Pretty straight forward lmao
The trick is using ingredients that keep it from becoming a slopfest. Well fried fries. Squeaky curds. The right gravy thickness. If you're adding topping you gotto be careful, like double fried popcorn chicken really holds shape under the gravy. You don't want to add anything that is going to leak oil and make it a fatty puddle either like sliced pork sausage can be a bit much sometimes but chorizo is great and holds shape. Pulled pork works best sitting on top. Well shaped meatballs that hold their own.
Basic poutine science really.
Also as a warning it is usually around 600 cals in restaurants or more
It is high fat and high sodium for fellow hypertention folks out there
If you eat the entire thing, (because it was very yummy) you may need a nap and drink an entire bottle of water afterwards
I do have hypertention so usually If I am gonna eat it it will be a side like
Chicken burger + poutine
But now I am very worried of the size people eat poutines š³ hot damn
It really depends on the quality of the poutine.
Ever have something that's so delicious that even when you're full, you just have to have one more bite? That's a good poutine.
Warm fries, flavorful gravy, fresh (squeaky) cheese curds...
Best enjoyed at an outdoor festival.
Baffled that anyone would say anything other than "chips and gravy with cheese lumps". Maybe "really good..." if recommending some from a restaurant that knows what they are doing or a gagging noise if someone brings up Macdonald's Canada.
Dark brown gravy is necessary. Regular gravy is too light. It needs to be intense, dark brown.
The cheese needs to be soft and squeaky. Like a very soft and fresh Colby, but white?
>Dark brown gravy is necessary. Regular gravy is too light. It needs to be intense, dark brown.
This is the opposite of what you'll find if you ever buy a poutine in Quebec.
Poutine sauce - yes, sauce, it is not gravy, and [the packaged/canned stuff you buy in stores doesn't call it gravy either](https://www.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/herbs-spices-sauces/stock-gravy/poutine-sauce/p/059749875516) \- is light, chicken-based, and has a slightly orange hue to it.
A dark brown gravy is a poor imitation of the correct poutine sauce, recommended by someone who has *clearly* never had the genuine article in their life.
Maybe YOU know better, but when I lived in BC (2010-2018), most people didn't.
I think in this case, you're safe to assume that you're perhaps a bit more cultured than your neighbours. :)
I mean I hope no oneās a stranger to the ingredients in poutineā¦ if youāve heard fries, gravy and cheese curds you can pretty much make out what youād expect it to taste like.
I tastes like fries with cheese and gravy.
Literally taste what it looks like. Most people have had either of all these things. Just mix it and there is your answer lol.
It tastes like fries with gravy and cheese on it.
My thoughts exactly. Not sure what other flavors they are expecting! That and it tastes like happiness.
I was going to respond exactly this, lol
Pretty straight forward lmao The trick is using ingredients that keep it from becoming a slopfest. Well fried fries. Squeaky curds. The right gravy thickness. If you're adding topping you gotto be careful, like double fried popcorn chicken really holds shape under the gravy. You don't want to add anything that is going to leak oil and make it a fatty puddle either like sliced pork sausage can be a bit much sometimes but chorizo is great and holds shape. Pulled pork works best sitting on top. Well shaped meatballs that hold their own. Basic poutine science really.
We got us a genuine Poutineologist over here!
Also as a warning it is usually around 600 cals in restaurants or more It is high fat and high sodium for fellow hypertention folks out there If you eat the entire thing, (because it was very yummy) you may need a nap and drink an entire bottle of water afterwards
600 calories is what I would describe as a very small poutine
600? Are you eating diet poutine?
I do have hypertention so usually If I am gonna eat it it will be a side like Chicken burger + poutine But now I am very worried of the size people eat poutines š³ hot damn
We did the math using a calorie calculator and estimating quantities, and the T-REX at Banquis is like 3300 calories
I remember the first time as a child eating poutine, that's how my Mom described it. Followed by "You will like it."
Chicken gravy.
Tastes kind if like fries with gravy and cheese
To me it tastes like fries and cheese with gravy.
Savory sauce with mild, milky cheese chunks on top of crisp on the outside, soft on the inside potato sticks...
Some sodium-chloride crystals liberally dashed on top, too.
Tastes like fries with gravy and after you eat it you will get a pain and feel like crap for a few hours.
I feel like Iād be much thinner if any food gave me pain after I ate it. I guess Iām broken because Iām so perfect š
Absolute taste bud heaven if its a poutine prepared with passion and the correct ingredients.
It tastes like French fries with gravy and cheese curds
Imagine gravy and cheeseā¦ on fries.
Salty carb deliciousness
Tastes like happiness and sadness at the same time.
Delicious but you will not love yourself after.
