Eating Poutine in Montreal Quebec Canada

This is our latest travel / food video eating Poutine from La Banquise for a picnic lunch in Montreal, Quebec, Canada:

If you were to sit down and try to come up with the ultimate junk food that is the most unhealthy dish on the planet, you'd be hard pressed to top Poutine. This Canadian dish, originating from Quebec, consists of fries smothered in cheese curds and topped with a generous heap of gravy.

It looks disgusting. In terms of its nutritional value it is beyond disgusting. However, take one bite of it and you'll likely be hooked. We both find it irresistibly delicious.

Aside from the deep-fried Mars bar I tried in Edinburgh, Scotland, I'm not sure if I've ever eaten anything less redeeming than this French Canadian favorite.

Sold in greasy spoons nationwide (especially in the Province of Quebec) it is a cheap and affordable snack/meal that typically can be bought at any time of day (many poutine joints in Quebec are open 24/7). I personally dare you to try it for breakfast ;)

Several Québécois communities lay claim to the dish including Drummondville, Victoriaville and Warwick; however, I'm not so certain I'd want to be remembered for spawning 'heart attack on a plate.'

When deciding where to get our 'sample poutine' we did our homework. La Banquise, open 24/7, was a restaurant that consistently was mentioned online as one of the top places to eat poutine in Montreal. With over 25 different varieties to choose from it became a bit of a daunting task to narrow it down to just two.

We decided to go with the classic 'fries, gravy and cheese curds' and one premium variety 'fries, gravy, bacon and goat cheese.'

We couldn't think of a better place to devour this sinfully delicious (yet equally regrettable) dish than a local park nearby our Montreal one week rental apartment.

When pressed to decide which one we liked better (original versus premium) we both agreed that replacing the cheese curds with goat cheese and adding bacon for the win was an enhancement over the original.

Maybe in the future if 'grease' is added as the 5th food category, we'll consider eating this on more than just special occasions.

If you're looking to replicate the 'perfect' poutine consider the following tips:

Fries: medium cut and doubly fried to a golden crisp on the outside
Cheese curds: smaller than bite sized portions (consider replacing with feta or goat cheese)
Gravy: chicken or turkey light and thin with a spices and pepper

There is one dish you absolutely have to try when you come to Montreal and that is Poutine.

This is a French Canadian dish and for those who aren't very familiar with it, it is basically french fries with gravy and cheese curds on top.

Now it sounds a little bit gross and it doesn't look that appetizing at first sight but trust me it is delicious.

There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this meal from a nutritional standpoint. It is pure grease and no better way for us to
sample it than in this park right here.

We went to one of the most famous restaurants in Montreal for Poutine - La Banquise - and in this bag here I've got two different kinds.

One is the regular poutine and one is the premium kind. We're going to show you what is inside.

It is time for the big reveal. Look down here. This is the standard one. Oh, look at all of the cheese curd. It is melting. And the
gravy. It is like these fries are swimming in a pool of gravy. That is amazing.

You've got a premium kind. What did you get? I went for something a little bit fancier and mine has bacon and goat cheese instead
of the regular cheese curds. Alright, let's open this.

Oh, wow! Look at that goat cheese. This is going to be amazing.

This is the kind of meal we're going to have to walk off for hours and hours and hours upon end.

Look at that cheese. My goodness.

First bite of the fancy poutine. That is just as good as imagined it would be. The goat cheese is warm, it is gooey, it is soft and
the bacon is amazing. It is greasy, salty.

It is amazing! How about the gravy? Mmmmm.

Time for the first bite of the classic poutine here. Let's get lots of gravy on it.

Woah,stringy cheese! I got it all over my mouth. Wow!

That is so good. I just wish this was healthy so I could eat it more often.

It is like a heart attack on a plate. We've been having this every day since we've been

to Montreal and I don't see us stopping until we leave.

Out of the two poutines that we had, my favorite of course was the one with goat cheese and bacon because those ingredients are just stellar.

Even if you don't like bacon there is a whole variety of toppings that you can choose over at La Banquise.

There are mushrooms, green peppers, hot chilly and anything that you can think of.

So how much does a poutine cost? The regular one was just under seven dollars and the premium one was about nine bucks, so it is quite an affordable meal.

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