Everyone who doesn’t like Poutine has never tried to drunkenly walk home after a night out through -30° wind and piles of snow. Poutine is there for you.
There is nothing worst to put fresh or mashed potatoes in the freezer... The texture is quite disgusting... Only precooked it treated potatoes are good in the freezer! But please, never baked or stewed! Xoxo
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You can't really freeze cheese curds for long term storage like you can with weird meats. Most places in the US are not near enough to major dairy production to have cheese curds on hand.
You don't have to freeze them, you can do the second frying after the oil is up to temp, but freezing them makes them crispier on the outside and fluffier on the inside
Babish, as a Canadian, I am shocked. You got your hands on original szechuan sauce at the heights of it's meme era, you've gotten access to countless rare bush meats, you've had millions of fans of the show at your disposal, contacts in countlessly many different parts of the food industry, and access to the internet, and you actually didn't get your hands on real cheese curds. I'm not mad. I'm not even disappointed. I'm sorry.
@@Tharrel And that's why I will tolerate frozen store bought french fries (also it gives me to option of having curly fries which are just more fun to eat)
For people wondering: cheese curds used in poutine are moist pieces of curdled milk, I believe they are a cheddar type of cheese. They need to be fresh (usually bought the same day they are produced) because the longer you wait the drier they get and the less "squeaky" they become. Also the reason why it's almost impossible to freeze them, therefore making them hard to get outside of the areas that produce them (Quebec &Wisconsin mainly).
@@telanis9 They are from cheddar production actually and originally from the area near Victoriaville. But they are fresh curds from the day and are not usually salty (in fact, in Warwick, Québec they sell completely unsalted curds). I haven't found them in many places outside Québec - St.Albert in Ontario was the only other place. But the real ones are super fresh from the daily milk production.
I agree I live in Wyoming and I can go half a block and buy cheese curds from a gas station. I don't believe for a second Babish couldn't cheese curds in NYC. Still love the videos man but I think you phoned this one in.
Babish: *changes one ingredient in Italian recipe* Italy: "Die you monster! You are worse than WW2!" Babish: *Makes poutine with mozzarella balls* Quebec: "Well you tried. Well done! Gold star!"
I was served fries with gravy and grated mozzarella in Ottawa. If they can't get the nation's most famous dish right in the nation's capital, what hope is there for the rest of us?
Here in Ontario the best place to really get a great poutine is Smokes. But I have tried local Québécois poutine and it’s like going to Newfoundland and trying their fish it’s a GODLY experience and the people made 2 poutines one with québécois cheese and one with Wisconsin cheese while I liked the québécois better the Wisconsin cheese curds were no that bad and going back to Ontario trying to find a decent poutine place makes me sad.
@@a.h.tvideomapping4293 Smokes kinda blows, their fries are dry and their gravy is bland, Bubba's is alright though, although I've only seen them in Kingston but who knows they might be in toronto, I haven't looked hard enough.
@@beclops pretty sure Bubba's is the equivalent to a mom and pop shop (both locations are run by the same family) Also, Bubba's is simply THE BEST. If you find yourself in Kingston, please, try it.
@@swishfish8858 I live in the Fraser Valley and the closest option is Pitt Meadows. And there's dairy farms everywhere yet finding fresh cheese curds is impossible
"Sometimes you don't live in Wisconsin or Québec" I've lived in Québec all my life so clearly that's a lie. Jokes aside you shouldn't worry about the authenticity of the ingredients you put in poutine. I can't believe there are people who get out there and act like snobs over a 3 ingredients, 5$ dive snack. If it tastes good, makes you feel good and ideally shortens your lifespan then it's a good poutine. True poutine comes from (and goes for) the heart.
Québécois are chill about Poutine. it's English-Canadians and Americans who insist you need cheese curds. Quebecois have been eating all kinds of poutine for decades.
Wait Cheese Kurds aren't available year round at virtually every Grocery/Convenience Store/Restaurant? I've been taking Life for Granted in Wisconsin too long. Like walking into virtual any Business and asking where the nearest (Time) TYME Machine (ATM) is and not getting a confused look or the Cops called...
@@lgoamity I'm still perplexed by that TYME machine thing. Only in Wisconsin are they called by the network the machines used to connect to. And you can get curds, maybe not in every 7-11, as far away as Chicago (they're probably smuggled across the Cheddar Curtain somehow).
@@KenS1267 The TYME Network apparently also spanned the Michigan UP and Florida... Not sure if Florida has a similar issue. But, 15 years after it was fully folded into the Pulse Network... I can still find some ATMs signed with the TYME is Money Logo.
@@KenS1267 Growing up in the Philly / Delaware area we also always referred to ATMs by the network name. MAC machines, they were called. But then 15 or so years ago, the network changed it's name, and the moniker died with it.
@@fungusfungus1 No! Are Inuit Canadians? Are Metis Canadians? Are Acadians Canadians? Are Québécois Canadians? The answer is no! We have our own identity and culture even though we live within the border of Canada. We were there before the creation of Canada in 1867, and we refuse to let ourselves be assimilated into the Anglo-conformity. Vive le Québec libre!
"Making the cheese soften but not melt" Little known fact, but serving poutine that has unmelted cheese curds due to gravy not being warm enough is actually a federal crime in Canada. I heard it's still punishable by death in Quebec
I can confirm also that warm, but unmelted cheese curds are the way to go. Moreover, cheese curds are made from cheddar, though not aged; not mozzarella. In this instance, you'd be better off going for cheddar cubes than mozzarella made to look like cheese curds, after all, when it comes to poutine, taste is paramount, certainly not looks. Those potatoes and gravy do seem delicious, I'll admit. 7/10
Here is a suggestion for a Basics episode: gnocchi *EDIT*: Thank you everyone for dropping a like on the comment. I wish Andrew will take my suggestion and make a Basics episode with it 😄
As a Quebecer, I can say two things: - No Squish-Squish cheese makes it a non-poutine! :P - That is the fanciest/most labor-intensive poutine I have ever come across.
