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Friday, July 13, 2007

Food The Real French Fries. Ok, French Canadian Fries

Posted by Scott Moore on Fri, Jul 13 at 5:22 PM

I don’t know about you, but Canada looks better and better everyday, what with their nationalized healthcare, same-sex marriage, and lax marijuana laws.

That’s why today, on National French Fry day, I’m actually celebrating the Canadian version—poutine. French fries covered in gravy and cheese.

Sure, I’ve never had it, and it’s a horribly unvegan dish, but I’m celebrating in my head. See what I mean?

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Poutine is fun to make at home, especially with cheese curds from Rogue.

Posted by Eric | July 13, 2007 5:53 PM

I've had authentic Canadian poutine (made by an authentic Canadian) and if you haven't tried it, you are missing out.

Posted by Samuel John Klein | July 13, 2007 7:15 PM

My friend Lyall Bush, an exiled Canadian who runs the Richard Hugo House in Seattle, just told me a joke that sums up at least half of why I picked Canada over Mexico as my 'eventual refuge of choice':

Q: How do you get a hundred screaming Canadian kids out of a swimming pool?

A: (Claps hands twice) OK, kids, time to go!

Posted by Grant Cogswell | July 13, 2007 7:48 PM

I had some of these in Montreal.. It's a heart-attack in a box for sure. But soo soo good.

Posted by Andrew | July 13, 2007 9:04 PM

Ask your resident Brit about "chips and cheese", available from all kebab vans in the UK and available with the lovely edition of sweet chili sauce. I'm sure you could make a vegan version with faux cheese if you so desired.

Posted by Rachael VR | July 14, 2007 12:24 AM

Just about anything would be better than Portland fries - limp things dripping with grease. Portland talks all fresh and healthy, but fries here are the worst.

Posted by Jerry | July 14, 2007 2:22 AM

Sacre Bleu Scott how Un-PC of you to mention zee French Canadian National Dish on zee very French National Bastille Day! Tsk-tsk you naughty American.

Alas, not you Vegan Scott, but the rest of you can get Poutine the next time you are in Vancouver, B.C. no need to fly all the way to eastern Canada, eh?

So wrong, but so very very good.

Posted by Cuisine Bonne Feme | July 14, 2007 10:23 AM

McDonald's "French Fries" are not fries...they're just flash-frozen lumps of potato fried and laden with a bag of salt.

Steak fries and jojos are my favorite...I like my fries THICK.

Posted by Aaron V. | July 14, 2007 11:51 AM

Tabor Hill Cafe on Hawthorne...BEST FRIES EVER

Posted by salinger | July 14, 2007 9:38 PM

So Mcdonalds french fries aren't French fries, they are just fried and salted potatoes. Gotcha.

Posted by Orf | July 16, 2007 9:54 AM

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