In the interest of Foreign Relations, need Poutine advice

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Cheese, fries and gravy? All together? That sounds absolutely revolting.

im guessing you also hate Garbage Plates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Tahou_Hots

It would depend on the particular plate. If every item is slippery, slimy, greasy and bland, then I probably would respond by gagging. I don't have a problem in general with foods being mixed together. It's just not right to mix cheese and gravy. There's something unnatural about that.

My brothers-in-law and I have an after Thanksgiving tradition of taking a portion of all the thnaksgiving leftovers and combining them into a pile for consumtion. It's like a thanksgiving lasagna or something. It's fantastic.
Like below...

Gravy
-----------
Cranberry Sauce
Stuffing
aasparagus-broccoli-corn-peas
Grean bean casserole
Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Dinner Rolls

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Cheese, fries and gravy? All together? That sounds absolutely revolting.

im guessing you also hate Garbage Plates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Tahou_Hots

Check out the song, "Rochester Hots" on this dude's MySpace page. High-larious.

 

[Paperdoc]

It was unplanned, I'm sure, but French Canadians have created in poutine a gastronomic metaphor for the distinction between muliculturalism in Canada and the USA's "melting pot". The "melting pot" model seeks to mash several components together so well that they loose their individuality, and the whole mix ends up looking and tasing the same, with a few indistinct lumps as highlights. But in poutine you want the three major ingredients (fries, gravy and cheese curds) all to remain distinct and different in the mix; perhaps you can even add a few new ingredients for enhancement. Each ingredient makes its own impact on your taste buds, and the total impact is much better for it.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Paperdoc
It was unplanned, I'm sure, but French Canadians have created in poutine a gastronomic metaphor for the distinction between muliculturalism in Canada and the USA's "melting pot". The "melting pot" model seeks to mash several components together so well that they loose their individuality, and the whole mix ends up looking and tasing the same, with a few indistinct lumps as highlights. But in poutine you want the three major ingredients (fries, gravy and cheese curds) all to remain distinct and different in the mix; perhaps you can even add a few new ingredients for enhancement. Each ingredient makes its own impact on your taste buds, and the total impact is much better for it.

Well said and I will most certainly bring this up with the multi-ethnic group.

 

[jdobratz]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: meltdown75
oh dear God, don't equate those awful KFC bowls to wondrous poutine. even their actual "poutine" is nasty. the old KFC fries were so much better - they were OK for poutine. i used to be a cook there. they never had cheese curds but the old fries and gravy were merely ok.

I think the KFC bowls taste pretty decent.

Poutine sounds pretty nasty on the other hand.

if you like fries, cheese, and gravy, you'd like them all together. it's like a bunch of tiny flavour hotties fellating your tastebuds.

Now see, I think I'd like melted american or provolone cheese, but cheese curds?

It's something about the curd, don't they taste funny?

No, No, it's just the CHEESE portion of curds and whey. The milk fat has coagulated and formed a lump, the bond is tight so when you bite into fresh curds they squeak a bit, like rubber, but they TASTE like fresh cheese. Esentially it's unpressed cheese.

Some varieties can be a bit more salty than standard cheese, but essentially, yes, they are just small curds of cheddar cheese.