As a quebecer too, I say as long as it tastes good its perfect. Poutine is all about the spirit! I'm happy that a dish that originate from where we're from gets praised and enjoyed around the world and to see people come up with different technique to enjoy our national dish is fun to watch!
Yeah If he doesn't present a reenactment and do it properly I'll unsubscribe. Seriously 5 min video of poutine? lmao so wrong. I'm actually annoyed. salut.
@@Porkleaker You're annoyed by a cooking video? I'd say the problem is less with Andrew and more with you. Unsubscribe or shut the fuck up and act like a damn adult jesus christ
@@Aj-sn1dp people here take their poutine seriously, and he did it wrong, like almost everyone in America. Do it right or don't do it at all, or name it something else.
Canadian (from Quebec) here, I live in asia and there is no fckn way I can find cheese curds so I have done worse sins than rolling up mozzarella trust me. You gotta do what you gotta do for poutine my guy. Also, les québécois dans les commentaires calmez vous le pompom esti lmao
Hey, listen. Grated asiago and parmesean is a great addition to a poutine. Sometimes you just don't want curds, and you want that cheesiness to coat the fry instead of sharing the space with it.
i don't even care about the curds because we adapt it here too, but the whole dish was wrong. everything. it was frustrating because he dumbed it down so much it looks like it's not a dish at all and we just make fries with toppings. sigh.
J P The gravy is supposed to be dark and dense. The fries have to be brown and soft. THE GRAVY DIDN’T EVEN MELT THE CHEESE and he said make the cheese softened but not melt.
Agreed! I totally thought he was going to make his own cheese curds, and now I am disappointed. At least he recognized our beautiful state and the greatness of our cheese curds lol
@@DavidWMiller I guess it depends on your location in ontario because here in Kingston there's some very serviceable cheese curds available in the grocery stores, even have the squick squick sound of good cheese curds!
Just had our anniversary yesterday and cooked this for the wife and I tonight in memory of our honeymoon to Canada, thank you for the straightforward recipe that was easy to follow for a quarantine trained cook. The twice fried french fries were perfection.
Proud of you for getting the correct colour on the fries. Would be a 10/10 if you used red potatoes like we do in Quebec. If you can’t find cheese curds you should use Haloumi instead
Babish, next time you make a recipe with cheese curds, shoot me a message and I will literally drive to our local cheese factory, buy fresh Wisconsin curds, and overnight them to you for free. Please, please, don't ever do this again.
The key ingredient is the cheese curds. Ideally you want them to make a squeaking noise when you bite into them (that's how you know they are top notch).
He knows. Andrew is from Western NY, where there are plenty of cheese curds available. Mostly Yancy's Fancy brand but there are generic grocery store curds too.
Well to be fair, it's called, "Basics with Babish." Dude isn't a professional chef/cook. Just a home cook with lots of time and money. He doesn't know better. He's trying...
It’s actually really easy to make your own curd balls. I make paneer balls by seasoning a gallon of room temp whole milk, bringing it to a boil while stirring, adding roughly 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice or white vinegar, turn off the heat and stir. Then drain the whey from the separated curds by pouring into a cheesecloth lined colander. Rinse with cool water, drain, and as soon as you can handle it, form balls by alternately rolling and squeezing curd chunks between your palms.
I'm sorry but if you can't get ahold of cheese curds then you shouldn't make a poutine episode... Love you but, as a Canadian, cannot endorse without real curds
You take fries. You pour gravy and pieces of cheese on top. You call it the national dish. You wonder why everyone views Canada as the mentally disabled brother of the United States.
My thought process watching: The fries look good! Yes, keep the peel, good start Babish. Ok, gravy is a bit pale and could be thicker. Still looks good and flavourful. *throws mozza balls on* IM OFFICIALLY OFFENDED NOW
Babby my boy, not only can you order curds online, you also live in NYC, which I know for a *fact* has places that sell cheese curds. Your Mozzarella monstrosity does not fly.
He's also making a recipe video...maybe he thought most people wouldn't have easy access to cheese curds and decided to show a substitute (though I think it would have been better to get the cheese curds and simply mention what you could use if you can't find it)
@@smallghosts White cheddar cheese curd, it's easily obtainable. He flaked out and made slop. Poutine is delicious when done right and he didn't even try.
@@Porkleaker Bruh I've lived in Ontario and Quebec my whole life, and when I prepared this recipe with the mozzarella cheese balls, it tasted fine. Just because he didn't use curds (even though they are objectively the best part of poutine) doesn't make it "slop", the fries are still crispy, the gravy is still tasty. Babby's fine, you're just a prick that cares too much about cheese.
@@MTLmunchies Being that you can get cheese curds basically anywhere here in Wisconsin (including seemingly abandoned gas stations in the middle of nowhere), it's usually just better to make your own than trust some rando to do it right.
There are dozens of places to get them in NYC. Murray's is the first place if check. Plus I lived an hour north of NYC and you could get them in the deli at EVERY grocery store.
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Okay so how mad are Canadians at me on a scale of 1-10? I think the exchange rate makes that a US 1-7 though...
...sorry.
id eat it. looks 10/10
Hey babbish can we get an episode on grits?
Not mad at all Babish ;) tho, we usually have beef gravy here in Quebec!
Binging with Babish - can’t believe you used mozzarella!! Sacrilege!! My Canadian soul is disappointed!! Haha.
you have to layer that cheese, and yes no curds makes it a sad sad day
_For this gravy, I’m going for a consistency almost reminiscent of gravy._
*almost*
I read this as heard him say it XD
Hmm yes, this floor is made out of floor
minty space me too!
