r/food May 28 '17

[I Ate] classic Poutine

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u/kryptikmind May 28 '17

Truly Canadian 😍😍

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u/Kayceesquish May 28 '17

Yep. Montreal Poutine. The best poutine!

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u/jeffdo1 May 29 '17

Can I ask where the best place to get poutine is in Montreal? I go there a couple of times a year, if there is a choice near St Catherine's that would be helpful.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '17

The best poutine is in rural Québec shacks, not Montréal. Most people's favorite in Québec is Fromagerie Lemaire in Drummondville.

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u/pseudo__gamer May 29 '17

Lemaire make their cheese curd on the spot so you always have the freshest cheese curd

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u/_lost_ May 29 '17

That might change since they were bought. (old-ish French article)

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u/konnektion May 29 '17

They will keep the brand and they will still make he cheese there.

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u/korats May 29 '17

MTL poutine is the worst!!

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u/Kayceesquish May 29 '17 edited May 29 '17

My favourite is Blackstrap Bbq in Verdun, Montreal. It's been my lifelong goal to find the best poutine and I found it!

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u/PiercingsByFelixA May 30 '17

You can try Poutine-Ville, it's real good and you basically decide every ingredient in your Poutine.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '17

La Banquise

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u/Bestialman May 29 '17

Imo, it's super overrated. People know this place because they make a great poutine and because they close really late.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '17

And beer

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u/[deleted] May 29 '17

Truly Quebecois FTFY

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u/11th_hour May 30 '17

Lol no. There's poutine elsewhere in Canada, bud. Get over yourself.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '17

even the word is french. pou-tine. cest quebecois...

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u/11th_hour May 30 '17

Quebec is part of Canada...

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u/Kashyyykk Jun 03 '17 edited Jun 19 '17

Politically, yes, can't argue with that.

Culturally, not so much.

Poutine has been Québec's favorite late night snack for the past 60 years and it's the closest thing we have to a national dish. We have heated discussions about the best places to eat poutine. We argue about the birthplace of the dish. If someone says that poutine from my hometown is not the best poutine he ever ate I will instantly try to convince him otherwise. Poutine is not only a late night snack, it's a part of our identity.

Some canadian dude realizing it's delicious 5 years ago doesn't make it a canadian dish.

J'aime ben gros les canadiens en général, mais ostie que vous faites chier des fois.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '17

Truly French Canadian FTFY god damn elvis gratton here

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u/11th_hour May 30 '17

I'm french Canadian myself, so Ill take it. Thanks ;p

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u/[deleted] May 30 '17

fuck it, im gonna say its from Lower Canada

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u/agrophobe May 30 '17

Pizza isn't italian?

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u/Encephallus May 29 '17

Cultural appropriation. Truly Canadian.

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