> From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of knarf > > I am told that "poutine" is Quebec French slang for "mess", > although I'd not heard the word before the "cheesy > comestible" became popular. > > Gravy on fries has long been popular round about these parts. > It seems that a greasy spoon somewhere south of Montreal > decided to add cheese curds to the mix and while the > resulting concoction was proclaimed delicious it was also > derided for it's messiness, hence the name. > > About 20 years ago it spread into the rest of Canada and is > now a much-loved (if extremely unhealthy) delicacy. > > You were, of course, correct, Marnie: Bob W. was indeed full > of male bovine faeces. > > ;-) >
well, not entirely. Poutine really is the way the French spell Putin. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