Dash hmm yes, the floor is almost reminescent of floor
The real Babish move would've been to just make your own cheese curds
So we're gonna start by going down to the farm and feeding the cows...
@@yuhboi6816 First you gotta buy a farm and some cows.
He should just make a series with HTME
@@rosalia6217 YES
First we are going raise a young calf...
Everyone who doesn’t like Poutine has never tried to drunkenly walk home after a night out through -30° wind and piles of snow. Poutine is there for you.
Also good if you're sad
Cry on the shoulder of the fry
Poutine is the best on a freezing night with a movie
I've only had poutine once, but it was a godly experience.
You make it sound like your talking about irish moonshine. Also called poitin
Do you remember that time you needed someone, poutine does and poutine's there for you
>non beef gravy
>not cheese curds
Everyone in quebec: *HERESY!*
Traditional Quebec poutine doesn't use beef gravy.
@@sourceCode12 NON
*everyone in Canada
Seriously though, there was a hot dog restaurant in freaking ALBERTA that flew in cheese curds from Quebec for their poutine.
Source it uses chicken gravy but I like beef gravy just a bit better
@@a.h.tvideomapping4293 i don't really mind the flavor of the gravy, as long as it's brown and it tastes good, it is perfect for Poutine
Babish: what if you want poutine NOW
also babish: *puts potato in freezer for 4 HOURS*
I mean if you want it now, french fries and gravy at the store, don't forget string cheese!!n xD
Buy a bag of Ore-Ida. The whole par-cooking thing is basically just making your own freezer-case fries.
There is nothing worst to put fresh or mashed potatoes in the freezer... The texture is quite disgusting... Only precooked it treated potatoes are good in the freezer! But please, never baked or stewed! Xoxo
@@CookingMyWayindeed, you can cut them up and soak them then par-boil then fry but this asshole didn't even use the right cheese.
@@Porkleaker 😂 you made laugh my whole family! Thank you!
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This man can legit get emu and kangaroo meat but not cheese curds???
Ian McEwan Mozarella or Riccotta is cheese curds (technically speaking),
however there’s a specific homemade kind that is used with Poutine
@@JameZayer
Cottage cheese is cheese curds but I wouldn't put it on poutine. And I'm from Texas
'murica
New York is a very silly place.
You can't really freeze cheese curds for long term storage like you can with weird meats.
Most places in the US are not near enough to major dairy production to have cheese curds on hand.
"But what if you want poutine NOW?" Pulls fries out of freezer 4 hours later.`
You don't have to freeze them, you can do the second frying after the oil is up to temp, but freezing them makes them crispier on the outside and fluffier on the inside
Or, for a slightly faster version, drive to Canada.
As a person in south California, I disagree.
If I want poutine now, I can order about 10 different ones from Uber eats. One of the best parts of living in Canada!
@@sarahmoores2724 Aren't the ries kind of soggy and tepid by the time your Poutine is delivered?
As a Canadian, your lack of cheese curds deeply offends me and I will write a slightly passive aggressive letter to your mailbox
As a Canadian. I really don’t give a shit
Amazonite The Fox you do be agressive for a canadian
Arisha Ahmed
I am aggressive..not gonna sugar coat it.
Amazonite The Fox bruh
Arisha Ahmed I don’t know how to take this. So....
Babish, as a Canadian, I am shocked. You got your hands on original szechuan sauce at the heights of it's meme era, you've gotten access to countless rare bush meats, you've had millions of fans of the show at your disposal, contacts in countlessly many different parts of the food industry, and access to the internet, and you actually didn't get your hands on real cheese curds. I'm not mad. I'm not even disappointed. I'm sorry.
_the reality of this stament_
"I'm sorry." Spoken like a true Canadian.
Holy fuck its french fries with gravy and cheese. Y'all act like its the literal holy grail of food
@@JudojugsVtuber it is the holy grail of food. Only food that you can actually say is from Québec.
Lee Meszaros huh... and you must be under the age of 10...
"What if you want poutine now?"
Makes stock that takes an hour to cook.
Beats the longer version
I was more bothered by the fact that he JUST said to put the fries in a freezer for 4!!! hours :D
@@Tharrel Are people incapable of planning a day in advance?
@@popcorns6472 Yes
@@Tharrel And that's why I will tolerate frozen store bought french fries (also it gives me to option of having curly fries which are just more fun to eat)
"You know what, it starts with a W sauce" - Your pronunciation has greatly improved, Babish.
Mimi Sardinia wohastershiwer sauce
Woshesher sauce
Worcester sauce
Worst sewer sauce
Speaking of pronouncing, how about that Sauspin?
Poutine on a plate just doesn't sit right with me, it's meant to be enjoyed in takeout trays while drunk downtown at 2am
It's not poutine if you aren't consuming it out of a disposable takeout container
@@gabrielryan7003 exactly
@@gabrielryan7003 It's cursed poutine
This guy gets it
La Banquise
"Sometimes you don't live in Wisconsin or Quebec"
yeah, I hate it when it happens to me every time
Lol🙌
It's funny because I live in Ottawa, Ontario and We can buy cheese curds at pretty much EVERY store you can think of. 😜
@@crunchy_mystery_meat2458 Lucky. I live in Newfoundland where nothing even closely resembles the beauty and squeak of a good cheese curd.
@@hjelliottca XD My relatives also live in Newfoundland!! I don't think they have bought cheese curds in years!
Laughs in Wisconsin
*Can find snake meat.*
*Can't find cheese curds.*
*But... Still better than buzzfeed's version.*
Don't remind me of that abomination!!
Buzzfeed's version is a mistake
I looked it up after seeing this comment and all I saw was a pile pf sticks...
