Category: poutine

Poutine at Home: Pile Your Fries High, Canadian-Style

Poutine—fries covered in a rich brown gravy and topped with cheese curds—is a French-Canadian dish that originated in Quebec. The dish was created as a delicious way to use up excess cheese curds, which have a short window of freshness. This version of the dish starts with homemade french fries. The hot, crispy fries are…


Try Your Hand at Classic Poutine. You Won’t Be Disappointed!

Poutine — fries covered in a rich brown gravy and topped with cheese curds — is a French-Canadian dish that originated in Quebec. The dish was created as a delicious way to use up excess cheese curds, which have a short window of freshness. This version of the dish starts with homemade french fries. The…


Quebec Diner Drops the Word ‘Poutine’ From Menu in Jab at Russian President

A Quebec restaurant is denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in an unusual way: by temporarily removing the word “poutine” from its menu in a jab at Russian President Vladimir Putin. Famed diner Le Roy Jucep, located in the city of Drummondville east of Montreal, claims to have invented both the dish and the word “poutine” in…


Quebec Dairy Group Looks to Obtain Official Designation to Protect Poutine’s Identity

MONTREAL—A group representing Quebec’s dairy industry says it’s eyeing a special government designation for the term poutine in order to better promote it internationally. Luc Boivin, a cheese producer and member of the Conseil des Industriels laitiers du Québec, says the traditional dish of fries, cheese curds, and gravy has become a source of national…