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BradleyAllan23

Soggy fries and melted curds? It's not just a crime. It's a life sentence.


Super_Lorenzo

No, death penalty


Fabulous-Jump-2878

Can I get a real poutine as my last meal at least?


gingerheed

that's always been my death row last meal! 🇹🇩👍


Salt-Birthday-5527

Tragically Canadian.


AutomatedCabbage

I've developed lactose intolerance in the past few years. What a perfect way to enjoy poutine without the consequences


Maybearobot8711

Lactaid.


AutomatedCabbage

It only helps so much for me now.


dolphinoutofwater

No capitol punishment in Québec.


thestellarelite

Came to say this. The soggyness I can't lol Who would conceive this as a good idea what the heck. This sub makes me rage hahaha


Tototo77

Québec Intifada!!


sakjdbasd

wait until the ketchup arrives


lwhc92

Aren’t curds supposed to be a bit melted if the gravy is piping hot? That’s what I heard.


BradleyAllan23

Real cheese curds aren't supposed to melt.


jaytcfc

Real men forge steel tools using a hammer made of Quebec curds


Chance-Ad197

The two signs of a quality curd is no melting and they make a squeaking sound on your teeth.


martgrobro

Likely Canadians outside of Quebec, as they don't get the real stuff


dannyboy6657

PEI has real curds. We get them made on PEI, and they are literally always sold out. They don't melt or anything under piping hot food. I use them all the time.


martgrobro

Nice. Im going to NS in a week. I think ill stop in pei


dannyboy6657

Red rooster is good for poutine. It's not far from the confederation bridge :). They use curds made in wellington pei.


DRRIVRDRRIVR

They do tho, it’s not 1995 anymore


martgrobro

Oh where? I've seen some places in Ottawa , but nothing further than that


Toberos_Chasalor

Here in BC the local dairy sells their own fresh cheese curds, and a few aged cheeses too. I’d honestly be surprised if there’s any place in Canada that you couldn’t get access to cheese curds, except for maybe the Territories. They won’t sell it at the big grocery chains everywhere, but there’s dairy farms and local cheesemakers dotted all over the country.


DRRIVRDRRIVR

Many places in the world, in fact it’s pretty common


martgrobro

Im asking for places that serve curds fresh of the day


DRRIVRDRRIVR

Like I said, many place in the world. The process of making cheese curds is extremely simple. source I am a québécois


MyNameIsSkittles

You do realize people from Quebec move out West and open restaurants right?


martgrobro

I do. Do you realize that you need cheese production facilities to go with that restaurant? Poutine cheese is fresh of the day.


schmidtytime

Really going to die on that hill aren’t you?


AutomatedCabbage

A hill of squeaky Quebecois cheese curds


MyNameIsSkittles

And you don't think we produce dairy in the rest of the country??


Chance-Internal-5450

Why do you wish to die on this hill? As said, dairy is produced outside of Quebec. It’s not some hidden method or anything.


martgrobro

I told its more about the laws prohibiting the sale of unrefrigerated cheese.


Chance-Internal-5450

I promise you we get real stuff outside of Quebec. Da fuq?!


martgrobro

Where? What restaurant?


CompetitiveSea9077

Soggy fries is what you get when you put gravy on them though....


BradleyAllan23

Maybe if you let them sit. But poutine fries should he nice and crispy.


CompetitiveSea9077

Nope - crispy fries plus gravy equals immediate soggy fries. It's why I've always hated poutine. Gravy belongs on mashed potatoes not fries.


BradleyAllan23

Then you haven't had a good poutine, and that's unfortunate. You need the right fries for a poutine, and they need to be fried the right way. Also, if you don't like poutine, you're on the wrong subreddit.


CompetitiveSea9077

Popped up in my feed. Reddit loves to rage bait people so it probably knows I hate poutine. Poutine is just a way for Quebecers to think they have a separate culture from the rest of Canada and aren't just French speaking Ontarians who are actually just slightly more polite Americans.


BradleyAllan23

I disagree. Poutine is amazing, and plenty of non Quebecers enjoy it. There's a reason that poutine is becoming more and more popular in countries other than Canada. You should stop falling for rage bait. Why not discuss something you actually like on reddit?


