Poutine in Japan!
Those of you reading this comfortably in Canada can’t appreciate how difficult it is to make poutine in Japan. First off, the gravy came to Japan in dried packet form from Canada, because it’s next to impossible to find gravy in Japan. Secondly, cheese is 3 – 4 times as expensive in Japan, and you can’t get real cheese curds. We had to settle for pizza cheese. We also opted to cut the fries ourselves because no one has an oven, so a cookie sheet of McCain crinkle cuts is out of the question.
Our previous attempts had been a combination of frozen McDonalds style fries, demi-glaze sauce (which, although brown is definitely not gravy), and convenience store cheese snacks (which, to our chagrin, were not actually cheese, but some sort of processed fish cheese substance). Needless to say when we attempted to consume it, somewhere a Canadian flag spontaneously burst into flames.
But with this triumph, we have spread the joy of poutine and restored out Canadian honour.
3 comments:
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I thought those dirty french canadians made the best cheese curds...Or am I mistaken?
I just can't believe that I've been cheese curd stalked. Or that someone other than you reads my blog.
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