issue 29 // volume 43

 

Comparing local
poutines

Jerrison Oracion
Senior Columnist

 

I: the 150th anniversary of
confederation and a lot of Canadians
will be looking to celebrate by
eating Canadian specific food.

One popular and famous Canadian
food is Quebec’s poutine! The dish is
made of french fries, cheese curds, and
gravy. It was so popular that it expanded
to the rest of the country, including the
Lower Mainland. While the ingredients
are the same, various places make them
very differently, so I set out to find the
best poutine in the Lower Mainland!

One of the places that started to offer
poutine only recently is Mcdonald’s. It
took a long time for their famous fries
to be put together with cheese curds
and gravy. It tastes like just that—fries
with cheese curds and gravy. Although
it tastes great, it is not the best poutine
I’ve ever had, so my search continued.

The poutine available in the Triple-O’s
in the cafeteria of the New Westminster
Douglas College campus is one of the
most popular items on the menu. It is
made with local ingredients, including
Kennebec potatoes. The french fries have
a lot of flavour, and the cheese curds and
the gravy are both very good. The cheese
curds stretch a lot when melted, so that
you have to pull it with your mouth to
eat it. It makes it very fun and satisfying.

The poutine place located a few blocks
away from the New Westminster

campus—in the SkyTrain station
complex—is a place that a lot of
students go to, especially during
Half-Price Monday. The french fries
in their poutine are cooked twice to
make sure that they have the right
amount of crunch. The cheese curds
are not melted a lot, so they're easy
to eat. The gravy is not strong and it
tastes great. They have a variety of
poutine types, including my favourite:
the pulled pork poutine, as well as
some vegetarian and vegan options.

Originally thought to only be available
in Ontario, there is a Smoke’s Poutinerie
on Granville Street. According to

their slogan, they have been “clogging
arteries since 2008,” and they tried

to recreate the authentic poutine of
Quebec. The french fries in their poutine
taste and look like the fries from New
York Fries. Also, their poutine has
pepper, which adds a nice spice to it.

Fritz is a few blocks away from Smoke’s
Poutinerie, on Davie Street. They offer
European style fries and poutine. Their
poutine is similar to the poutine in
Smoke’s Poutinerie, except that it has
more spice to it from extra pepper.

The french fries in their poutine are
crunchy on the outside and fluffy in
the inside. The cheese curds are very
stretchy and the gravy is very rich.

You can also put various toppings

of your choice in your poutine.

In my opinion, our own Triple-
O’s has the best poutine—but
don't be afraid to try them all!

Photo by Analyn Cuarto

life & style // no. 17

oa etem een bis

Brittney MacDonald
Life and Style Editor

Staying focused during the summer semester is hard—believe
us, we know! We here at the OP find that music is the best
way to express our feelings—mostly the longing we have to

leave our desks and enjoy the sun. Honestly, you wouldn't
believe the number of times our staff has broken out ina
perfectly choreographed interpretive dance number to “We
Be Burnin” by Sean Paul. I think it might have happened
once—or that might have been a fever dream I had... In any
case, here are the songs that we’ve had playing on repeat!

Head Over Heels by Tears for Fears (Aaron)
Supermarket Flowers by Ed Sheeran (Analyn)
Star of the County Down by The Chieftains (Ed)
Taipei Person/Allah Tea by Stone Sour (Caroline)
Making Love to Canada by Ivan Hrvatska (Lauren K.)
New Rules by Dua Lipa (Carlos)

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac (Brittney)

On.

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