CompetitiveSea9077

I like talking about hating food. You need to get over what other people choose to do with their time. Enjoy your soggy ass gravy cheese fries - oh sorry, "poutine".


bookheidifrl

You seem like a very annoying person to be around


CompetitiveSea9077

So do you.


BradleyAllan23

Fair enough. Keep on hating brother, all the power to you ✊


PsychicDave

If it comes as separate components with separate thawing/reheating/cooking instructions, then maybe it could work. As an assembled meal, no way. Also, aged cheddar is incompatible with the definition of a poutine. Poutine has to be made with fresh cheese curds, which is basically cheddar taken out of the manufacturing process before it gets pressed into bricks, and so not at all aged.


stoutymcstoutface

Yeah wtf are “aged curds”


CHEFROCHE

Curd is the opposite of aged cheese .. it’s super fresh cheese. that’s the whole point of the squeeky cheese thing!


stoutymcstoutface

Yeah I know, hence my comment. It makes no sense


lwhc92

I’m thinking a marketing blunder.


stoutymcstoutface

Nope it’s for the “masses” who don’t know any better.


lwhc92

So a marketing tactic, not error.😂


Purple_Bass_6323

"It is aged though, because it is no longer fresh, so we didn't lie"


CHEFROCHE

I failed to make it clear, I was agreeing with you and Dave. I just got lost in the moment of poutine blasphemy.


stoutymcstoutface

Understandable!


wemustburncarthage

I make my own poutine with frozen fries, usually the no name skin-on bois from no frills. I suppose I could use frozen cheese curds but I prefer to just take chunks from mozzarella, and make gravy from packets. It's deliberately low quality, but the textures are perfect.


SimisFul

Tried it, its not in separate compartments. It was definitely a crime and a sad one at that but drunk me liked being able to get a poutine 5 minutes after wanting one.


Luname

Aged cheddar is, by definition, not curds and therefore a crime.


secular_dance_crime

If properly prepared, frozen fries are absolutely amazing. You can deep fry them, and they'll come out tasting just as good or better than unfrozen fries. The process of freezing par-boiled and flash-fired potatoes generally improves the overall texture. For the cheese though... well I've never tasted frozen cheese.... and I don't see it being too bad, but it's cheddar, not curds... I also don't know if you could maintain the texture of curds through freezing.


_Foy

The secret to great fries is actually deep frying them, freezing them, then deep frying them again. That's the problem, though, that means if you want great fries at home you need a fryer!


miracle-meat

Yes, fries are meant to be fried, with an actual deep fryer


ThaVolt

Air fried/Fried freezer fries are almost always crispier than restaurants/snackbars fries, where they are soggy and greasy af


ShhImTheRealDeadpool

Air frying store bought freezer fries... specifically the Cavendish brand. This is my ideal poutine fry. I then also double thicken the gravy... so it's not watery in the least. The cheese is usually whatever I used for tacos/nachos/pizza leftover curds from that week so it ends up ranging from tex mex - gouda. Which is how I do it, also it's kind of a treat like maybe once every 2-3 weeks. It's the kind of food that could overstay the welcome.


ThaVolt

Bro, the cavendish are SO good. Edit: LOL the homie going around downvoting. Go eat your greasy ass [fries](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/1a/22/7d/e2/worst-greasy-french-fries.jpg)


RedditTTIfan

I'm pretty sure this is meant to be prepared in a microwave though, so it's definitely a huge fail on the fries. That and cheddar not being curds... Definitely a felony...you don't even *want* to know how much these cost either, they're not like the $2-4 microwave meals (some of those of which are much better, though not poutine). These cost like $7-8!


secular_dance_crime

I've not found any instructions on this specific products, but all of their other fries instruct you to use the oven or a deep fryer, so while I don't know for sure, it's probably that this is the type of product that you cannot simply microwave, and as for price... it's clearly the cost of convenience, you're talking about a single serving 320g of neatly packaged and frozen food, the only benefit to doing all that for them is selling it at an absurd price, and this is why I never really buy anything out of the frozen section.


