Observations June 15, 2014 - Poutine
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 1:30 pm
I like to think that our fondness for poutine on this Bored contributed toward its addition to the dictionary this year, health monstrosity and all.
poutine (NEW WORD ADDED for 2014)
Although the earliest evidence of the word "poutine" in an English publication is from 1982, historical accounts of the dish itself date to several decades earlier when someone had the brilliant idea to add rural Quebec's much-loved fresh cheese curds to (also much-loved) French fries. Whether the gravy came a few years later or was present ab ovo is disputed. Also unclear is the origin of the word by which the dish is known. Some assert that "poutine" is related to the English word "pudding," but a more popular etymology is that it's from a Quebecois slang word meaning "mess." The dish has in recent years been making inroads on American menus.