I’m sorry, SNAKE MEAT?
@@witchBoi_Connor For his every meat burrito episode
“what if u want poutine now?” *”simmer gravy for one hour”*
Freeze potatoes for 4 hours
frozen fries and use packeged gravy mix if you are that desperate lol
@@TwoWitchyMoons came here to put the same comment, man 😂
Or pressure cook for 20 minutes, with 5 min natural release.
I like that profile pic
For people wondering: cheese curds used in poutine are moist pieces of curdled milk, I believe they are a cheddar type of cheese. They need to be fresh (usually bought the same day they are produced) because the longer you wait the drier they get and the less "squeaky" they become. Also the reason why it's almost impossible to freeze them, therefore making them hard to get outside of the areas that produce them (Quebec &Wisconsin mainly).
@@telanis9 They are from cheddar production actually and originally from the area near Victoriaville. But they are fresh curds from the day and are not usually salty (in fact, in Warwick, Québec they sell completely unsalted curds). I haven't found them in many places outside Québec - St.Albert in Ontario was the only other place. But the real ones are super fresh from the daily milk production.
@@christianvachon2235 The Wilton Cheese Factory outside of Kingston Ont has great curds!!
@@haleywilliams5073 Thanks! That's awesome to know! MUCH appreciated! Cheers and have a great day!
@@christianvachon2235 Also Gouda Cheese curds, such as the brand that sells at Costco.
@@justinh2150 Coll! Thank you very much!
Babish. You found snake meat for a video. You couldn't find cheese curds? Come on man.
Best comment.
I don't know where he's based but I've had fresh, amazing curds in Seattle, NYC, Atlanta and San Francisco.
I concur. Even here in Southern California, I don't have to go far to find cheese curds.
Eulogy last I remember, Harlem? He moved, but I don’t know where to. Either way, it might’ve just been too much effort for a simple video.
I agree I live in Wyoming and I can go half a block and buy cheese curds from a gas station. I don't believe for a second Babish couldn't cheese curds in NYC. Still love the videos man but I think you phoned this one in.
Babish: *changes one ingredient in Italian recipe*
Italy: "Die you monster! You are worse than WW2!"
Babish: *Makes poutine with mozzarella balls*
Quebec: "Well you tried. Well done! Gold star!"
Aidan FARNAN why do Italians get so butthurt when someone changes there recipe
@@dg5450 Who knows considering all Italian food is the same 5 things just served in different shapes and sizes.
I mean, I'll still eat shredded mozza and gravy because it is good, but it isn't the same a poutine.
@@dg5450 not all Italians, just the stuck up ones 🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻
@@tommylight1312 This is hilariously accurate.
Babish: *Pulls out mozzarella*
French canadians: "Look how they massacred my boy..."
TABARNAK 😂
ESTI
DE CALISS
Criss de calais de tabarouette
I was served fries with gravy and grated mozzarella in Ottawa. If they can't get the nation's most famous dish right in the nation's capital, what hope is there for the rest of us?
When he spilled the stock all over the stove while trying to strain it...
I felt that
Lol
Yeah, I'd be "swearing with Babish" if that happened to me.
One of his more relatable moves.
I did that with tomato sauce lol
Is it a necessary step to let a significant part of your stock splash onto the stove?
Arne Tobias Malkenes Ødegaard yes
You want authenticity? Or as much as you can with the wrong cheese.
As a proud man from Québec, I'm kinda bummed out poutine didn't make the Clean Plate Club...
Same
that's because he didn't use real cheese curds
Your asking the man to eat 3 pounds of potatoes
@@MrZoupsoup who the hell can't
he couldn't finish it because he would need dialysis after, and unlike us he needs to pay for it
I love the sentence: "I know this is a lame substitute, but sometimes you don't live in Wisconsin or Quebec".
Here in Ontario the best place to really get a great poutine is Smokes. But I have tried local Québécois poutine and it’s like going to Newfoundland and trying their fish it’s a GODLY experience and the people made 2 poutines one with québécois cheese and one with Wisconsin cheese while I liked the québécois better the Wisconsin cheese curds were no that bad and going back to Ontario trying to find a decent poutine place makes me sad.
@@a.h.tvideomapping4293 Smokes kinda blows, their fries are dry and their gravy is bland, Bubba's is alright though, although I've only seen them in Kingston but who knows they might be in toronto, I haven't looked hard enough.
I got poutine at Franchy's in Windsor and I thought it was a little under-seasoned. All poutine I had in Canada was under-seasoned.
@@beclops pretty sure Bubba's is the equivalent to a mom and pop shop (both locations are run by the same family)
Also, Bubba's is simply THE BEST. If you find yourself in Kingston, please, try it.
Here in Wisconsin=UNLIMITED CHEESE CURDS!🤘🏻
So no ones gonna mention how he spilled the stock all over his stove when straining lmao
i was thinking it too extra careful when I cook not to destroy the area with a mess that takes forever to clean properly
IKR???? How he gonna clean that
Since it's a Gas stove, it's not that big of a deal if there's a rack thing under it you can just pull out and clean, the rest will just burn away.
I said "oh shit" out loud lmao. doesn't matter that it's a gas stove, it still sucks to clean that shit
Babish: “What if you want poutine now?”
Me: As a Québécois, I just go to my nearest Shack à Patates
I wish there were more poutineries out in BC :(
@@AmokCanuck when I was on the Island, I was definitely shocked at the sheer lack of poutine options. :c
As an albertan, I go to my college cafeteria
@@swishfish8858 I live in the Fraser Valley and the closest option is Pitt Meadows. And there's dairy farms everywhere yet finding fresh cheese curds is impossible
Esti ouais la poutine est la vie
Par contre la poutine de babish me rend un peu mad
"Sometimes you don't live in Wisconsin or Québec"
I've lived in Québec all my life so clearly that's a lie. Jokes aside you shouldn't worry about the authenticity of the ingredients you put in poutine. I can't believe there are people who get out there and act like snobs over a 3 ingredients, 5$ dive snack. If it tastes good, makes you feel good and ideally shortens your lifespan then it's a good poutine.