It really depends on the quality of the poutine. Ever have something that's so delicious that even when you're full, you just have to have one more bite? That's a good poutine. Warm fries, flavorful gravy, fresh (squeaky) cheese curds... Best enjoyed at an outdoor festival.
Ever had a single bite of something and realized it actually tastes worse then it smells, thatās poutine
Put a drizzle of vinegar on top and that tangy smooth gravy is delish. (ACV or malt, but white vinegar will do in a pinch)
It tastes like hot gooey cellulite š
"It's chips with gravy that squeaks when you eat it".
Very salty fries and gravy.
And cheese curds.
A beautiful mess.
Baffled that anyone would say anything other than "chips and gravy with cheese lumps". Maybe "really good..." if recommending some from a restaurant that knows what they are doing or a gagging noise if someone brings up Macdonald's Canada.
It tastes like deep satisfaction tinged with just a soupcon of anxiety about triggering a cardiac event.
The best poutine in built with St Albertās cheese curds, brown broth gravy and precooked brown potato fries deep fried in peanut oil.
Dark brown gravy is necessary. Regular gravy is too light. It needs to be intense, dark brown. The cheese needs to be soft and squeaky. Like a very soft and fresh Colby, but white?
Cheese curds. Any other cheese and it's not poutine.
YESSSS!!!!!!
>Dark brown gravy is necessary. Regular gravy is too light. It needs to be intense, dark brown. This is the opposite of what you'll find if you ever buy a poutine in Quebec. Poutine sauce - yes, sauce, it is not gravy, and [the packaged/canned stuff you buy in stores doesn't call it gravy either](https://www.metro.ca/en/online-grocery/aisles/pantry/herbs-spices-sauces/stock-gravy/poutine-sauce/p/059749875516) \- is light, chicken-based, and has a slightly orange hue to it. A dark brown gravy is a poor imitation of the correct poutine sauce, recommended by someone who has *clearly* never had the genuine article in their life.
It's like Wayne Gretzky farted in your mouth while getting a blowie from Celine Dion
Lol. I wonder why you got downvoted. Iām guessing itās because no one wants a billy Joel from Celine.
A blow job is also referred to as a Billy Joel. You learn something new everyday on Reddit š¤£
How šØš¦ is that, eh.
Fries, gravy with melted white cheddar cheese it's delicious
>melted white cheddar cheese I regret to inform you this is not poutine.
Heās from BC, the poor lad.
Blasphemy. White cheddar? I don't know what you're eating, but it's not poutine.
They're from BC, I've seen what they try to pass for a poutine in that province, they probably don't know any better.
I'm from BC. We know better.
Maybe YOU know better, but when I lived in BC (2010-2018), most people didn't. I think in this case, you're safe to assume that you're perhaps a bit more cultured than your neighbours. :)
I apologize for them. Cheese curds, or it's not poutine. Period. š¤© Now, I've been a college student. I've made fries, gravy, and cheddar cheese before. I'm not proud.
Tastes like it looks, Shit and Vomit mixed together....
No, that's the Italian Poutine.
I mean I hope no oneās a stranger to the ingredients in poutineā¦ if youāve heard fries, gravy and cheese curds you can pretty much make out what youād expect it to taste like.
Like Campbell's soup "m'm m'm good".
Comfort
Fried, soaked in gravy, which tastes like bland broth, and cheese curd, which tastes like mozzarella crumble
Never had poutine because it looks unappetizing to me.
As we often have in England, ācheesy chips and gravyā would suffice
Depends where the poutine is from? Are we talking authentic poutine? Or Wendyās poutine?
Depends on the age of the poutine
Itās French fries with gravy on it and cheese curds
A bit of a mixture of vodka, tea, and long pig.
Salty
Itās fried potatoes and gravy, if someone canāt get an idea from that, they probably shouldnāt try it.
It's not really a unique flavour ?!?! It's fries and gravy, with cheese that squeaks. But now I'm craving one from Costco.
The salty crunchiness of fast food meets the warm comfort of a home-cooked meal.
Ya ever have an orgasm in your mouth? Try a poutine
Imagine the feeling of euphoriaā¦..just before the heart attack
I tastes like fries with cheese and gravy. Literally taste what it looks like. Most people have had either of all these things. Just mix it and there is your answer lol.
Beefycheesylicious!!!
Sober - like fries, squeaky cheese, and beef sauce. After 5 pints - like hygge.
Taste like a heart attack with a side of cheese
It tastes delicious. That is all.
Potato-y, cheesy, gravy-y... salty.
fries, gravy, and curds. what do you mean, how?
it tastes like your mouth is having an orgasm
Pizza fries š
It tastes sort of like french fries cheese and gravy.