A local delicacy, served by a legend in the East of Quebec

Sometimes one just has to let go, and live a little. Especially if one sees snowflakes and is chilled by blowing gales and close-to-zero temperatures, and yet it's effectively May! Weren't we all sitting outside sipping early summer cocktails, back around St. Patrick's day?! 

Fine! So comfort food is not out the window just yet, and we can still use some stick-to-your-ribs nourishment to get us through such tough times. This is a Quebec staple, poutine, and in this case, the smoked meat varietal. Served by Monsieur Poutine himself, who has to approve of any individual, and not a family, ordering his extra large smoked meat poutine. In inexperienced hands, and stomachs, this can end up in an emergency room with the poor victim unconscious due to his-her system requiring that all normal functions are shut down so that the body can digest it: a mixture of thick golden brown fries, chunks of home-made cheese, thick slices of juicy smoked meat, all slavered in a thick, rich gravy. Pure heaven, and enough calories to build a house on! Snow, cold and wild winds? I say, rejoice! - Kevin Mc