Quebec’s love affair with poutine

Poutine is a dish invented in central Quebec province in the 1950s. It is basically french-fried potatoes topped with cheese curds and gravy.

Italian sausage poutine/photo by author

The exact origin of Poutine is up for debate. What is not debated is that it was invented in Quebec, Canada, probably in a restaurant called Le Lutin qui rit (the elf that laughs). A client named Eddy Lainesse asked the owner to mix the cheese curds with the fries…