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ComeGetSome said:
Fries and curds and a splash of hot gravy to melt the curds. Topped with some smokes or pulled pork, or some roast beef, topped off with a few greens and another splash of gravy.

And I'm not Quebecois. West coaster, but Montreal does have some class to it. Ever had Montreal smoked meat?
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Yes and i love it BUT as I'm sure you're aware, much like poutine, many people call all sorts of shit that isn't Montreal smoked meat, Montreal smoked meat. Also for real, they make fucking incredible bagels in Montreal. I'm luckily a lot closer to Quebec than it sounds like you are not to give away my location so fortunately I can get the real deal relatively easily.
 
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Kurosaki Ichigo said:
Also fuck me I should’ve gotten the recipe for nanaimo bars while I was there.
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Right??? You must make some and spread the gospel of Nanaimo in bar form to the great murican population.

The Ultimate Nanaimo Bar Recipes | Food Network Canada

This iconic Canadian dessert recipe comes straight from the heart of Nanaimo, B.C. – from the annals of the one-and-only Nanaimo Museum! Courtesy of Joyce Hardcastle, Nanaimo, B.C.You might also like these Tasty Nanaimo Bar Recipes
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They're easy to make.
 
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ComeGetSome said:
Right??? You must make some and spread the gospel of Nanaimo in bar form to the great murican population.

The Ultimate Nanaimo Bar Recipes | Food Network Canada

This iconic Canadian dessert recipe comes straight from the heart of Nanaimo, B.C. – from the annals of the one-and-only Nanaimo Museum! Courtesy of Joyce Hardcastle, Nanaimo, B.C.You might also like these Tasty Nanaimo Bar Recipes
www.foodnetwork.ca www.foodnetwork.ca

They're easy to make.
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Fuck yes.
 
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ComeGetSome said:
Sssshhhhh.... Don't tell that to anyone from Quebec then. They put all sorts of wonderful dead meat and garnish on top of theirs. Not like Quebecois would know anything about poutine. It's like they stole it from the west and destroyed it with savoury additions.

Oh wait... We stole it and dumbed it down to exactly the thing you described.
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Nay, nay good friend.

Poutine as a base for meats didn't gain any traction until 20 years ago. The real key to a good poutine is in the quality of the individual ingredients. Fries need to be crispy on the outside. Crispy enough so that if you pick up a fry by the end and hold it horizontally it does not sag. Cheese curds must be squeeky fresh. For reasons I can not explain, the gravy is the cheap, processed brown variety.

Steak poutine, lobster poutine, pulled pork poutine et al are nothing more than bastardizations of a simple, iconic dish. These culinary crimes were first committed by hipster chefs before the term hipster existed. Like everything hipster they spread like a virus infecting the culture enough that good people like you now think of that soggy monstrosity of cheap beef and under cooked spuds as befitting the term poutine.
 
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Kurosaki Ichigo said:
Lol oh boy, I’ve seen some actual natives put it on their poutine, touting it like it was something exotic when it was the brand made in California.
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Haha welcome to "the line". "The line" is wherever anyone wants it to be and it strays further from the light in direct relation to how far away from Quebec you are.
 
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scale of one to ten how is poutine with cheese curds? Never had it but heard it's good
 
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SourDiesel said:
Haha welcome to "the line". "The line" is wherever anyone wants it to be and it strays further from the light in direct relation to how far away from Quebec you are.
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Cant remember if it was Brampton or Beeton.
 
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Damnit Jim said:
scale of one to ten how is poutine with cheese curds? Never had it but heard it's good
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What the fuck have you been calling "poutine" if you didn't have cheese curds on it? That shit you buy from a fast-food joint isn't poutine. It's fries and gravy with some cheddar sprinkled over it. Scroll up and find the reference pics I posted.

Yes. It's good. It can also be a heart-attack on a plate, so you must fast for at least 12 hours before eating it - because once you start, you can't stop.

SourDiesel said:
Haha welcome to "the line". "The line" is wherever anyone wants it to be and it strays further from the light in direct relation to how far away from Quebec you are.
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Yeah. Some people think Pineapple belongs on pizza, as well. They're wrong, but whatever - it's their own messed-up palate.
 
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ComeGetSome said:
What the fuck have you been calling "poutine" if you didn't have cheese curds on it? That shit you buy from a fast-food joint isn't poutine. It's fries and gravy with some cheddar sprinkled over it. Scroll up and find the reference pics I posted.

Yes. It's good. It can also be a heart-attack on a plate, so you must fast for at least 12 hours before eating it - because once you start, you can't stop.
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I've never had any of it :thinking:
 
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It's fine, adding stuff to poutine is normal and anyone complaining about it isn't actually a native Quebecois. Literally every poutine joint has a a dozen types of poutine for sale, like galvaude or god forbid poutine with spaghetti sauce which is very popular for some reason.
 
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