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4746942 No.4746942 [Reply] [Original]

Hey, /ck/.
I want to make poutine, but I live in California, so I need to essentially make everything from scratch. I'm trying to figure out how to make cheese curds, or a place I can buy them from.

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>>4746942
Here. This is what I use, it works pretty well.

http://www.cheesemaking.com/Recipe_CheeseCurds.html

Poutine is the best thing ever... My ex is from Canada, she was heartbroken to not find poutine down here. So we set about making it... The hard part was the curds.

That recipe worked beautifully. I'll make some more and take pics. You do the same. Good luck!

>> No.4746967

There are lots of dairy farms in California, just look up your city and see if there's anything close by that will sell to individuals. If you want to make your own fries that's fine, but realize that this is essentially street vendor food and nobody cares if you bake some frozen fries out of a bag.

For the gravy, do 2 tbs of flour: 2 tbs of butter in a pan on medium heat and make a blonde roux. Cook two minced cloves of garlic for 30 seconds, add one 10 oz can of beef broth and half of one 10 oz can of chicken broth to the pan. Reduce until it thickens, taste and add salt/pepper/additional spices as necessary.

>> No.4746981

And here in canada we have restaurants that have 10-20 poutine dishes, funny how this is like not more popular in the US

>> No.4747020

Based /ck/. Thank you!

>>4746981
Can you tell me a bit about the poutine up there? I've heard there are places that sell nothing but poutine. It sounds glorious.

>> No.4747026

>>4746981
I think the cheese curds scare the americans.

>>4747020
Wendy's pushed to make poutine our national food. I don't think the initiative succeeded, but that was cool.

>> No.4747033

>>4747020
Well for example here in montreal we have that restaurant called la banquise. Most of the menu consist of different poutine
4 meat
Greek
Vegetarien
Hotdogs
Mexican
Mushroom
Pepper gravy

And countless other kinds. And its open 24/7 !

Please make your own fries. Poutine with frozen fries just aint right.

>> No.4747043

>>4747033
Well damn. I've always thought that it would be awesome to open a place like that. I need to actually have the real thing first, though. I've only had sad approximations with powdered gravy and cubed mozzarella.

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>>4747033
Pic related; la banquise's

>> No.4747075

>>4747045
oh dear lord.

>> No.4747079

>>4747045
Oh man that looks like absolutely glorious drunk food.

>> No.4747088

>>4747079
Mind you it is. The place is packed at 3am.

>> No.4747330

More poutine pictures/recipes, please.

>> No.4747344

cheese curds are sold fucking everywhere in Wisconsin

>> No.4747346

>>4747344
No shit. Meanwhile in the parts of the world people give a shit about, no one cares.

>> No.4747348

>>4747344
And fucking no where in California that I can find nearby me. I am envious.

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>>4747330
More from la banquise

>> No.4747392

>>4747026
My theory is that Americans don't like gravy. Too many of us grew up with the shit-tier slop that comes from jars or is whisked out of a paper envelope. We won't even give the real McCoy a chance.

>> No.4747405

crumbled mild cheddar cheese is fine

i make my poutine with meaty turkey gravey and shredded cheddar
it's not an exact science; it's fucking gravy and frenchfries

>> No.4747411

>>4747405
As true as that is, I'd like to try true poutine at some point.

>> No.4747415

>>4747392
These are all stupid theories.

The real reason is that for all of America's faults, and its terrible eating standards, there are some disgusting lows Americans won't sink to, and poutine is one of them.

>> No.4747590

>>4747344
fresh bags of curds are sold in every fucking gas station i've been to in wisconsin. it's a god damn blight my wallet and need for pooping regularly cannot endure.

>> No.4747758

>>4746942
find queso fresco, it is a cheese curd. cut into small chunks. You will get that squeek.

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>>4746981

fuck off canada, our cultural exchange goes one way

>> No.4747915

>>4746942

I moved from IA to CT and god damn do I miss fresh squeaky cheese curds. Motherfuckers here don't even know what they are :(

>> No.4748360

>>4747830

dude, chill. they're going to unleash the tea virus.

>> No.4749544

did you try whole foods or any other expensive "health food" store in your area? i've found they usually carry at least one kind of cheese curds, for not terribly expensive (usually <$5).

i bought some off the 5 in central CA one time but that's not really feasible if you're living in a city.