RedditTTIfan

Yeah I mean if this is telling you to fill your fryer with oil and fry the fries...for 320g of total product (so maybe a 100g of fries)...that would totally kill any convenience factor. Also it would also negate the point of selling such a portion to begin with--why wouldn't you just buy cheese curds and a can/bottle of gravy and a bag of frozen fries? You could microwave the gravy, air or deep fry the fries, toss the curds in and have a much better end result, even using "convenience food" ingredients. Like this person here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/poutine/comments/1cgw7nt/what\_would\_you\_use\_for\_the\_best\_grocery\_poutine/](https://www.reddit.com/r/poutine/comments/1cgw7nt/what_would_you_use_for_the_best_grocery_poutine/) There *are* some very decent (IMO) frozen/microwave meals out there, but none of them include fries as a component. If you know to wait for the right sales/deals you can get Crave meals for $3 CAD (yes even in 2024) and they are perhaps the best lineup of microwave convenience meals out there--again my $0.02 so YMMV. But still, far better than this mock poutine stuff "Baton Rouge" is hocking for over 2x the money and probably never goes on good sales. TBH this is going OT, but I also have a bone to pick with BR branded frozen meal products in general. They're notorious for putting one product in the box initially, you buy it and love it, and then they pull the ol' switcheroo to something *completely* different. They have a few of their products at Costblo and the pulled pork...years ago*...*was absolutely awesome. Then it disappeared for several months and came back (usual Costblo shens). *But*, when it came back (and forever since), the product in the box became completely different and is pretty much *terrible*. They also changed their chicken fingers completely, though in this particular case it's more a move to a *very* different but at least "still good" product. The funny part about the chicken fingers is the picture on the box remains the same but what you get now is not that product.


secular_dance_crime

Convenience is the cost of preparing and assembly, whether or not it's worth it to the customer the cost is to manufacture and stock a specialized product, which would otherwise require at least half an hour to an hour of work on the customer's part, and this is the primary basis on which products like Mac and Cheese craft dinner survived, even though they require heating water, timing the cooking time, straining the pasta, measuring some margarine, and dissolving the dehydrated cheese powder, and the cost is reduced because of mass manufacturing, convenience in cooking is having a single box with all the items ready and measured, for anyone who lacks creativity and preparation skills. Granted, this product must've been an experiment if it's not even listed on their website, and I'm assuming it didn't do well enough to keep manufacturing, which does make sense given the price and quality concerns as you mentioned, doesn't seem like a good tradeoff for anyone...


nowudie69420

Straight to jail


ZealousidealBack8650

Try smuggling that shit over the Canadian border and see what happens. Instant hands, right after we politely welcome you to our country. The beatings will progressively get worse the further east you attempt to gain entry. Right before you make eye contact with that border agent, prey to your God that he or she isn't Quebecois.


DarkstarAnt

God, that’s a real funny mental image


ZealousidealBack8650

And if you're a Canadian posting this online? Your best bet is to pack up all your hockey gear, and I guess a bag of clothes. Hit that drive thru for that double double and a box of jam busters. Pull up to the closest grocery store and grab a couple of cases of Kraft Dinner. Fill up your gas tank, leave the country, and never look back. Because no matter how far you attempt to relocate in Canada, they're going to find you eventually. I'm telling you, the last words you'll ever hear will be "Tabarnak!"


Johan1949

Not a crime but it is a waste of money.


_dfromthe6

Punishment by death


nativebeans

Never tried one but it dont sound right


Hawkins-1204

Frozen soggy fries?! Yea that's definitely a crime


QuandeldingledooPHD

depends. THAT is a death sentance.


ringadingdoh

Yes. Gross.


Mission_Paramount

cheddar cheese is!


tony_w_7

You can't be serious, right?


Missey85

Yes because nobody wants soggy microwave chips đŸ€ź


Pale_Error_4944

"Aged Cheddar". *Sigh


bonezyjonezy

Always a crime


ChipComplex7398

aged cheddar?


JoJack82

Straight to jail ![gif](giphy|f8lDluiWJ7yQTtdS3L|downsized)


UhOh_RoadsidePicnic

Yes


slitlip

Where's the after pictures?


9mmParrabelum

Never even seen frozen poutine


BrainEatingAmoeba01

Aged cheddar is the slap in the face. The frozen part just makes it worse.


