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>The answer to a very important question has eluded me the last time there but I am determined this time to find the answer. Where can I find the best and authentic "Poutine", minus the lectures on how bad it is for me.

Perhaps this one deserves a thread by itself. This could bring a heated debate <g>

But Let me tell you what to me is the best indicator for a good "Poutine"

Fries have to be big. So this eliminates MacDonald and all of those chains with small fries. Fries have to be greasy.

So now at least you'll know if you got a real Poutine. Don't despair you could have to eat between 15 and 20 poutines before getting a REAL one ;-D

If you want to know where I ate the best one. In Quebec city in a fast-food place called Ashton. Too bad there are no Ashton in Montreal. Still there are very good places in Montreal but no name comes to mind at this moment. So I guess that when you are in Montreal let that be the first question you ask. Unless you want to go on that journey by yourself <g>