A scene from Monday night's episode of The Bachelor has Canadians enraged (at least on Twitter) after the show disgraced our national dish — Quebec's provincial treasure, the poutine. Preparing the bachelor to meet her family, Toronto publicist Serena introduced him to iconic Canadian foods. However, in an affront to Quebecers everywhere, the "poutine" was not poutine. It was chunky, greying gravy with a few pieces of drying cheese strewn on a bed of fries. Editor's Choice: A Naked Intruder, A Hot Tub & A Snowmobile: QC Police Report Has Too Much For One Headline It's unclear whether the "poutine's" cheese is made of Quebec's "squish squish" cheese curds, but one thing is for certain — whatever the dish is, it's not one Quebecers can be proud of. A tweet from the Bachelor Party podcast only made matters worse. It urged members of #BachelorNation to pick one Canadian delicacy — all of which look nothing like the truly Canadian dishes we know and love. Choose ONE Canadian delicacy 🇨🇦 #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/zCszAOWwW3— Bachelor Party (@BachPartyPod) February 23, 2021 In what could be the most accurate description of the horrendous photo, one Twitter user said the "poutine" looked like barf. Why does the poutine look like barf?— Johnny Bertolo (@JohnnyBertolo) February 23, 2021 Another Twitter user asked if whoever made that poutine had ever been to Canada before — a valid question. Based on their idea of Canadian food, we'd be willing to guess that they absolutely haven't. Have you guys been to Canada before— flex kavana (@itlooksreal) February 23, 2021 A Toronto-based commenter said that even McDonald's poutine looks better. If you've ordered a McDonald's poutine through a delivery app and received it cold, dry and clumped together, you know it still looks more appetizing than this fake poutine. McDonald’s poutine looks better than that— Emilie 🌼 (@Canadieninthe6) February 23, 2021 Quebecer "Hugo Boss" is clearly offended by the blatant attack on his culture. Hé! La poutine franchement, c'est quoi cette image?! 🙄— HugoBoss (@TheHugoBoss74) February 23, 2021 We'd have to agree with our fellow enraged Canadians. Bachelor team, we don't know who hurt you — but in true Canadian fashion, we're sorry. As a 🇨🇦, where did these examples get pulled from? That poutine looks disgusting (just a lake of gravy with minimal curds), beaver tails are too thick and no topping, & Nanaimo bars shouldn't have toppings like that. Pemeal bacon, I don't care for (basically just ham). pic.twitter.com/5GcfzCFL7b— Heynong Man (@Heynong_Man) February 23, 2021 If you truly want to be more Canadian, you should probably apologize too... if you want... please.