True poutine comes from (and goes for) the heart.
Babs well said my friend
Enfin du monde qui panique pas parce qu'il prend pas de skouik skouik😂👌🏻
Spoken like a true Canadian lmao
It looks exactly like (after) bar food. Don't know how people can argue about the authenticity of that. I guess people will argue about anything.
I wish Italian people had this mindset. Go on any fast Italian food video, and they act like it's a personal attack.
This video hurt my feelings but that's okay I'll just go to the hospital later and get my feelings checked for free
The americans in the comment section would go and see a doctor for that burn if they could afford it.
Lmao this was so good 😂
Free eh? Where do you think half your pay cheque goes?
This comment is golden, criminally underrated
@@dennymcevoy the same spot half your pay cheque goes
*Babish making poutine*
Quebec people: Yé ou ton criss de fromage squish squish ???
deezee DG lol vrai!
hahaha
po d'allure
T'appelles çô du fromage, putain de merde ? I mean, tabarnak !
C mm po du fromage en crotte
Babish: Let's make poutine
Canada: *intense breathing* 👀
Quebec: *gets out the Pitchforks*
@Is me ? , are cheese curds in Wisconsin Cheddar too ? Because he was way off on that one !
@@jfcarrier9352 Yes, cheddar if you go in Canada their also Gouda style cheese curds.
What he made isn't poutine. I'm not saying it's not yummy but it's not poutine without cheese curds. tbh that gravy was suspect too.
Québécois are chill about Poutine. it's English-Canadians and Americans who insist you need cheese curds. Quebecois have been eating all kinds of poutine for decades.
@@Saturnaa I live in Montreal and this has not been my experience. It's possible all the non-curd tolerant Quebecois have been hiding from me tho...
"Sometimes you don't live in Wisconsin..." I never thought I'd have a leg up on Babish!
Wait Cheese Kurds aren't available year round at virtually every Grocery/Convenience Store/Restaurant?
I've been taking Life for Granted in Wisconsin too long. Like walking into virtual any Business and asking where the nearest (Time) TYME Machine (ATM) is and not getting a confused look or the Cops called...
@@lgoamity I'm still perplexed by that TYME machine thing. Only in Wisconsin are they called by the network the machines used to connect to. And you can get curds, maybe not in every 7-11, as far away as Chicago (they're probably smuggled across the Cheddar Curtain somehow).
I don't think living in Wisconsin gives you a leg up on anyone.
@@KenS1267 The TYME Network apparently also spanned the Michigan UP and Florida... Not sure if Florida has a similar issue. But, 15 years after it was fully folded into the Pulse Network... I can still find some ATMs signed with the TYME is Money Logo.
@@KenS1267 Growing up in the Philly / Delaware area we also always referred to ATMs by the network name. MAC machines, they were called. But then 15 or so years ago, the network changed it's name, and the moniker died with it.
"Please Canadians forgive me"
Canadians: I'm sorry
Ima bout to 1812 this guys house
I’m a year late but this comment is gold
Canadians: I'm sorry. But you should ask forgiveness to Québécois, not us.
@@vincentlagrange2329 québécois is still Canadian
@@fungusfungus1 No! Are Inuit Canadians? Are Metis Canadians? Are Acadians Canadians? Are Québécois Canadians? The answer is no! We have our own identity and culture even though we live within the border of Canada. We were there before the creation of Canada in 1867, and we refuse to let ourselves be assimilated into the Anglo-conformity. Vive le Québec libre!
Two episodes in three days? You spoil us, Babish.
Daddish*
andrew*
*Epstein
Looks like he wants us to binge watch them.
Frank Feliz hm?
"Why are you sad timmy"
"The gravy wasn't hot enough to melt my cheese curds"
"Well, we're going to go back to that man and make him apologize"
Its not supposed to be melted tf
Theres an IFHT fan.
I thought I was the only one here thinking about that
Someone get an air Canada flight it new york
@@justinh2150 What the fuck are you on? That's the whole point of boiling hot gravy, haha.
“We are proud of your failed efforts” - Canadians
Soory
Good job using mozzarella, fail.
Fuck you
I miss the 90’s fuck the 90s
J A B B A unoriginal comeback
No cheese curds?
Everyone from Quebec: "Uhm, une minute osti.... quoi?"
"I couldn't get tomato sauce for the pizza because I don't live in Italy so I used ketchup instead."
or '' sta faite loh tabarnak?! ''
-this poutine offended deeply.
Un québecois dirait " woyons tabarnak, tu décalisse ma poutine viarge!" met le fromage qui fait squik-squick osti de moron!
@@theadvocate4698 Ayyyyy voila quelqu'un avec un peu de culture.
On me sert sa dans un restaurant et je me dirais bin voyons evangile, y’ont decalisser ma poutine les sacrament
As a Canadian I feel sad watching this man make cheese curds out of mozzarella.
just imagine mozzarella ....... i mean a least maybe just put small nugget of mild cheddar that will be closer
Fellow Canadian here, right!?
Same! OuR cOuNtRy iS aShAmEd
I grew up on lake Ontario in upstate NY. Theres cheese curd EVERYWHERE. How does the city not have cheese curds???
ducky turtle as a fellow Canadian, I can say that this made me sad.
My mouth: salivating
My face: greasy
My arteries: clogged
Yep it's poutine time
Nothing like a fruity alcohol beverage and some poutine for the winter evening feel-good time.
