Name of Food: Greek Poutine
Where to Buy: La Poutinerie, right by Nashville North.
Cost: $12
What makes it worthwhile: Fries, gravy, cheese… and then some lamb, red onion, tomatoes and feta?! Heaven’s calling! Alright, alright, before I talk anymore about this poutine, I admit defeat. The Gourmet Pretzel Sticks were impossible to find. No one even knew where to find them, not even the top dogs in the guest services department, so I can’t do much except for complain about the services now! Or call out the Stampede site with false advertising! But then I realised, hey, I’m here to have fun, and not be down about not eating what I couldn’t find! So what other food choice could possibly make up for this little disappointment? I got one very Canadian dish with a very Greek addition. The Greek Poutine! (This is the part where I go back to talking about the poutine, in case you missed that). I love poutine and I love Greek food, so the instant I saw it on the menu, I was salivating. The line was long, and there was a slight confusion because there’s an order window, and then another window to actually get your poutine! Being heavily misled at first, I was thinking to myself, this poutine better make up for it. And it did. The combination of classic poutine flavours with the fresh Greek ingredients, that was truly something else. The onion actually went really well with the fries and they cancelled each other out; the onion was no longer too pungent and the fries were no longer too greasy. The lamb wasn’t bad either! I know I probably sound a bit excited for a poutine, but I’m sorry the Stampede just combined two of my favourite things, I can’t help it. Let me wrap this up before squealing and typing at the same time. For $12, you might cringe at first at the price but take my word for this, it is definitely worth it. Try different flavours too, you will find something you like, guaranteed. Who needs the Gourmet Pretzel Sticks anyways.
Thanks for reading the Stampede 2011 Food Binge!
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