 2019 We have a poutine place in Dearborn.... basically its poutine and crepes.... I've only been there once because everything in there is bad for you. http://laforkdetroit.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casimir 1,431 Posted March 29, 2019 I'll be honest. Poutine sounds awful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Square Thing 268 Posted March 29, 2019 16 hours ago, lordstanley said: Poutine is almost bad enough for me to wish to denounce my Canadian citizenship. Or to at least blame poutine on Quebecois and completely distance Anglo-Canadians from that abomination. It's good enough to make me consider emigrating. Well, that and Brexit. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buddha 1,124 Posted March 29, 2019 On 3/26/2019 at 4:55 PM, thefunk said: Tigers win the central. well now we know who was sharing that bowl with goose... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buddha 1,124 Posted March 29, 2019 23 hours ago, Blue Square Thing said: Gravy and chips is really, really common in some parts of this country - from chip shops for sure in the north. We'd have it as kids at home as well. Nowadays, of course, it's all curry sauce and such fancy-dan stuff. Poutine, however, appears impossible to find. There is a place in London that claims to serve it, but I've always be sceptical. i tend to be skeptical about anything i eat in england... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Square Thing 268 Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Buddha said: i tend to be skeptical about anything i eat in england... Next time, let me know. I'll show you the good stuff. You just need to promise not to wear those stars and stripes hot pants this time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LooseGoose 679 Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Buddha said: well now we know who was sharing that bowl with goose... lol, evidence it was a very good bowl. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LooseGoose 679 Posted March 29, 2019 Didn't see this posted elsewhere.,............ Detroit Tigers Opening Day: Willie Hernandez, 1984 star, will toss 1st pitch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charles Liston 1,275 Posted March 30, 2019 You don't walk Luke Maile. He's horrifyingly bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buddha 1,124 Posted March 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Blue Square Thing said: Next time, let me know. I'll show you the good stuff. You just need to promise not to wear those stars and stripes hot pants this time. those pants get me a lot of comments about my bangers and mash. 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
