What is poutine? (and why is it part of my blog title?)
Poutine is a dish that is very popular in Canada, consisting of french fries covered in gravy and topped with cheese curds. Very simple.
Sounds delish? To me, yes.
Unfortunately I am lactose-intolerant, so I have never had the full poutine experience. When I visited Montreal back in June my traveling companion ordered it and I snuck a few fries that only had gravy on them.
This does not mean I have given up hope. I am always on the hunt for recipes to make certain dishes dairy-free, and, if all else fails, I will suffer through a chewable lactaid pill, much to the amusement of my friends at all the horrible faces I make. (The pills you swallow don't work for me and I loathe chalky things in my mouth.)
Another friend suggested I look into the possibility of goat-cheese curd poutine, something I still need to research, but definitely a good idea (especially since I love goat cheese...mmm)
Onto the next order of business...why is poutine part of my blog title if I can't eat it? (on a whim that is).
Well, I would like to eat it someday, and it seemed appropriate as it is something Montreal is known for, it also begins with a "p" so it worked well with poetry (something I love to do, and am not allergic to...oh, noetry)
Also, a similar topic I will later explore are "beaver tails" something a friend told me about after visiting Montreal. I guess it is fried-dough, though I wasn't clear if they call all fried-dough "beaver tails" or if it was just the fried-dough that they covered in chocolate sauce and a variety of candy.
After further research it seems they just call them all beaver tails. Yum?
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