Poutine (quebec french: [put͡sɪn] (listen)) is a dish of french fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy. it emerged in quebec, in the late 1950s in the centre-du-québec region, though its exact origins are uncertain and there are several competing claims regarding its invention. for many years, it was used by some to mock quebec society. poutine later became celebrated as a symbol of québécois culture and the province of quebec. it has long been associated with quebec cuisine, and its rise in prominence has led to its growing popularity throughout the rest of canada and in the northern united states. annual poutine celebrations occur in montreal, quebec city, and drummondville, ...

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