Canadian diner dish

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What is the name of the dish that is french fries and cheese curds, covered with beef gravy?

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Poutine

Great stuff, but not for the low-carb diet :)

Soooo good.

FWIW it doesn't have to be beef gravy.  My favourite poutinerie in Vancouver is La Belle Patate and their gravy is vegetarian they say. How they make their gravy so dark and rich without beef stock is beyond me. 

that equal amounts of oil and flour are used to make a darker roux like you would for etouffee or gumbo.  When the dark veggie broth is added (made with roasted and then caramelized veg) you get a fine dark and tasty gravy,  If they put some dark coffee or espresso in there, it becomes more of a veggie red eye gravy - also tasty.  I like to use half bacon fat and half butter for my roux though - hardly vegetarian.