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Find the Perfect Poutine

Complete 21 July 2018
I did it. The perfect #poutine. I knew I would know it when I found it. Despite Doubters and others. The Green Spot in Montreal...cheese, gravy, fries, atmosphere, everything. My quest is done. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlfVcMbB5WY0LVdgwHoAnNL0ijaLTMHLXJczMk0/

Ok, so I know this isn't really a measurable goal, that really when it comes down to it, it is subjective and based on things like how drunk you were when you were eating it. Whatever... It is more about continuing the quest rather than actually finding the perfect poutine because then what would I do?


Beginning the Poutine Quest

March 24, 2011
By admin
Poutine… was there ever a more perfect combination of sauce, cheese and starch? I think not.  For the past year I have been on a crusade… a quest so to speak, to find the perfect poutine.  For those of you untutored in this Quebecois delicacy, I quote Wikipedia (because, really who else know the answers?!) “is a dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds, covered with brown gravy or sauce and sometimes additional ingredients? Poutine is a diner staple which originated in Quebec and can now be found across Canada” AND thank the Gods…enlightened parts of the USA.

Before you make a face and say, “GROSS!”, think on it…. you like cheese fries.  You like mashed potatoes and gravy. Just combine them all and you have a close approximation to ambrosia.


Now I know these things are subjective… I am all about the gravy, while a dear friend of mine only bases her opinion on the squeakiness of the cheese against her teeth. As long as the cheese is there and not rock hard, I am good to go.

So far I have explored one state, three provinces and six cities. It’s just a start mind you. Especially since the Poutine craze is not only sweeping its birth nation, but that big country to the south as well.

I can’t actually remember my first time, I had Poutine that is. But each time I delve into all that saucy-cheesy-potatoy scrumptiousness, I know it won’t be my last. So please join me as I trot the globe (well, at least North America) in search of the Perfect Poutine.
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