Finaly
Poutine honoured at Quebec festival
Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2008 | 3:25 PM ET Comments3Recommend10
CBC News
The first ever poutine festival will be held in Drummondville, Que., at the end of August.
The two-day event will celebrate the pride of Quebec cuisine: a concoction of cheese curds, french fries and brown gravy.
There are several concerts planned, but the cheese curd confection will be the main attraction.
Festival-goes will have a chance to create their own dish, choosing from different types and styles of fries and sauce at a poutine bar.
Locals claim that poutine was invented at a restaurant in Drummondville in 1964 by restaurant owner Jean-Paul Roy.
His diner, Le Roy Jucep, still stands in the central Quebec town.
The gooey dish was an instant hit and is now a staple at most diner-style restaurants in la belle province.
It also earned accolades from some of Quebec's most talented chefs.
Montreal restaurateur Martin Picard put poutine on the international map with his foie-gras interpretation of the dish, served at his Duluth St. restaurant, Au Pied du Cochon.
The Festival de la poutine de Drummondville runs Aug. 29 and 30 at Woodyatt Park.