Not that long ago, Americans didn’t know what poutine was and if they did know, the reaction was simple: “That sounds gross.” It does sound gross—a pile of french fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, a dish that defies garnish and prettification and seems to have been invented as a cold person’s desperate need for as many hot calories as could be consumed at once. Or maybe it started as a Quebecois dare.
Actually, maybe all that is true. Nevertheless, Utahns have fallen in love with poutine and lots of different restaurants serve their own versions of it.
The one pictured here is from Avenues Proper. 376 8th Avenue., SLC, 385-227-8628
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