Poutine? Magnifique!!
It’s official. The World Poutine Eating Championship will be held in Toronto on May 22nd, 2010. If you know me, I love my poutine. I would poutine-ize everthing if it were possible, and I often make attempts to do so. Homefries? Can you poutine that? Onion ring poutine? Can I get a side of steak with my poutine? (now offered at the Heart & Crown). I even love poutine so much I refuse to eat it unless they specifically have St. Albert’s cheese curds. Aside from my heart-attack to-be ways, I have mixed feelings about this competition. But for a reason only a Canadian would really understand. No, my concern is not for the implicit degeneration of our society’s pride in eating unhealthy food and the assumed long-term consequences of these actions. No. It’s that the contest is being held in TORONTO. I suppose it is the centre of the universe… but the home of the poutine belongs to Quebec – their single greatest achievement. What makes matters worse, Quebec residents can’t even enter the competition (by Quebec’s own laws – go figure). Either way, I think Canadians finally have a dish, other than Canadian Bacon I suppose, to call our own. Hmm, what about bacon on poutine? I’m thinking about entering…
