After spending 10 plus years in the States, my sorry Japanese ass was moved up to the Great White North (note: my immigration status in the US was legit. I wasn't deported, mind you). The only thing I knew about Canada and its people was that they speak funny, eh (and they make fun of my NY accent). But shortly after I moved up here to Kingston Ontario, I discovered the greatest Canadian creation of all time, Poutine.
Who would think about pouring gravy on top of french fries with cheese? If McDonald's is unhealthy, poutine is life-threatening. If these max security prisons in Kingston don't shorten inmates' lifespan, poutine surely can. There has to be a strong negative correlation between the amount of poutine one consumes and his/her lifespan. But this shit tastes good, man.
It's everywhere. The trucks that Canucks call "chip wagons" are selling poutine at every corner of Queen's University campus (ok that's a bit exaggerated) and now I need to taste them all. With all this choice, an outsider can be easily overwhelmed. This is where I come in. In this blog, I will get poutine from various places and evaluate them. Over time, I hope this will provide the definitive guide to poutine in (and possibly around) Kingston. While I will try to be as objective and scientific as possible, it's still just my own opinion.
To those who have some intractable opinion about poutine from certain places (i.e., strong preferences) it's my own preference, damn it. Get over it you hoser.
6 comments:
Motherfucking yeah!! Keep it up!
For it to be a real poutine the cheese curds squeak as you bite into them if the cheese is fresh. If it is made with mozzarella, it just is not the same...
They have some great poutine in Chicoutimi Quebec.
Interesting that I am writing this from the wet/west coast, rather than out in central Canada!
Still looking for a good poutine here though...
Good luck, but I think you're doing it wrong if you're doing it outside Quebec ;)
Love the food, love your blog. Here's some suggestions from a fellow poutine afficionado:
- if you ever get to Montreal, there are a couple of places to try:
- any Lafleur's restaurant. A small local chain which makes one of the better poutines in Montreal (and arguably the best fries).
- La Banquise (on Rachel St). 24 hour joint with more kinds of poutine than you can imagine. You'll definitely have to go more than once. The lineups get crazy after bars close, so don't go then (try the smoked meat poutine)
- Le Pied de Cochon. If you have some money to burn, go here and try the foie gras poutine. You'll probably shit yourself it's so good.
AND. For the win, if you go about an hour east of Montreal you get to a town called Drummondville, where you'll have to try the poutine at Le Roy Jucep, which has a good claim to being the inventor of the poutine (don't listen to the people in Victoriaville, they're just jealous!)
So yeah. Mmm...poutine.
hey people, thank you for your comments!
yes, i should definitely try real quebec poutine... i am sure poutine here in kingston is somewhat ontarionized (is it a word?)
tilde, thank you for your suggestion. i will make sure to hit those places when i am in montreal.
Is there a plural of "poutine"? May I suggest "poutina"?
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