is a traditional
Acadian dish that in its most common form consists of a boiled
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Uni ...
dumpling
Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources), oftentimes wrapped around a filling. The dough can be based on bread, flour, buckwheat or potatoes, and may be filled with meat, ...
with a
pork
Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE.
Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved ...
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.
Because of the time it takes to prepare , it is generally regarded as a special occasion meal, especially popular during the holidays. White or brown sugar, maple syrup or
fruit preserves
Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or spread.
There are many varieties of fruit preserves globally, distinguished by the met ...
may accompany the dish.
Practically Edible
Etymology
The origin of the term ''poutine'' is unclear, but it might be a bastardisation of "pudding"; ''râpé, -e'' is French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
for "grated". Therefore, could be literally translated as "grated pudding".
See also
* Klöße
* Cepelinai
*Kroppkaka
Kroppkaka (plural "kroppkakor") is a traditional Swedish boiled potato dumpling, most commonly filled with onions and meat. Potatoes, wheat flour, onion, salt and minced meat/pork are common ingredients in kroppkaka. They are very similar to th ...
*Palt
Palt is a traditional Swedish meat-filled potato dumpling, of which there are many different variants. Palt is more common in the northern part of Sweden. Palt is traditionally served with butter and lingonberry preserves, and a glass of cold mi ...
*Raspeball
Potetball (also known as ball, klubb, kumle, komle, kompe, raspeball) is a traditional Norwegian potato dumpling. A similar German dish is called '' Kartoffelklöße''.
The main ingredient is peeled potatoes, which are grated or ground up and ...
* Pyzy
References
External links
Acadian Heritage Portal
– Video and historical facts on the Acadian ''Poutine râpée''
Acadian cuisine
Potato dishes
Dumplings
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