Mispronounce the word slightly and you’re saying “whore” in French. The first time I heard the name from a Canadian colleague who recommended it as the ultimate Canuck snack I was a little surprised. Then she said it consisted of french fries and cheese curds, slavered in beef gravy. Hmmm, health food, eh?
more eastern Canadian mythology...poutine.....another manufactured Canadian tradition right up there with peace keeping, saying sorry all the time, how much we looooove our...free... healthcare and our addiction to Molson Canadian swamp water.....