Ah, poutine-the dish that artfully combines the comfort of crispy fries with the allure of rich gravy and squeaky cheese curds. Originating from the French-speaking province of Quebec, this Canadian ...

A Paris restaurant has spoken out after receiving threats and insults from customers who thought its signature poutine dish had been named after the Russian President Vladimir Putin. La Maison de la ...

Poutine, fries doused in cheese curds and gravy, has nothing to do with Putin, it said. Businesses around the world have been pressured to cut ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. A ...

February is a month that brings excitement for food lovers across Canada, especially with the arrival of the 13th edition of Poutine Week. From February 1 to February 7, participating restaurants will ...

May marks the start of the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs, and even though the Seattle Kraken are out of the trophy hunt, we're celebrating the team's first season anyway. And we're doing it with a ...

Quebec diner Le Roy Jucep temporarily renamed poutine, a dish that sounds similar to "Putin" when said aloud, to show support for Ukraine. Google Maps; Getty Images/EyeEm; Le Roy Jucep, which has ...

The unofficial national dish of Canada, poutine is a polarizing culinary creation. “People love it or they hate it,” says Malcolm Campbell, executive chef at Cabot Cape Breton. “There isn’t a middle ...

You say potato, they say potahto. But in France, when you say poutine, some say Putin. A small restaurant chain has come under fire after people mistook the name of its signature dish for a tribute to ...

Food trends come and go, but for the last few years poutine has been cropping up on menus across the country. Poutine originated as a lowly diner food for drunk Canadians in the 1950s, but chefs are ...

The proverbial fog of war can result in many misunderstandings, and in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, misinformation is rampant. But people concerned about the conflict should at least be ...

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