Americans just can't get poutine right
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http://www.buzzfeed.com/henrygoldman/why-cant-americans-get-poutine-rightI concur. Nothing I've had in the States compares to the poutine that Tom, J.P., Scott, and I had in Toronto a few years back. (Was it really a few years ago, already?)
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That was a fun read. I know what I'm having for dinner tomorrow. There's re new(ish) poutinery in town that has an upscale Ottawa pedigree. My daughter raves about their poutine.
Damn, now I'm hungry.
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I make - what I've called for many years - poutine supreme. I thoroughly cover my potato slices with Cajun seasoning, then add veggies like peppers and onions before topping everything off with cheese and gravy. Yummy!
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I believe the article's author would say NO to that. But it sounds good.
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Eh, he's Canadian, he's earned it. That's the author's premise.
Now I'm hungry, and honestly, poutine has always sounded like something I don't want to eat.
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Ken, you arrived to Churchkey too late to enjoy the "disco fries" that Tom and I shared last month. American poutine, and therefore bad, if you believe this author. I thought that they were not bad, but the ones Peter referenced above were definitely better.
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The Disco Fries were a pale imitation.
Fred, I love "poutinery". That's classic.
Ever since Toronto, I've been saying that Poutine should be served everywhere. When done right, it's up there with beer-candied-bacon on the list of Nature's Perfect Foods.
I'm reposting that article everywhere later today.
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Tom,
I remembered you talking about seeking your true calling. I have a suggestion: poutinier = specialty poutine chef.
You could open a poutinerie after you have completed a lengthy training process, typically an apprenticeship, and passed a written examination and certification.
Fred will train you, right, Fred?
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Americans can't get it right because we can't pronounce that darned stuff.
"Routine" but with a 'P'? "Po-ew-teen"? I could go on, but that would just add to the confusion.
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