This article is about the Acadian dish. For the dish made from French fries, gravy and cheese curds, see Poutine. For patates râpées, see Rappie pie.

Poutine râpée is a traditional Acadian dish that in its most common form consists of a boiled potato dumpling with a pork filling; it is usually prepared with a mixture of grated and mashed potato.

Some versions of the dish call for the dumpling to be boiled on its own for several hours.[1]

Because of the time it takes to prepare poutine râpée, it is generally regarded as a special occasion meal, especially popular during the holidays. White or brown sugar, maple syrup or fruit preserves may accompany the dish.[2]

Etymology

The origin of the term poutine is unclear, but was probably originally borrowed from English "pudding".[3] Râpé, -e is French for "grated", referring to the grated potatoes which constitute the bulk of this dish.

See also

References

  1. ^ Acadian Genealogy Homepage; Acadian Recipes
  2. ^ Practically Edible Archived 2008-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 'Poutine' au Wiktionnaire

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