poutine

[poo-teen]

noun

1. an appetizer or dish of French Canadian origin consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and brown gravy.

poutine

/ puːˈtiːn /

noun

1. a dish of chipped potatoes topped with curd cheese and a tomato-based sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of poutine¹

First recorded in 1955–65 in Canadian French, and in 1980–85 in Canadian English; further origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of poutine¹

from Canadian French

Example Sentences

You can, of course, go the classic route of combining your meat and sauce; I think of a poutine I had at Foothills Meats in Asheville that was enveloped in a short rib gravy, or a particularly decadent paper tray of loaded butter chicken fries from a Desi food truck in D.C.

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Classic moves lean umami-heavy: think beefy gravy for a poutine and disco fries, chili for the diner classic.

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I like the chicken tikka poutine.

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The menu has also expanded, with fancier-feeling dishes like Jameson crab bisque, a seared ahi tuna sandwich and a prime rib banh mi joining old AC favorites like poutine and fish and chips.

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Or it is being used as a topping, such as grating cheese onto pasta, mixing cubes into salad — or even like Manny's curds on his reimagined poutine in this episode?There's also a whole other genre of grillable cheese, like squeaky halloumi, which is one of my absolute favorites.

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