Just while I think of it Halifax, if it don’t got cheese curds, it ain’t poutine, so don’t put it on your menu.—Sam Je
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Agreed. Only a few places in HRM actually serve it with curds, because for some reason, pizza places think that it’s okay to make substitution, in which case, it isn’t. They have a different texture and flavour.
Try Hungry Hut on on Ochterloney in Dartmouth. They do use cheese curds. If you’re doing it at home, I’ve always found the St. Hubert brown gravy packages along with the curds you can buy at Superstore (along with just about any other Loblaws affiliated grocery store) a real good approximation to what you’d actually get at many of the LaFleur restaurants in Quebec.
If you’re in Halifax, Willy’s uses real curds AND fresh cut fries.
Pizza Time in Woodside. Awesome poutine!
Personally, I can’t do curd texture (or cottage cheese texture either) – maybe it’s because it looks like a fat chick’s thighs? So I love that most places don’t use it.
But I feel your pain – I lived in TO for three years before I found a place that used ACTUAL turkey in a club sandwich…
i have been to montreal tried their “real” poutine it was pretty good. But the best I have ever had was curdless, Alexandra’s Chicken Poutine is the best I have had across all of Canada. so you and your pretentious curds can go fuck yourself….whiner.
There should be a virtual scale on TheCoast to weigh the OP and their poutine belly.
I like Newfie Fries ! !
French fries with Gravy , generally 2 types of cheese ( I was in newfoundland & one place used mozza only), mozza & cheddar, plus fried groundbeef & onions… & if they’re authentic there’ll be dressing on your plate as well !
Who the hell would want to try some cheese turds on fries & gravy, when you could be having NEWFIE FRIES ! ! ! !
mmm maybe the newfie store could make them, not sure if it still exists
i think i would rather eat dog turds than that gross looking fucking shit. my fuck, some people would eat dog shit, if they put a french name to it. you could call it” pup atat, or poopie le crappe”.
haha sucks…there is a movie called the cook, the thief, his wife and her lover, nasty dog shit scene
peter greenaway film eff’n love it and the reason is food costs shredded mozz is like half the price of cheese curd
As much as I think cheese or curds ruins a good order of fries and gravy, if it ain’t curds it ain’t real poutine.
The best gravy in NS is found at the Fort Anne Cafe in Annapolis Royal, but if you want try something even more artery hardening, go the cafe in Kennetcook Hants Co. and ask for the Fries with the Works – Fries, gravy, cheese, onions, ground beef and peas – also known as ‘Death on 2 Legs’. Cheers!
well at least there be peas, healthy choice^^
I just bet Halifax isn’t the only place in Canada serving ‘poutine’ that doesn’t have cheese curds. ‘duh’.
I’m going to quebec next month until july and I’m PUMPED about my first REAL poutine experience 🙂
Also: canada day 2006 I got free cheese curds at parliament hill. It was so hot they kinda melted. i ate them anyway and then went to a cheesy maritime tribute restaurant for lunch. True story.
Kitty, you just made my day! thank you for that, its been pretty shitty!