Whoever wrote:
>> [Cultural explanation for non-Canadian readers: poutine is a dish from
>> Quebec. It's made from warm french fries, topped with some cheese cut in
>> small pieces. The french fries and the cheese are mixed together. The warm
>> french fries make the cheese melt. Then the entire mix is topped with
>> brown gravy.]
has goofed almost as badly as "Dubya" did. That's *hot* french fries topped
with freshly-made, unpressed cheddar cheese curds (not cut-up processed
pseudo-cheese) and hot brown gravy. The dish was invented about 30 years
ago, and the name "poutine" is etymologically related to "pudding" -- not
the "add a package of cornstarch and artificial flavouring to milk"
American dessert but the savoury kind of which Yorkshire pudding is the
best-known example.
Regards,
Judyth
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert de Wit
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 1:08 PM
>> To: staff
>> Subject: Canadian, eh?
>>
>> For those interested in diplomatic relations with our pals down south...
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------
>>
>> The Province (Vancouver)
>> March 8, 2000
>>
>> FANS LOVE CBC POUTINE PRANK AT BUSH'S EXPENSE
>>
>> OTTAWA - An on-air prank by This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC-TV's
>> satirical
>> sketch series, at the expense of U.S. presidential candidate George W.
>> Bush
>> has drawn tremendous response from the show's viewers, says producer Geoff
>> D'Eon.
>> D'Eon says he has also received "a deluge of calls" from U.S. media but
>> there has been no official response from the Bush campaign.
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Judyth Mermelstein "cogito ergo lego ergo cogito..."
Montreal, Quebec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Canada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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