I was “today” years old when I discovered poutine. I’d had fries with gravy before but poutine is much better! Where has this been all of my life?

Actually a bit of a fusion: birria poutine at the local Biergarten, SO GOOD!

  • nocturne@slrpnk.netEnglish
    27·
    2 months ago

    Growing up in New Mexico we have green chile cheese fries instead of poutine. And chile here is not meat and spices, it is a vegetable.

    • OldElfin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I have never been interested in Poutine but this looks so damn goood, I would dig into that so fast !

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I’ve heard so much about hatch green chilies, but can’t get them here

          • nocturne@slrpnk.netEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            how hot is it?

            That varies from farm to farm, and how it is grown. Many sell mild, or hot.

            they’re not pickled or anything just raw peppers chopped up?

            Typically they are fire roasted when purchased, then peeled at home.

            • c0wboy dani@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              ooo they sound good!

              i usually prefer a little hotter but if those were around everywhere they would definitely go on just about everything I ate lol.

              what’s the weirdest thing youve had them in? ice cream or anything of that sort? :)

              • nocturne@slrpnk.netEnglish
                1·
                2 months ago

                if those were around everywhere they would definitely go on just about everything I ate lol.

                Anaheim chile is a close analog for NM chiles. They are not the same, but work when the latter is not available (I lived in PA and Maryland without access to green chile for 19 long years).

                what’s the weirdest thing youve had them in? ice cream or anything of that sort? :)

                Green chile peanut brittle might be the weirdest sweet. I have also had green chile lollipops, with and without a scorpion. Most of that kind of stuff is only sold at the tourist traps, so I never really see it unless I am giving someone a tour. I cannot recall ever having green chile ice cream, I would try it though.

                Savory-wise green chile fettuccine Alfredo, or a domino’s thin crust pizza with white sauce, feta, spinach, and green chile. It is something my Pathfinder group’s coworker came up while they were trying to order a vegetarian pizza.

                Here in New Mexico basically all of the restaurants have green chile (some have red) on the menu. You can have it added to just about anything.

  • FellowEnt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    So obviously this is sacrilege and I would never suggest this to a Canadian IRL, but there are so many ways to make a poutine-inspired dish. Roast potatoes (cut into smaller cubes), onion gravy, some kind of sausage and brie (or your cheese of choice). I make it with roast dinner leftovers and it slaps.

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I have to admit my first choice was the Korma, but this was late on a Sunday and they ran out of rice. They actually offered to serve the Korma over fries, but that’s just wrong

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      That looks really cool, but very far away.

      I went to a small local one in New England run by my local brewer. These guys have some great ideas so I really hope they succeed. They just started running it at a local historical estate.

      Unfortunately the day I was there did not have as many customers as they were probably hoping. Maybe sundays are light, I don’t know. It appeared to be the family day as we were the only ones without little kids, so that’s fantastic, but less the half the tables were in use

      • MasterOKhan@lemmy.caEnglish
        53·
        2 months ago

        Rare in Canada? Quebec is like the home of poutine! You can find it in many restaurants, Costco, A&W come to mind immediately

      • AA5B@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Closer than you’d think. I grew up in upstate New York and have since lived in new England. Quebec is practically next door

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      That’s the weird part: New England. So near to Quebec. I’ve met so many visitors from Montreal especially. Ive read so many mentions online.

      Heck, my ex-grandmother-in-Law was French Canadian