07-09-2015, 02:19 AM
(07-07-2015, 06:04 PM)Hammerskjold Wrote: I'm a local poutine bylaw enforcement volunteer auxiliary officer, and I can tell you at least in my jurisdiction, it's not offered everywhere. I would not be surprised if some McDees locations do not even offer it anymore.
Though tip of the toque to you good sir for knowing proper poutine requires cheese curds, not just cheese. There is a shocking amount of Canadian restaurants that tries to pass off shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese on some fries with gravy, as poutine. It's not. That's just fries with cheese and gravy, and while not bad in itself, is -not- poutine.
In conclusion, not all Mcdonalds offer poutine in Canadaland. A better bet for availability in terms of fast food chains, would be Harvey's. And even though it is a fast food franchise, truth be told their poutine can be better than some sit down restaurants that tries to pass off regular cheese fries as poutine.
Harvey's is acceptable, but not my first choice for fast-food poutine. As I've said before, New York Fries does the best by far. Swiss Chalet might win for having decent poutine in a fairly large portion.
People always talk about the texture of the cheese curds being the important factor, and I agree - but I'll add one more key thing: temperature gradient. A large cheese curd covered in gravy will of course have different texture throughout, but will also have different temperature throughout. I find that this temperature gradient is important.