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Poutine : a deep-fried road trip of discovery

Poutine : a deep-fried road trip of discovery

Book 2024

The recipe is deceptively simple - fried potatoes, cheese curds, gravy - but the story behind it is as rich and complex as Canada itself. Yet the odd, winding history of poutine has never been written - until now. Following lore about the dishs rise from the road-side chip wagons of rural Quebec, award-winning journalist Justin Giovannetti Lamothe tells a story that mirrors the growth of modern Canada and the shifting cultural gap between La Bell...