My knees: Weak
My arms: Heavy
Obligatory
Hotel: Trivago
His stove: wet
Mom's: Spaghetti
"Making the cheese soften but not melt"
Little known fact, but serving poutine that has unmelted cheese curds due to gravy not being warm enough is actually a federal crime in Canada. I heard it's still punishable by death in Quebec
I'm not sure about Québec, but it's definitely still classed as treason in Ottawa. The PM himself oversees the executions
@@jayswing101 ...in black face. LOL.👦🏿🙇🏿
Gwen Hamilton The PM is a bitch why would he give a shit about Poutine
Unmelted curds is THE way to go. Can confirm most people around me in Quebec hate it when it's overly melted.
I can confirm also that warm, but unmelted cheese curds are the way to go. Moreover, cheese curds are made from cheddar, though not aged; not mozzarella. In this instance, you'd be better off going for cheddar cubes than mozzarella made to look like cheese curds, after all, when it comes to poutine, taste is paramount, certainly not looks. Those potatoes and gravy do seem delicious, I'll admit. 7/10
“Poutine is a rustic dish”
Every drunk person: 👁👄👁
I laughed, thanks
Here is a suggestion for a Basics episode: gnocchi
*EDIT*: Thank you everyone for dropping a like on the comment. I wish Andrew will take my suggestion and make a Basics episode with it 😄
That's a really good suggestion!
Gnocchi’s a gateway to ravioli
@@lostuser1094 ravioli ravioli what's in the pocketoli
YESYESYESYESYESYESYES
Hahahahahahah
(Hit me up if you understand it).
Nobody:
Babish: Saucep'n
Babish: add some aromatics to store-bought stock to amp it up
Me, pouring hot water onto gravy granules: go on
Jars of Poutine Sauce exist and its life changing! (Smuggle it in from Canada totally worth it!)
Erin Priest if only I wasn’t from the UK!! Thank you though ☺️
@@erinpriest9491 poutine sauce 🤣
@@erinpriest9491 you gotta get St Hubert if you do!
@@AmokCanuck "melange a sauce" en francais - i stand by my word :D
"I hope, for your sake, that you can find real cheese curds."
Me, in Wisconsin: I can get them at the gas station...
At my Wisconsin college's convenience stores we have little $1 single serve bags of cheese curds lol. I feel so bad for the rest of the world :(
i'm from quebec and it's the same. took me some time to see how lucky I am.
Minnesotan here, I too can find gas station cheese curds, and I have bought them as a road trip snack.
@@discogoth thats what I'm gonna miss when I move out of Illinois, a 30 min drive and I can get literally any and all cheese id ever want
they better squeak when you eat em or theyre too old lol
As a Quebecer, I can say two things:
- No Squish-Squish cheese makes it a non-poutine! :P
- That is the fanciest/most labor-intensive poutine I have ever come across.
As a quebecer too, I say as long as it tastes good its perfect. Poutine is all about the spirit! I'm happy that a dish that originate from where we're from gets praised and enjoyed around the world and to see people come up with different technique to enjoy our national dish is fun to watch!
A T but no squeak...
Yeah If he doesn't present a reenactment and do it properly I'll unsubscribe. Seriously 5 min video of poutine? lmao so wrong. I'm actually annoyed. salut.
@@Porkleaker You're annoyed by a cooking video? I'd say the problem is less with Andrew and more with you. Unsubscribe or shut the fuck up and act like a damn adult jesus christ
@@Aj-sn1dp people here take their poutine seriously, and he did it wrong, like almost everyone in America. Do it right or don't do it at all, or name it something else.
"Worchestershire pronunciation" is my favorite Babish running joke
Lol
I agree but saucep'n is coming up as a close second
On The Outer Banks, we pronounced it "What's This Here." sauce.
Warsh-ter-sure is how I say it.
@@homebodyhero4602 my brain can't process anything besides War-chest-shire
"What if you want poutine now?"
Me, a québécois : just walk to your nearest belle province.
Or Valentine, or pretty much any local fast food joint that's not part of an American chain (seriously, McDonalds' poutine tastes awful)
Or in a snack
Fonando Ozmando Ayeee un québécois!
Moi too jsuis québécois
Ender Tipe ayeeeeeeeee
Poutine is that one friend that picks you up from the bar when you’re drunk at 1am and feeds you at their place.
Canadian (from Quebec) here, I live in asia and there is no fckn way I can find cheese curds so I have done worse sins than rolling up mozzarella trust me. You gotta do what you gotta do for poutine my guy.
Also, les québécois dans les commentaires calmez vous le pompom esti lmao
Dahlia Cross C'est une abomination au met national du Canada esti!
En asie... t loin dude. Mes condoléances pour tes poutine. Puise-t'elle tout de meme te bloquer les artères.
C'est nice qu'il ai pensé à ce repas, mais il peut pas appelé sa une poutine si c'est pas du fromage en crotte
Ma francais mal!!!! Anglais si te plait!!!!!
@@internetperson3436 lol what
Thank you for the cheese curds acknowledgement, always breaks my heart when people make “poutine” with cheddar or other grated cheeses
It's not cheese curds
Shane Drown I know, I mean that I’m glad he talked about how he should of had cheese curds
Maybe some people don't like cheese curds.
@@YouBigDummy then it ain't poutine. It's just cheese fries
Hey, listen. Grated asiago and parmesean is a great addition to a poutine. Sometimes you just don't want curds, and you want that cheesiness to coat the fry instead of sharing the space with it.
As a Canadian this poutine made me feel very sorry.
9/10 anger scale
i don't even care about the curds because we adapt it here too, but the whole dish was wrong. everything. it was frustrating because he dumbed it down so much it looks like it's not a dish at all and we just make fries with toppings. sigh.
