Poutine

Poutine

Poutine served at La Banquise, Montreal
Course	Main dish or side dish
Place of origin	Canada
Region or state	Québec
Created by	Many claims
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	French fries, gravy, cheese curds
Variations	Multiple

Poutine (/puːˈtiːn/; Québec French: [put͡sɪn]) is a Canadian dish, originating in the province of Québec, made with French fries and cheese curds topped with a light brown gravy. This fast-food dish is typically found across Canada and in some places in the northern United States. In Canada it is sold in small "greasy spoon" type diners (commonly known as cantines or casse-croûtes in Québec) and pubs, as well as by roadside chip wagons (commonly known as cabanes à patates, literally "potato shacks") and in hockey arenas. National and international chains such as Smoke's Poutinerie,New York Fries,McDonald's,Wendy's,A&W,KFC,Burger King,Harvey's and Wahlburgers restaurants also sell mass-market poutine in Canada (although not always country-wide).

The dish is thought to have originated in rural Québec, Canada, in the late 1950s, and several provincial communities claim to be the birthplace of poutine, including Drummondville (by Jean-Paul Roy in 1964) and Victoriaville. Prior to this, since 1901, the closest dish to poutine was known as "chips, cheese and gravy" and was widely available in the UK (particularly the north of England and Scotland). Some believe that the Canadian classic "poutine" was somewhat inspired by this British dish.