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Montreal Canadiens: Poutine and Cheese Curds

montreal canadiens: The dish tasted just right so authentic that the cheese curds emitted a faint squeak, squeak when bitten into the telltale sign of a proper poutine, according to Toronto Star. But the jovial chef serving them had an Ontario accent. But as they devoured their poutine that gloppy, belt-bursting dish of french fries, cheddar cheese curds and gravy something felt horribly wrong. Even more disconcerting He was wearing the hat of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team, the archrivals of the Montreal Canadiens. Calling poutine Canadian' makes me feel very uncomfortable because Quebec has a distinct culture and history from the rest of Canada, and poutine is a strong symbol of that. Poutine is Qu b cois it is not Canadian, said 25-year-old Zak Rosentzveig, a poutine-obsessed economist from Montreal, describing his recent visit to the food stall and adding his voice to a simmering debate over poutine's true identity. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.