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It’s been said that Canada has a cuisine of cuisines. That it offers a smorgasbord of national food rather than a stew pot. There are so many different influences and nationalities represented in Canadian food that it takes several different types of food – from maple syrup to Montreal-style smoked meat – to accurately represent the nation.

However, the one dish that comes to mind when considering Canada is poutine. Originally a recipe found in rural Quebec in the 1950′s, poutine can be found everywhere in Canada from family style restaurants to fast-food chains and even on the side of the road in chip wagons – think hot dog carts for fries.

This traditional Canadian dish of french fries covered in cheese curds and beef gravy or a similar type of sauce is so widely renowned all over Canada that it even has it’s own entry in the historical dictionary of Quebec. Here, poutine is defined as “fries with cheese and gravy” and has been the accepted definition since 1978. While credit for the invention of poutine definitely goes to Quebec, the recipe has spread quickly throughout the country and can even be seen trickling down to the United States.

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