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Over 50 Montreal Restaurants Are Serving Up Massively Cheesy Creations At La Poutine Week

La Poutine Week is officially back.

The week-long poutine festival has returned to Canada and will run from February 1 to 7, 2024 across all 10 provinces in cities including Montreal, Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, and Winnipeg, to name a few.

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I Tried 4 Fast Food Poutines & One Was The Clear Winner

Cheese, fries and gravy. A simple trio that when combined creates the classic, mouthwatering dish we all know and love as poutine. Now, grabbing the iconic Quebec meal at one of Montreal's must-try spots is how to really do poutine right. But sometimes, a poutine from one of the big fast-food chains just has to do.

So could a quickie from your fave drive-thru chain approach the poutine calibre of the real deal dishes that you'd find at Montreal restaurants such as La Banquise, Chez Claudette and Decarie Hot Dog? That's what I wanted to find out.

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Canada's La Poutine Week Announced Its Winners & Montreal Dominated

On Valentine's Day, the nation's greatest contest ended for the 11th time. Now, La Poutine Week has unveiled its best-in-show, from publicly voted-upon to privately judged poutines.

Four of the five La Poutine Week concoctions that topped the people's choice list are from Montreal.

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We Ordered The Most Outrageous Poutines At 2 Top Montreal Spots — Here's How It Went

The views expressed in this Opinion article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Narcity Media.

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A TikToker Tried 50 Quebec Poutines In 7 Days, Gained 8 Pounds & Ranked The Top 5

The clicking heels of your favourite waitress, Marie-Angélique, herald its arrival. She swoops in from behind just as you impatiently turn your head to behold it. A novice's folly. You're blinded by the pungent steam. The aroma stings your eyes. It's a good sting, like the hot prick of divine inspiration. The fog clears. A tear falls. Before you: a tantalizing mound of crispy fries, viscous gravy and cheese curds. "Bienvenue," Marie-Angélique proclaims. Welcome to paradise. You have ordered a classic Quebec poutine.

Most Quebecers may only experience this rapture once... a month. Twice if they're lucky. But for seven joyful days, this was one TikToker's whole life.

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