poutine hell yes

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Chips and gravy as a start but with other toppings too, gorgeous with Korean short rib bits why don't we have them in the uk?

Edited by Trustmeimadoctor on Tuesday 7th June 01:05

[Du1point8]

Maybe you have missed out the cheese curds as thats what makes it poutine rather than gravy and chips.

Don't know were you have been hiding as you can definitely get cheesy chips with gravy back in the 90s when I was at Uni, its just about asking for it rather than them advertising a Canadian dish.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Had cheesy chips and gravy many times but hey this was delicious with some pecan flavoured beer. I just think we should get a little more adventurus I mean if the Canadians can do it why don't we

[Du1point8]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

Had cheesy chips and gravy many times but hey this was delicious with some pecan flavoured beer. I just think we should get a little more adventurus I mean if the Canadians can do it why don't we

Probably the same reason that I can get hummus dip in the UK, but try and get hummus dip with finely chopped meat like I used to eat in the Lebanese restaurant in Cairo and people look at you like your head is on backwards.

Don't get me started on the Korean BBQ food cooked at your table... I believe there may now be some places in London that do that (very very expensive), but outside and just nope.

[fttm]

Canadians would starve unless every dish wasn't coated in plastic cheese , they even enjoy cheese soup FFS so be careful what you wish for . Standing joke in our house whilst preparing a good meal is "would you like cheese on it?". Chips and gravy are bloody delicious though
Edit , as I finished typing this an ad from a burger chain came on the TV promoting their "parmisharn" sauce , fking rednecks

Edited by fttm on Tuesday 7th June 03:01

[Du1point8]

fttm said:

Canadians would starve unless every dish wasn't coated in plastic cheese , they even enjoy cheese soup FFS so be careful what you wish for . Standing joke in our house whilst preparing a good meal is "would you like cheese on it?". Chips and gravy are bloody delicious though

Finnish Salmon soup contains milk and cheese... its awesome.

[fttm]

Du1point8 said:

fttm said:

Canadians would starve unless every dish wasn't coated in plastic cheese , they even enjoy cheese soup FFS so be careful what you wish for . Standing joke in our house whilst preparing a good meal is "would you like cheese on it?". Chips and gravy are bloody delicious though

Finnish Salmon soup contains milk and cheese... its awesome.

Sounds good mate , but Canadians take food to a lower level , how about baked beans with honey or maple syrup hamburger soup ,and they splaff over perogies and cabbage rolls get my drift ? BTW , perogies can vary but are usually small almost bite size cheese pasties but instead of baking them Canuks boil them ,try as you like they are dreadful .

Edited by fttm on Tuesday 7th June 03:19

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Thankfully I'm in nola not Canada at the moment crawfish etouffee nom

[ZedLeg]

You can get poutine here, it's the latest dirty food trend. There are three or four places in Glasgow that do it, I'd imagine most cities are the same.

[fttm]

Anyone care to guess what another classic Canadian dish might be ? Head Cheese , yeap you read it correctly , Head Cheese ,

[SHutchinson]

Du1point8 said:

Trustmeimadoctor said:

Had cheesy chips and gravy many times but hey this was delicious with some pecan flavoured beer. I just think we should get a little more adventurus I mean if the Canadians can do it why don't we

Probably the same reason that I can get hummus dip in the UK, but try and get hummus dip with finely chopped meat like I used to eat in the Lebanese restaurant in Cairo and people look at you like your head is on backwards.

Don't get me started on the Korean BBQ food cooked at your table... I believe there may now be some places in London that do that (very very expensive), but outside and just nope.

There's a Lebanese restaurant in Newcastle that does a great hummus with meat in it.

http://www.thebake1.co.uk/index.php/homepage/hot-m...

I live way way too close to this place. It's just easier than cooking supper far too often.

[ZedLeg]

fttm said:

Anyone care to guess what another classic Canadian dish might be ? Head Cheese , yeap you read it correctly , Head Cheese ,

Head cheese isn't cheese though. It's a sort of sausage/terrine made from braised pig head. It's like Brawn.

[fttm]

^^^^^ top of the class

[ZedLeg]

Saw a guy make it on diners, drive ins and dives

[Pickled]

Du1point8 said:

Don't get me started on the Korean BBQ food cooked at your table... I believe there may now be some places in London that do that (very very expensive), but outside and just nope.

Go to New Malden - every other shop in the High St is a Korean BBQ

[shakotan]

Pickled said:

Du1point8 said:

Don't get me started on the Korean BBQ food cooked at your table... I believe there may now be some places in London that do that (very very expensive), but outside and just nope.

Go to New Malden - every other shop in the High St is a Korean BBQ

I had a local Korean BBQ when I lived in China, there was a large Calor bottle under every table to had to work your feet around to sit comfortably.

[Vaud]

ZedLeg said:

fttm said:

Anyone care to guess what another classic Canadian dish might be ? Head Cheese , yeap you read it correctly , Head Cheese ,

Head cheese isn't cheese though. It's a sort of sausage/terrine made from braised pig head. It's like Brawn.

And it's European in origin not Canadian...

[C70R]

Pickled said:

Du1point8 said:

Don't get me started on the Korean BBQ food cooked at your table... I believe there may now be some places in London that do that (very very expensive), but outside and just nope.

Go to New Malden - every other shop in the High St is a Korean BBQ

Indeed. There are, and have been for a long time, plenty of places in London where you can eat Korean BBQ. It's really not all that expensive either, unless Harvester is your idea of a good meal out.
Cah-Chi in Earlsfield is probably the best Korean food I've had in London, speaking as someone who spent a fair bit of time in Korea. The BBQ in itself is interesting, if not the absolute highlight of Korean cuisine - try kimchi jigae (a pot of spicy pork/tofu/cabbage stew) if you want to have your mind blown. The care and attention to detail in preparing some Korean food (such as their cold noodle salads) is quite unlike anything else I've seen.

Back on topic, there's nothing "plastic" about cheese curds, and it's their presence that makes proper poutine (as someone who travelled to Canada regularly with work, and ate poutine at every opportunity). They aren't easy to get hold of outside of Canada, which explains why it hasn't travelled well.
There's a guy with a stall on Brick Lane Sunday market who makes absolutely kick-ass poutine. Lovely bloke, too.


ETA - The second-best Korean food I've eaten outside of Korea (including New York) was actually in Bournemouth(!) about 5-6 years ago. While it may not be hugely popular and widely available, it's been around for a long time.

Edited by C70R on Thursday 9th June 17:15

[tribalsurfer]

Reasonable Poutine at the Maple Leaf (Covent Garden), do a list of added extras but the basic is pretty good.

[ZedLeg]

Bread Meats Bread in Glasgow makes good poutine, you get them in massive portions as well.