Was this a smart Canadian idea, or a dumb American idea?

Question

I decided for lunch because I miss Canada so much, I'll forge a Poutine eventhough hardly anyone knows about it in the states.

I ordered fries in the cafeteria, went to the turkey section and asked them to put gravy over my fries. They were like "huh?" Then I just needed the cheese curds. I went to pasta section and put pamessian cheese over the fries with gravy.

I'm in Washington, DC, so a trip to the Canadian Embassy is a few blocks down. I decided to eat my FAKE Poutine outside the Canadian embassy as a campaign to put Poutine in the USA.

Instead, the embassy was closed, so I didn't get to impress any Canadians living in the states.

So was it still a smart or dumb idea?

Smart or dumb? or in between.

Answer 1

I wouldn't say it was dumb but I don't know how smart it was. Maybe you should open a Canadian restaurant in the US we don't have many of those. I think most people think Canadian and American food are the same. But if they took a trip to Canada after eating in America they would learn different.

Answer 2

I hear if you go to Northern Ontario, it's even better....

They also apparently don't sell poutine at KFCs in the states....those fools!!!

Answer 3

It was a good idea and a nice try.  Next time, instead of Parmesan cheese, try using any grated cheese like cheddar or mozza - it will turn out better.

Answer 4

It is both also  funny.

Answer 5

You have any friends in Canada? I am sure you must. Get one of them to go to the store, buy some St. Hubert Poutine Gravy Mix and send it to you by mail. Comes in an easy to mail pouch - not quite as good as the kind you get at the roadside vendors but better than turkey gravy UGH!

Not sure how you can get Canadian curds, guess you will have to settle for a not so good but better than none substitute.

Lot's of Americans come up here and like Poutine so the idea is a good one. Your strategy  could use a little work. :o)

Answer 6

I think you should order up some squeaky cheese from Quebec, a couple tons of McCain's french fries (the American Republicans will really go for the brand name), and several gallons of brown gravy mix. Get a half dozen kids, supply them with pushcarts, and send them out around DC. Once people taste poutine, they will be hooked on it. It may be Canadian, but what's more American than starch covered with cheese, fat, flour, artificial flavors and salt?

Answer 7

As long as you got to eat poutine, it's all good...fake or not.  Mmmm, poutine.

Answer 8

It would have been a smart idea if you had imported Canadian cheese curd and the beef gravy they use at Burger King. You should have made your poutine that way by giving the ingrediants to the waiter.

When he said "Huh?" You should have responded with "Eh?". He would have again responded with "Huh?". At that point, I would have suggested to keep it going until he is confused (it shouldn't take more than a minute).

Then sit back, and enjoy your poutine.

Since none of that was done, it was both a dumb idea from the perspective of both countries.

Answer 9

Smart!

Especially if it tasted good!

Answer 10

It was just a fun idea.  Not a thing wrong with it.  Next  time make some butter tarts.

Answer 11

For those who are unfamiliar with a "poutine", this Quebec delicacy is made by placing french fries (sorry, "freedom" fries) in a bowl, covering it with a few cheese curds, then coating the whole bowlful with BBQ chicken gravy.

Some places have imitated it, but never mastered it. For example, the worst poutine I ever ate was at Pearson Intl Airport, because they were using mozzarella with beef gravy.

However, since there are so many Quebecers who go down to Florida for the winter, there are actually some pretty good places popping up down there for poutines, or so I hear.

Oh, and by the way...whatever you do, never try to order a "poutin" in Quebec. The waitress will either laugh at you or be insulted that you want a (word for prostitute that rhymes with cut).

;-)

Answer 12

Hmmm. I'm Canadian American and have no idea what Poutine is. Must be a Quebec thing.

When I'm abroad all I end up wanting is a good burrito. And, more often than not, I've ended up making my own burritos.

That said, and being a patriotic Candadian/ not-so-patriotic American ( I wonder why), I'd say it was a smart Candadian idea and a dumb American one.

Answer 13

I live near Washington, DC too but I was born in Canada! I practically forgot about 'gravy fries' (what I called them years ago), man those are good aren't they? Swiss Chalet... memories coming back :)

Lol it's quite a smart idea, hope you enjoyed your poutine. If I saw you I would have been impressed! =)

Answer 14

LOL nice story, next time you want to make poutine try it in Wisconsin. You can get cheese curds EVERYWHERE. I'm from Wisconsin obviously and had no idea what poutine was when I moved up before I married my husband. Where I went to school, you could get cheese curds just about everywhere, and if not cheese curds then shredded cheese.

I'd say it was pretty good considering you had to make due with what you had available.

Answer 15

although im not a big fan of gravy, if people really go for that kind of stuff, then i would think its a smart idea.

Answer 16

If you had a laugh then it was a GREAT idea if not then it was a dumb idea.  Check out the link below they have St Hubert's poutine sauce ($2.29 ok its not cheap) for sale by mail as well as other Canadian food stuffs