Poutine no longer just a cheesy junk food treat
"A foie gras poutine served at a festival in the central Quebec town Drummondville confirms the dish's place in the world of haute cuisine.
One of the purported birthplaces of Quebec's best-known dish - the french fry, cheese curd and gravy melange - held its first poutine festival last weekend.
Mario Patry was the professional chef in charge of the Festival de la poutine de Drummondville.
"That's mine, that's my creation," he said of the foie gras poutine being sold."
"A foie gras poutine served at a festival in the central Quebec town Drummondville confirms the dish's place in the world of haute cuisine.
One of the purported birthplaces of Quebec's best-known dish - the french fry, cheese curd and gravy melange - held its first poutine festival last weekend.
Mario Patry was the professional chef in charge of the Festival de la poutine de Drummondville.
"That's mine, that's my creation," he said of the foie gras poutine being sold."