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The Belgians also invented what I know as chips, not sure if they were responsible for fries. Fries may be French but in France they are simply frites or Fries but not French.
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In Quebec (French Canada) they're known as "patates frites" (fried potatoes). And they're a staple...
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A French Canadian may not know what a Citreon is, they don't have them in Canada.
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Yeah we know what Citroens are. And there are "trendy" folk who drive them about.
Actually, kinda like what Canadians and Americans know about each other, Quebecers know more about the French than the French know about Quebec.
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Most French people who are atleast slightly culinary educated would dismiss poutine as western merde.
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The French, perhaps. But much in the same way I can get a four-dollar poutine in Toronto for ten bucks because they call it "Quebec Style Poutine" (inevitably written in cursive font), real Quebec poutine is much like real Montreal Smoked Meat - often imitated, never equalled.
We in Quebec are proud of our poutine and have very high standards and a "poutine index" if you will. Those who think it is but swill simply have lower culinary educations...
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And no I'm not bashing Quebec, it's a beautiful province.
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Of course. You are a gentleman of great taste and distinction....
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These are weird things that exist in todays world, we probably didn't know about before, or atleast find weird these days.
If you don't live in the UK you ought to here about the weird new rules here. You can't call something directly, if it doesn't come from there.
Like a Cornish pasty can't be called a Cornish pasty unless it is from Cornwall. Etc.
So a Wiener, wouldn't be able to be called a Wiener unless it was from Wien (Vienna).
Or, I think they have to be called "styled" like Chinese "styled" rice, because it isn't from China etc.
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Truly, as you say, weird... but hey everywhere I go that has Smoked Meat or Pizza that isn't done the way they're usually done wherever I go in the states, I find it cool that at least they have the class to say "Montreal Style" smoked meat or pizza or whatever...
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