@@kellyfarrell4971 the fuck are you talking about rofl.
@@kellyfarrell4971 fries, gravy, cheese curds. Wtf is the problem? Other than not using curds
here here
J P
The gravy is supposed to be dark and dense. The fries have to be brown and soft.
THE GRAVY DIDN’T EVEN MELT THE CHEESE and he said make the cheese softened but not melt.
As a Wisconsinite I find you lack of cheese curds most disturbing. Should make a cheese curd episode as recompense
Connor you sound more pissed than a québécois person no hate tho.
Agreed! I totally thought he was going to make his own cheese curds, and now I am disappointed. At least he recognized our beautiful state and the greatness of our cheese curds lol
Babish: you can barely tell the difference Canada
Canada: are you sure about that
Tristan P Quebec: tabarnack d'esti de caliss kesser ça
I saw the thumbnail and was already mad
I never thought of cheese curds as a rare thing to find 😮 it's everywhere in Québec! I guess I'm privileged 😨 RIP Babish and his mozzarella balls
A bit less common here in Ontario, but still easy to find.
@@DavidWMiller I guess it depends on your location in ontario because here in Kingston there's some very serviceable cheese curds available in the grocery stores, even have the squick squick sound of good cheese curds!
In Ireland it's not even a thing. Count yourself v lucky
RIP gravy. thyme....ginger.....soy sauce.....woo-sauce....
@@306Bloodline you don't taste the soy or worcestershire sauce, it just tastes more meaty and savoury
2019: Poutine is a basic now.
Wasnt it always basic? Not that it matters
I mean, how is it not a basic recipe? It's gravy poured over fries and cheese curds. We've seen much more complicated recipes in the Basics series.
actually it's just a series, in which you learn the BASICS of certain foods and drinks, that doesn't mean it's a basic food. :)
The future is now.
It's basic for you because you a basic bitch.
Google translate: *makes a mistake in translation*
Zalensky: *makes putin*
Putin: "And I took that personally"
Please can you make ''Best burger in New York'' from How I Met Your Mother?
Karels Mekšs YESSSS
YESSS PLEASEEEE🍔🍔
Yesss
good idea!
Hell yeah
As a quebecois watching you not use cheese curds just makes me extra sorry/10
What about the watery pale gravy ? 🤣
Aren't the fries wrong too?
Nothing about it is wrong
@@hazelnutspred3348 i actually doesnt like poutine but this one looks pretty bad lol
You mean Sore-y
If u can’t get cheese curds in NYC there’s literally no hope for any of us
I'm in Los Angeles and found them at an Aldi's!
DrDespicable you can buy Squeakr’s cheese curds at Costco
You can buy shitty cheese curds that aren’t the actual homemade thing that is primarily made around Québéc
There's some cheese curds at my local Walmart in rural Idaho
kam corder they aren’t the real thing they aren’t allowed to be sold anywhere other than Canada
Babish: "mozzarella"
Me: *faints
Me: mom can we get poutine
Mom: we have poutine at home
Poutine at home:
That's not how the meme format works
brysonflettmc best comment
@@rex198 yes it is
@@rex198 that's exactly how it works
@@gordongessler I finished watching the video and realized that, yeah. I guess it is.
_mozzarella??_
0:36
Ah yes, the floor is made out of floor.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes
The More You Know 🌈🌟
People die when they are killed.
@@babishculinaryuniverse 3:23 who knew that the best consistency for gravy is the same thickness as gravy
@@raphrodin "Just because you're correct doesn't mean you're right"
"Please forgive me, I didn't have to tell you the truth" 😂😂😂
Just had our anniversary yesterday and cooked this for the wife and I tonight in memory of our honeymoon to Canada, thank you for the straightforward recipe that was easy to follow for a quarantine trained cook. The twice fried french fries were perfection.
You didn't make your own cheese curds? Color me shocked.
Which color is that again?
ThatGamingSoup i would always think it’s a yellow of some sort
@@stevenfriedman143 No that's cowardice you're thinking of
“now this cheese we made is alright, but its nothing special. for that we need to breed our own cows”
colour*
Broke: complaining Andy didn't use cheese curds
Woke: complaining Andy didn't use kennebec potatoes
you dont mean kennebec, northern ontario do you?!
If you use mozarella, it's just cheese fries. White cheddar cheese curds and good gravy = Poutine, he failed.
@@Porkleaker you think you know too much, in reality though, you know nothing about poutine apparently
Woke: complaining that he didn't call it Quebec style because the cheese curds
@@ryla22 There's really not much to know but it shows your cooking skills or lack-there-of when you can't even get a simple fucking food right.
Ra ra ras poutine, Canada's favorite love machine
You eat some curds, and then you will diiiieeee!
I had cheddar cheese curds for the first time a few weeks ago and it is literally the best thing i have ever eaten they are SO good
Surprised you didn't make your own curds. How un-babbish of you. 8)
Juuust a bit outside!
Canadians aren't mad, they're just extra sorry.
I do feel overly sorry. Sorry about that.
soorey*
Ya damn right bud
@@sixbe9002 sorry!
@@leandrebonsaint153 the fuck you huffin over there bud. Poutine for all. Fuck quebec with a 12 foot cactus but we all share poutine
Fun fact: Poutine made with mozzarella instead of cheese curds has its own name! They're called Disco Fries and they originate from New Jersey.
In England we call them cheesy chips with gravy.
We are basic like that.
Sounds more like a sad fact, TBH.
@@No-ps3dp stop drinking tea and find a better name
I had an argument once with an american saying that poutine was the same thing as disco fries.
@@No-ps3dp And you just spread store bought shredded cheese on top instead of anything resembling curds.
