Poutine 

is a dish of french fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy. Variations can also

include the following: pulled pork, Duck, Sweet Potato Fries, Mushroom Gravy, Bacon and Avocado.

Poutine originated in Quebec, although there are varying stories as to how. One such story is that a
customer requested that cheese curds be added to their French Fries at a restaurant called Le Lutin
qui rit.  For decades it remained a country snack food in Quebec's dairy region, due to the narrow
freshness window of cheddar cheese curds.

Annual poutine celebrations occur in Montreal, Quebec City, and Drummondville, as well

as Toronto, Ottawa, New Hampshire and Chicago. It has been called "Canada's national dish",
though some believe this labelling represents cultural appropriation of the Québécois or Quebec's
national identity.