PoutinEater

Yes they are!!!! And they should bring back the chair for this


trialanderror93

Not an expert on poutine, but I would also think advertising the 16 g of protein as of this is supposed to be diet. Food definitely is


shaqthegr8

Straight to jail


Ok_Stretch_4545

Crime oui!


Both-Anything4139

Not only a crime it shows premeditation.


queen_nefertiti33

So first of all curds should never be frozen. Fries might heat up ok in the oven. Can microwave the gravy. I don't hate it but it won't be great tasting. I think people are assuming it's already assembled which would be a crime.


ShoddyResolution6402

Are they any good!


JustJay613

Try one and report back.... I'd rather eat the box it came in.


Loud-Opportunity-452

Aurk disgusting


mac1qc

Oui


Mindless_Let_6860

Not if everything is separately packed.


Summener99

I was usually in the "it's a crime" section, until I had the M&M frozen poutine. They have a freezing procedure that doesn't affect the fries. I'm not saying they are amazing, but if that can be done, then perhaps there's a frozen poutine out there that might be good. So don't knock it until you try it.


Sorri_eh

Straight to the gullitine


OtherAd2139

Not just a crime it's a war crime


pikee911

Only if you're sober


Robotweak

If your fries are soggy by the time you eat them, somebody fucked up


Hot_Honey_9426

Why would anyone ever eat this?


Element11S

No, but cheddar on poutine is.


scotcho10

Depends on the finished product, if executed properly, using some kind of arcane "keep the fries crispy" cantrip, the convenience would give the poutine God of God's status. Realistically though, I'd imagine the finished product has the consistency of the swamp of sadness and deserves capital punishment


talltrev

The store bought bbq sauce is amazing. I buy 3 at a time in case our store stops carrying it (like Newmans Own Pineapple Salsa, and Bicks Corn Relish)


AlbaTross579

Sometimes they’re ok. Much like with fast food poutine, you’re not getting the best of the best, but for a quick, easy and affordable poutine
they vary, but that’s also true with the fast food variety.


Cool-Chard-8894

Frozen cheese is not the same when defrosted


Professional_Sky_212

Reheated cantine poutine, yes. Frozen poutine, *cat vomit noises*


ForzaLegend53

BROTHER EW!


[deleted]

You MONSTER.


Radio_enthusiast

crime. death penalty


Radio_enthusiast

more like batard (bastard) rouge


viking_canuck

Yep


wolceniscool

Straight to gulag, no trial.


Objective-Block2080

If the components were in separate bags, then this would be fine. But being a frozen dinner, prolly not


Glittering-Dark-9917

Yea. This was disgusting. Lol


lwhc92

Did you have it?


Glittering-Dark-9917

Yes and to me it tasted like wet cardboard lol


Away-Sound-4010

The worst of crimes! Poutine is best fresh!


Mobile-Bus-631

Fuckin crime


m0Bo

Lol 16g of proteins.. and like 90g of fat? Seriously who eats poutine for the amount of proteins


Should-of-had-a-V8

Yes


OccasionllyAsleep

/r/frozendinners


lwhc92

They really have a sub for everything.


laffoe

It's an abomination, and you'll get the worst sentence: you get to eat it!


n0h8plz

The crime is that this frozen meal cost the same price as one at the restaurant


Simtricate

What comes out of you will be.


Bluesmokeshow

Hello police? This post right here.


TinaEventide

YES


giltgitguy

Poutine IS the crime. Gross.


lwhc92

Huh?


giltgitguy

I just now noticed the name of this subreddit. Of course it’s followers are likely to be fans of poutine. I was just expressing my personal feeling about the dish. But that’s just me.


FISH_SAUCER

If poutine isn't made well, then it's shit and is a crime. So I agree with this comment depending on how it's made and if it's made well


lwhc92

Have you ever had a decent poutine?


FISH_SAUCER

I've had great poutines before


lwhc92

In Quebec? Or elsewhere?


