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This ends once and FOR ALL. Poutine sucks, America rocks and the challenge ends!

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CrystalGemini said:
Hey, Solo, give me a recipe. I'm visiting Will next week.



So, babes, would you like to superize this order?:lol
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AWESOME! I will find you a recipe if Solo doesn't. Willco, YOUR TIME HAS COME!

I trust CrystalGemini's ability.

I heard CrystalGemini was Canadian! TEH GASP!

I DEEM CRYSTALGEMINI'S OFFER ACCEPTABLE

I love it when GAF pulls together to help another Gaffer in need.

As for the poutine from Burger King...while acceptable when no other poutine can be found, it could be considered "fool's poutine" </dougcollins>
 
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If im not mistaken, thats the poutine plate from The Normandin chain in and around quebec city!. One of the best poutines i may add. I used to kill a poutine before every late night hockey practice! Its an orgy of fatness and flavour. mmmm I <3 poutine.
 
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If im not mistaken, thats the poutine plate from The Normandin chain in and around quebec city!. One of the best poutines i may add. I used to kill a poutine before every late night hockey practice! Its an orgy of fatness and flavour. mmmm I <3 poutine.
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Now that my friends is a true connoisseur of poutine. Able to tell what chain the poutine is from from just a picture. I tip my hat to you good sir.

On an educational note - I found something interesting when I looked up Poutine on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine

Poutine (pronounced, roughly, poo-tsin; exact Quebecer pronunciation is IPA [p&#650;&#678;&#618;n] — listen to it in .wav format) is a popular meal consisting of french fries topped with fresh cheese curds and covered with hot gravy and sometimes other additional ingredients.

The curds' freshness is important as it makes them soft in the warm fries, without completely melting. (When the curds are really fresh they will often squeak between the teeth.)

Poutine is a fast food staple in eastern Canada; it is sold by nearly all fast food chains (such as New York Fries and Harvey's) in the provinces, in small diners and pubs, as well as by roadside "Poutine Trucks". International chains like McDonalds, A&W, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King now sell mass-produced poutine across Canada. New York Fries has poutine on the menus of its U.S. and Australian outlets as well as those in Canada. Popular Quebec restaurants that serve poutine are Chez Ashton, La Belle Province, Stratos, Bravo and Valentine. Also, poutine is very popular in student cafeterias in high schools and universities.

Poutine is available in only a few places outside of Canada, including the northern United States; Cuba (in some Canadian owned hotels); the Maple Leaf Pub in London England; the Moosehead Pub in Paris; Becker's in Japan; Rocky Mountain Tavern in South Korea; a handful of restaurants in Taipei, Taiwan; and even one snack bar in Burkina Faso (La Québécoise).
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Note the bolded part above. You my friend are about to eat poutine. Surely there is a New York Fries near you. If there isn't, worry not compadre:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_fries

Disco fries is a dish made up of french fries covered in brown gravy, on top of which cheese is melted. Mozzarella cheese is most prevalent, although it is not unheard of to use American cheese or cheddar. Disco fries are available almost exclusively at diners in the northeast United States, most notably New Jersey. The dish is similar to Canadian poutine.

Many diners do not list disco fries on their menu, though it is often available upon request. Some establishments use marinara sauce instead of gravy, similar to Italian poutine, but this is relatively rare and occasionally changes them from Disco fries to Pizza fries.

The relationship to disco is obscure. Probably, the food was considered a common or ideal dish to eat after a night out at a discotheque (also called simply a disco), drinking alcohol and dancing. Being available in diners, it would be available in the early morning hours when the discos close, and some drinkers crave fatty, protein-rich food after a night of drinking. Such food is also sometimes touted as a hangover remedy.
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In the event that you can't get real poutine, I will decide whether or not this will be deemed acceptable, but only when we get to that point.

Also from the Poutine wiki:

Related dishes

While at first glance the dish may seem similar to American disco fries, poutine with melted cheese, shredded cheese, or cheese slices is not regarded as "genuine" poutine, which is served with curd cheese.

In New Brunswick, there is an earlier traditional Acadian dish known as poutine râpée, which is completely different from the "poutine québécoise". The Acadian poutine is a ball of grated and mashed potato, salted, filled with pork in the centre, and boiled. The result is a moist greyish ball about the size of a baseball. It is commonly eaten with salt and pepper or brown sugar. It is believed to have originated from the German Klöße, prepared by early German settlers who lived among the Acadians. Many other dishes, similar or not, are known by the same name.
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I have no words for that :/

CRYSTALGEMINI: http://electron.mit.edu/~gsteele/poutine/

The poutine recipe on that page is the specification to be followed if you want to make it. Good luck and Godspeed.

