Poutine

Poutine is real Canadian food. Seldom do I have any, and when we do it’s usually the home made  low fat version if such a thing is possible.

Wikipedia says: Poutine is a fast food dish that originated in Quebec and can now be found across Canada, and is also found in some places in the northern United States. It is sold by national and international fast food chains, in small "greasy spoon" type diners (commonly known as "cantines" or "casse-croûtes" in Quebec) and pubs, as well as by roadside chip wagons (commonly known as "cabanes à patates", literally meaning "potato shacks"). International chains like McDonald's, A&W, KFC, and Burger King also sell mass-produced poutine in Canada. Poutine may also contain other ingredients such as beef, pulled pork or lamb. Typically, the dish may also include additional ingredients such as lobster meat, shrimp, rabbit confit, caviar, and truffles.

We spent the weekend in Ottawa because of a Van Gogh show at the National Gallery of Art, and we had poutine on our mind. Down the street from our hotel was one of the poutine chains, “Smoke’s Poutinerie”. This also exists in Hamilton but we have never gone there. The menu was wonderful and all four of us involved on this mission decided to have lunch there.

I photographed our lunches, described by one of the other patrons waiting for their lunch as a “heart attack in a box”! We had three different dishes for the four of us as the ladies each had the vegetarian version.

Veggie Deluxe Poutine

+ Sautéed Mushrooms
+ Caramelized Onions
+ Baby Green Peas

Pulled Pork Poutine

Nacho Grande Poutine

+ Homemade Chili
+ Tomato Salsa
+ Guacamole
+ Sour Cream + Jalapeño Peppers