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Grand Rapids Poutine Week, a friendly competition among locally owned businesses on Michigan Street (and nearby), is September 15th through October 2, 2022.

There are two popular theories in Quebec that claim they invented poutine. Let's dig into Canada's national dish and let you decide.

Poutine, a Canadian dish made of french fries topped with cheese curds and gravy. It first appeared in 1950s rural Québec snack bars and was widely popularized across Canada and beyond in the 1990s. Poutine may be found everywhere from fine dining menus at top restaurants to fast-food chains. It has become a symbol of Québécois and Canadian cuisine and culture. While poutine is now available at fine restaurants and fast-food chains alike, it was completely unknown in the mid-20th century. The combination of fresh-cut fries, cheese curds, and gravy first appeared in rural Québec snack bar...

Poutine — fries covered in a rich brown gravy and topped with cheese curds — is a French-Canadian ...

QUEBEC, March 9 ― French fries, cheese curds and brown gravy. These are the basic components of poutine, an emblematic dish in Quebec's culinary culture. Given the current geopolitical context, the dish is raising eyebrows, especially in the French-speaking world, where it shares its name with...