When I read “Could I quit the drinking but keep the hangovers?” at Salon.com’s advice column, I thought I had come across a true crazy, asking nutty questions like that. But then this past weekend, I realized that the pain of a hangover justifies the comfort of hangover food, and so there is something nice about that after all. I’m not going to quit drinking though! Just so we’re clear…
I actually wasn’t even really hungover this weekend, but sitting in the sun drinking coffee, I managed to convince myself that I was in just enough pain to justify having Belgian Fries’ poutine for lunch. And oh, it was so good! It even would have been worth the feeling of nails behind my eyes, but luckily it didn’t come to that.
At the first bite of hot cheese curd, fries and gravy, I think my heart melted a bit (or it may have just momentarily stalled in horror at the amount of artery clogging food that just entered my mouth). The fries were perfectly cooked and not too oily and the gravy was warm and salty. No complaints whatsoever.
Because I only am allowed to enter the house of poutine about twice a year, that’s all I’ve ever ordered. The cone of chips with various dips (chipotle mayo, roma tomato, chive, etc) look good too and I’ve always wanted to try the War dish. Apparently it’s a Dutch specialty involving fries, peanut satay sauce, mayo and onions. For some reason I can’t seem to find anything else about it, but the photos on the wall look pretty tasty. Deep fried Mars bars are also on the menu, but that is just too much of a heart attack in a dish for my liking.
I always forget that the large size is too big and soggy fries at the bottom of all that gravy doesn’t really make for good leftovers, so I suggest a regular serving accompanied with a glass of the sickeningly sweet peach drink that seems to be the house specialty. Get that down and hit the couch for an hour or two and you’ll forget all about last night’s Jagers.
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Sushi is Healthy at Bistro Sakana « Ethnic Eats - Sampling the World’s Cuisine Without Ever Leaving Town // March 19, 2008 at 12:18 AM |
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Andrew Morrison // March 28, 2008 at 11:57 PM |
I want to bathe in that poutine.
degan // March 29, 2008 at 12:50 AM |
LOL! I would only recommend that if you think you can outrun the mongrel dogs…
Frenchies Diner Canadiana « Ethnic Eats – Sampling the World’s Cuisine Without Leaving Vancouver // January 12, 2010 at 7:14 AM |
[...] I ordered tourtière, a traditional ground pork pie recipe that shows its age by having been originally made with now extinct passenger pigeons. The pie was both flaky and filling without being greasy and doused liberally in ketchup (as tradition demands) it was perfect comfort food for a rainy afternoon. Frenchies makes 5 kinds of poutine – classic, smoked meat, bacon, chicken, and Italian sausage – so I subbed in a classic in place of my French fries. Sadly, it was not as good as the tourtière. The cheese curds were still cold and there was not enough gravy soaking the fries. The gravy was exquisite, however, not too salty. Thoughtfully Frenchies includes side dish of it and, poured over the poutine, it came out pretty well although I still prefer the poutine at Belgian Fries. [...]