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Had lunch at a local eatery and on the list of appetizers was a dish called "Pantin" (sp?) which is described as : "shoestring french fries with cheddar cheese and brown gravy." Haven't tried it yet - will probably be either awful or marvelous. I have a feeling it may be a Quebecois dish as we used to have lots of Canadian visitors from that area before the exchange rate became disadvantageous to Canadians vis a vis the US dollar.
Anyone know of this dish - and the correct spelling - and whether it's worth a try?
And do I really need to find something else that's good to eat? But that's another discussion altogether!
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Yes, poutine is a Canadian (or to be more specific Quebecois) dish. I'm from Ontario, but I frequently visit Quebec and its served there quite a lot, although I've never actually tried it. Its very popular, just like regular french fries in the rest of Canada and the US.
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I've never seen the fries you're talking about, wow, but cheese-covered fries are becoming quite popular around here. Frequently they are dusted with Old Bay seasoning, which some of the natives would put on anything, including ice cream. Personally, I don't care for cheese fries. The cheese makes them soggy and I like fries crisp.
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Worth reading this food thread just to come across Quebecois. Is it pronounced:
Kuh-beh-SWAH?
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> Quebecois.
I've seen it spelled Québecois, which should make it more like kay-buh-swa, non?
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kay-buh-swa
Çois-sa matta youse?
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Kuh-beh-SWAH?
You got it- at least around these here parts!
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"Y'all're wrong about the pronunciation."
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I allus thought it were "kay bek WAH," mais non?
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I just listend to MW little anglicized horn pronounce it:
kay-buh-KWAHZZ
Edit: And AHD little horn said:
kay-buh-KWAH, like Nancy K wrote above.
Wonder why MW put that 'zz' sound at the end?
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