Posted on 03/02/2022 10:00:01 AM PST by xp38
A Quebec restaurant has removed the word “poutine” from their menu to denounce Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Instead, diners at Le Roy Jucep in Drummondville will have to settle with ordering “la frite fromage sauce” or “fries cheese gravy” when they’re craving the Canadian comfort dish.
“Dear clients and friends,” the Quebec eatery wrote in a Facebook post on Friday. “This evening, the Jucep team has chosen to temporarily remove the word ‘p**tine’ from its trademark in order to express, in its own way, its deep dismay at the situation in Ukraine.”
Le Roy Jucep, which prides itself as the inventor of poutine, subsequently deleted the post due to threatening phone calls, MTL Blog reported.
Despite the hateful messages, the restaurant said they’re happy their tiny gesture has made its way to Ukraine. The restaurant added that the move was not a marketing ploy.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, Le Roy Jucep shared a clip from Radio-Canada television of a Ukrainian thanking them for the gesture. “If we could make someone smile there, that’s already a win! We are with you from the bottom of our hearts,” the restaurant said in the post.
While the Canadian greasy spoon staple has no connection to Putin or Russia, French speakers have chosen to mispronounce the name of the Russian leader because pronouncing his name as it is written in English would sound very close to “putain,” or “whore” in English, according to a 2005 New York Times column.
Will the stupidity never end.
Oh for the love of God - how stupid can they get?
Anyone remember Freedom Fries?
I never liked the word anyways.
I just ordered Fries with Gravy!................
That’ll larn him.
well that’ll teach him!
I like fries with gravy as well, but poutine means you also get melted cheese on top of the gravy....or under the gravy....not sure because I’ve never ordered it.
These are the people who think Trudeau is a good PM.
Yes, but it is evil stupidity. Canada are evil.
BUSCUITS AND GRAVY!!!
If you order ‘Poutine’ in certain parts of the US, the waitress might slap you. If it’s a gay waiter he might smile..............
Yep, they are as dumb as we are here.
You live in Canada and haven’t eaten poutine? You don’t know what you’re missing.
So dumb
Uh...no! lets quit drinking vodka made in Kentucky because it has a Russian word on the bottle!
They should really show Vlad they are series and get rid of “Pomme de terre” (Potato), also! That’ll show that Russian meany what for!!
How about frites liberté?
LOL!
I went to Wendy’s yesterday before work and ordered a Sausage Biscuit at the drive thru.
A female teen aged voice answered and said, “I’m sorry, sir, Our ‘Biscuit Machine’ is broken.”
I assumed she meant ‘oven’. I said thank you and drove off......
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