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poutine

Dish of french fries, cheese curds and gravy

Instance of: potato dish
Part of: Canadian cuisine
Country: Canada
Founded: 1950s

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Poutine is a dish of French fries and cheese curds topped with a hot brown beef and chicken stock gravy. It emerged in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec in 1959, though its exact origins are uncertain, and there are several competing claims regarding its origin. For many years, it was used by some to mock Quebec society. Poutine later became celebrated as a symbol of Québécois culture and the province of Quebec. It has long been associated with Quebec cuisine, and its rise in prominence has led to its growing popularity throughout the rest of Canada.

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Members / parts: fries
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Different from: Vladimir Putin applies to name of object: Vladimir Poutine
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Indigenous to: Quebec
Location of creation: Centre-du-Québec
Course: main course

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