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Slick:
Take some delicious fries, mix them up with some cheese, and pour gravy on top! Poutine! Poutine is amazing, and it is one of the few things that fall into the category of 'distinctly canadian cuisine'. People from away often express disgust at this dish but I do not know why. Surely, gravy and potatoes is nothing new, and neither is cheese and potatoes, so I do not see why this dish sounds gross.
The poll is just there out of curiosity, but I am interested in what people think of poutine, and as well, if anybody has any particularly great variations of poutine. My friend's favorite was just the basic poutine topped with lots of chopped-up montreal smoked meat, which sounds delicious. My favorite comes from a truck-stop cafe back home, which makes a dish called "slops" (formerly the "heart attack") which is a poutine plus ground beef, fried mushrooms and onions, and dressing (dressing is something newfies are fond of, it is just dry stuffing that was never stuffed in a roast). That dish is one of my favorite things and it is tradition to go there as soon as it opens and gets slops and many cups of coffee and talk about life, music, and everything with an old friend whenever we are both in town.
Across Canada, wherever you find newfie expats, you will find newfie fries which are fries with gravy, dressing, onions, mushrooms, and peas. I think newfie fries are clearly inferior because they are lacking in cheese.

As a side question to those familiar with poutine, do you prefer curds or grated cheese? Purists demand curds, but frankly I really like the melty-stretchy effect of grated mozza most of the time.

StaedlerMars:
god damnit poutine is delicious.

Dimmukane:
I do not think it sounds super gross, but I also do not like gravy at all.  Never tried it, obviously.

Barmymoo:
I haven't ever heard of it, but I'm going to need some clarification here before I make up my mind. Are we talking British gravy (brown liquid commonly made with meat stock but also available vegetarian) or American gravy (gluey grey lumps that look a bit like porridge)?

Alex C:
There is no American gravy. We have multiple kinds of gravy. Maybe you're thinking of sausage aka white or country gravy?

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