This dish originated in the 1950s in Quebec. It originally consisted of French fries, cheese curds, and gravy. The version I had in Arizona was true to the original but with a twist, literally: the potatoes were beer battered sidewinder fries; they were twisted half moons that were supposed to resemble the desert sidewinder snake ready to strike (at least I suppose that was the intent). I ordered this dish at a brewery, and the gravy had Guinness beer in it. Yum! Because of the shape of the fries, and the fact that they were beer battered, the ends were really crispy and the middles were soggy from the rich gravy (I love it when that happens!). You can see from the photo that the cheese curds were nice and gooey. I paired my poutine with one of the brewery's own offerings, their white chocolate raspberry stout. I could actually taste both the white chocolate and the raspberry in the bitter dark beer. Location: Prison Hill Brewing Company, 278 S Main Street, Yuma, Arizona. Date: September 18, 2017 (my 61st birthday).
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AuthorChef Roland has been a legal resident of seven countries and has travelled in over thirty, documenting food along the way. He currently resides in the desert in Southern California. Categories
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