Let's lay it down: Montreal's traditional dish shouldn't be good. It sounds revolting. Anyone ever thought of combining fried cheese curds, gravy and chips? Nope, didn't think so. But poutine is a big deal in Montreal, so it was only a matter of time before I put my already hardened arteries to the test and went in for the kill. La Banquise is commonly accepted as The Place to eat poutine, so we headed there for a Sunday night dinner. After a wait at the door [La Banquise is open 24 hours, and there's always a line] we were definitely in the mood for some fat and carbs. Marianna and I went for the bacon, onion and merguez sausage variety [ie, all that combined with fried curds and gravy on top of chips], while Emma decided on something involving beef and maybe peppers? Ok, so the description doesn't sound so appealing, and the pictures are probably going to make you want to vom, but I assure you, it's a party in your mouth.
Emma's:
Mine / Marianna's:
It's so much tastier than is feasibly possible, and the fact that La Banquise does so many different varieties of it means repeat visits will be perfectly justified.
Naively imagining a post-dinner stroll could atone for such gastronomic sins, we headed off in the direction of a Portuguese street festival that was going on down Rue Rachel. We found a beautifully illuminated church, and a pretty rad band playing sweet Portuguese tunes.
And because I enjoy bunting a great deal:
Montreal is such a festive, outdoorsy city that I'm really struggling to imagine what it'll be like when the cold weather comes in.
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