Edit: Poutine seems to be quite the event for Americans. It's good that most of you show it the respect it deserves.
 
Poutine is not an event for Americans. It is assault on our tastes and diginity. Pack it up, TheOMan. She won't have time.
 
CrystalGemini said:
Since when was seven days not enough time? : P
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We're busy. We've got rehearsal, the wedding, uh, I've got work and Superman Returns. Not enough time. Sorry.
 
Willco said:
If one of you lanky, wide-eyed Canadian scoundrels do not have poutine on my doorstep or find a place that serves poutine within five miles or forcefully take me out to eat it within 21 days, then all Canadian (and Earth) born GAF'ers must accept that poutine sucks and I will never eat it.

Case closed.
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Buy cheese curds/mozz add gravy add fries from any non-fast food place.
 
Willco said:
We're busy. We've got rehearsal, the wedding, uh, I've got work and Superman Returns. Not enough time. Sorry.
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Come now, I'm sure she can fit the time in sometime, doesn't take THAT long to mix up some fries and gravy...

I would not wish that foulness on anyone, Willco. DON'T GIVE IN TO THE DARK SIDE

EDIT: Those Pizza Fries sound delish. May have to try those sometime soon.
 
I'll send some to you in the mail by UPS Willco! There's a place here called Gerard Patate where they make the best poutine in the world.
 
evildede said:
I'll send some to you in the mail by UPS Willco! There's a place here called Gerard Patate where they make the best poutine in the world.
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This challenge, albeit accepted, is a risky endeavor considering the ineptitude of the United Parcel Service. I cannot be held responsible if it never arrives!
 
It will arrive. Poutine is very serious business. You will be a fully converted Canuck once you have tasted the nectar of the gods!
 
Solo said:
It will arrive. Poutine is very serious business. You will be a fully converted Canuck once you have tasted the nectar of the gods!
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No way. I'm a mother****ing patriot.
 
CrystalGemini said:
AAAAaaawwwww.... Poor guy. I'll have dinner ready when you get home. :D
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What can I do to repay you? Canada owes you a debt of gratitude.

Willco - is there a New York Fries near you?
 
Willco said:
She'll be busy! No time to cook! You leave my girlfriend out of this!
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Sounds like she wants to help you out duder. Canada needs more people like CrystalGemini.

Negatory.
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You didn't even look. Shame on you Federman!

I got no idea if there's one even on your side of the country
 
TheOMan said:
Sounds like she wants to help you out duder. Canada needs more people like CrystalGemini.
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She is just doing this to watch me squirm, but she won't be do anything. We're booked solid for that week and she knows it. You failed again, your highness. I am a patriot, like my father before me.

You didn't even look. Shame on you Federman!

I got no idea if there's one even on your side of the country
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I am pretty damn knowledgable on the area. If there was one, it'd be in a part of Los Angeles I don't want to visit. There's not one near me anyway.
 
I can really UPS one to you man! You have to try it! Give me your adress and I'll be sending you one early next week, seriously. You've got to try it!

By the way, there's also italian poutine in which they replace that gravy sauce by spaghetti sauce, it's delicious! I also have other stuff added to it when I get some at the restaurant. There are even places in Quebec where you can have lots and lots of differents poutines. There's a restaurent near where I am where they serve 32 different kinds of poutine!
 
that shit looks ****ing gross. how do you pronounce this word btw? is it french in origin? is it like "poo - teen"?

like poo-poo and teenager? if so, that should be a good indication to stay away. any food that has the word poo in it is not safe for consumption! :lol
 
Or I could buy the poutine sauce they sell here and send it to you, that way it would be nearly like having real poutine. The fries and cheese can be found anywhere, but at least you'll have the real poutine sauce.
 
evildede said:
Or I could buy the poutine sauce they sell here and send it to you, that way it would be nearly like having real poutine. The fries and cheese can be found anywhere, but at least you'll have the real poutine sauce.
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Again, I am putting forth no effort to desecrate my kitchen. Bring it to me or me to it.
 
THAT IS IT!

You make it and I'll eat it, but don't come sobbing to me when you have to explain to GAF and the rest of these no good Canucks that you didn't have time to cook it.

And the HELL if I'm paying for it when we grocery shopping.
 
evildede said:
Or I could buy the poutine sauce they sell here and send it to you, that way it would be nearly like having real poutine. The fries and cheese can be found anywhere, but at least you'll have the real poutine sauce.
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Send the sauce. Now what kind of cheese do you suggest? Will cottage cheese suffice? And can I just use McDonalds fries?

HEY! Look at that, Will! I don't even have to cook it now! We can spend the free time eating chickens feet! :lol
 
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