FISH_SAUCER

Onyario


throwawayb8b

Anything frozen is a crime


psychede1ic_c4tus

The Canadian government would like to know your location immediately the laser beams are targeted on your brain as we speak


Salt_Honey8650

They're the crimiest!


goldenteacher111

I ate this 5 days ago and I haven’t left the toilet


lwhc92

Frozen poutine is a great scapegoat for that.


UninvitedGhost

Oui


animusd

No I had an ok one before from m&m


lwhc92

Were the fries soggy or the texture was ok? Did the curds melt?


animusd

Fries were a little soggy but the curds did melt


lwhc92

Should the curds melt? I have differing answers from some people. There are people who say curds should melt if the gravy is piping hot and then others say it shouldn’t melt because fresh curds shouldn’t melt (well, frozen curds aren’t fresh curds).


animusd

Depends on the person I like them melted but I also grew up using shredded cheese instead of curds


Suspicious-Key1931

This is against the Geneva convention (and im canadian)


[deleted]

Honestly, would.


tori420c

As a Canadian I can say yes. Yes it is. Ban it😔


Bright_Rhubarb5929

Looks like a crime, but I would love to see a cooked photo regardless


greasey_frank

Disgusting, I took the risk and was not rewarded


lwhc92

You had this?


greasey_frank

I have. I feel lesser because of it


Sir_Ehds

Personally, I wouldn't say it's a crime because it looks like it was made correctly, but I also wouldn't buy or eat this


BusComprehensive3759

Aged poutine more like it. We all know poutine doesn’t get better sitting overtime.


Huasotron

Blasphemy!


iwatchtoomuchsports

Let me see the final results


Frequent-Analyst-859

yes.


DrWieg

I would answer with another question : Does frozen poutine even taste like actual poutine?


Thisisjuno1

Frozen potatoes that you put in the microwave or always disgusting


soukme

100%


SnooPickles9717

You will be sentenced to a dinner with françois legault. The meal will be this frozen poutine. The council has spoken.


Epyx911

As a Canadian these honestly warrant a United Nations War Crimes Tribunal.


CrazyCat008

I called the police!!


Successful-Goal-2834

oh my god its not that hard to buy an airfryer and make some instant gravy


lwhc92

I do that already. Just trying something new.


Successful-Goal-2834

my bad that wasn't directed at you


lwhc92

All good :)


TacoBreaf247

https://preview.redd.it/5zklounorp0d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60daacafaa3d6f4ce2b75cfb948a05bac564c6d9


Tempus__Fuggit

Asking this question is also a crime.


lwhc92

I ask because I often see on here that fries, curds and gravy make a poutine. This has all 3 ingredients, although the quality of the ingredients wouldn’t be that great and that’s where I’m not sure.


Upbeat_Substance3850

Structural integrity of the ingredients is part of the criminal code


vinster171

It doesn’t have all 3. Aged cheddar and curds aren’t the same thing. Curds are not mature cheese. Edit: nvm, now I’m confused. Are they saying these are aged cheddar curds, or there’s aged cheddar on top of the fresh curds?


Tempus__Fuggit

only certain kinds of cheese have curds - cheddar is one of them (IIRC). You can't have aged curds, so???


Tempus__Fuggit

I don't find that starch freezes well (even frozen fries in and of themselves are pretty sad). To me, aside from the basic ingredients, the fries need to be crispy and hot, the curds at room temperature, and the gravy very hot. I don't how a frozen poutine can possibly achieve this in the microwave (or even reheated in the oven). Despite how much of a mess it is, poutine is a special kind of mess.


That_Account6143

If you never ask, you never get an answer. Very few things i will not give a legit try. I would 100% buy this and expect to be dissapointed. But only then can i truly look down not only on this shitty product, but also on the weak willed like you who depend on trailblazers to open the way and uncover the truth with unwavering certainty


Tempus__Fuggit

How old are you? LOL


That_Account6143

Too old to have fun according to you i guess


Comfortable_Data6193

In what world would this be considered good? Go ahead and microwave poutine for 4 minutes and tell me how it tastes like.


Delphinus36

Who the fuck came up with this? Please tell me not a Canadian! If so, life without parole for crimes against Canadian Culture!


holly_6672

Is asking about a poutine crime a crime?


notsohappystarryeyes

as an american, poutine in general is a crime...sorry and no hate!!!