Proud of you for getting the correct colour on the fries. Would be a 10/10 if you used red potatoes like we do in Quebec. If you can’t find cheese curds you should use Haloumi instead
OG Babish would have made cheese curds himself if he couldn't find them in a store.
I don't even know who this babish is anymore...he's not acting like himself
Lol nobody out here making homemade cheeses for their cooking channels 😂
@@Kristoff3334 did you not watch Babish in the past? He used to go above and beyond every video
Babish, next time you make a recipe with cheese curds, shoot me a message and I will literally drive to our local cheese factory, buy fresh Wisconsin curds, and overnight them to you for free. Please, please, don't ever do this again.
What a legend
A madlad if you will.
You are a hero because our cheese curds are the bomb
lol Wisconsin
Tell me it's Nelson
The key ingredient is the cheese curds. Ideally you want them to make a squeaking noise when you bite into them (that's how you know they are top notch).
I made this yesterday for my parents and my mom loved the stock hack! Thanks for the recipe
You've angered the Canucks! Now you have to do a basics on making Cheese Curds at home.
Justin McReynolds he’s also angered the Wisconsinites, like just go to your local kwik trip for curds lol
Canucks is an interesting name but ok
@@iliketoast3211 Its a sort of slang for a Canadian. Similar to calling an American a Yank.
@@iliketoast3211 its literally The Vancouver hockey team's name.
*_angry noises_*
“Sometimes you don’t live in Wisconsin or Quebec”
Me living in Ontario being able to go to my local grocery store to buy cheese curds.
Also 9/10
He knows. Andrew is from Western NY, where there are plenty of cheese curds available. Mostly Yancy's Fancy brand but there are generic grocery store curds too.
Hey can you send me some? I live in BC and am in need of cheese curds.
@@mcdonaldsguy8420 You can make them at home. Once you get the needed supplies you should be able to make a few batches.
Simple Fly Ok!
@@ReapTheWhirlwind I'm googling this right now. I must know this life skill.
Whole Foods usually has cheese curds... even way out here in Hawaii.
@1betterthanyou1 he puts so much effort into his videos fuck you mean bro lmao
@@TheDefuseGaming apparently not enough effort to go down to the supermarket to get cheese curds, which are ridiculously common
Well to be fair, it's called, "Basics with Babish." Dude isn't a professional chef/cook. Just a home cook with lots of time and money.
He doesn't know better. He's trying...
Yeah but that's Whole Foods so it's also probably like $5000/lb
FreeHugs~ cheese curds aren’t really expensive I just can’t stand how people that are not even making this at home are upset about nothing
It’s actually really easy to make your own curd balls. I make paneer balls by seasoning a gallon of room temp whole milk, bringing it to a boil while stirring, adding roughly 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice or white vinegar, turn off the heat and stir. Then drain the whey from the separated curds by pouring into a cheesecloth lined colander. Rinse with cool water, drain, and as soon as you can handle it, form balls by alternately rolling and squeezing curd chunks between your palms.
*Watches him roll his “cheese curds”*
Me:*glares in Wisconsin👀🧀*
I've lived in Wisconsin my whole life. That was painful to watch
I only lived in Wisconsin for three years and it still hurt me. Just moved away a few months ago, and miss it already.
God I miss Wisconsin and it’s wonderfully vast array of different cheeses
I was like shocked... I thought cheese curds were universal...
WISCONSINITES UNITE!
Couldn't find curds?! In NEW YORK CITY? *RAGES IN CANADIAN*
A Canadien is her
How does a Canadian rage? Did you go take care of orphans or something? Haha Canadians are too nice to rage lol
Smooth in Italy 😝
“If you french fry when youre supposed to pizza youre gonna have a bad tiiime”
Joseph Hamilton *Megalovania intensifies*
@@ivannaviosky1739 more like South Park intensifies
@@zosodude13 sponge bob you swine
Maybe it’s the way you’re dressed
BEB-Broly nope that’s a south park quote
If you dont like poutine, you've never eaten a good cantine poutine hella high, its just even better. The soft cheese curds 🤤
I'm sorry but if you can't get ahold of cheese curds then you shouldn't make a poutine episode...
Love you but, as a Canadian, cannot endorse without real curds
@@MercurialIris I feel very offended by this comment the Mounties should take him in.
Frank Feliz im very sorry but youre a lil shit
Frank Feliz What an odd time to call someone a cuck.
You take fries. You pour gravy and pieces of cheese on top. You call it the national dish. You wonder why everyone views Canada as the mentally disabled brother of the United States.
Frank Feliz Weak troll lol
Still waiting for Jena marbles corn on the cob but the corn bone is a hot dog
You can't improve on perfection
the corn bone
3:26
I see you’re also vaporizing some oil next to the oven mitt
This is the only guy I know that does so much extra stuff to make food when people just want to learn to just make it to the point.
"Sometimes you don't live in Wisconsin or Quebec." That's actually all of the time for some of us
Are cheese curds not available everywhere? I’m seen them in every province I’ve been too
That's close to never for me. Born in Québec and wife's from Wisconsin. 😄
"Sometimes you don't live in Wisconsin or Quebec" - Babish 2019
My thought process watching:
The fries look good! Yes, keep the peel, good start Babish.
Ok, gravy is a bit pale and could be thicker. Still looks good and flavourful.
*throws mozza balls on*
IM OFFICIALLY OFFENDED NOW
How could he honestly not find cheese curds? Virtually any cheesemonger should have had them
Andrea Chevrette get yo corny ass up outta here
As a canadian i am offended
Me, who knows cheese curds are hard to find in most parts of the human world: Hmm, I'm definitely interested in knowing how to make this recipe.
Babby my boy, not only can you order curds online, you also live in NYC, which I know for a *fact* has places that sell cheese curds. Your Mozzarella monstrosity does not fly.
He's also making a recipe video...maybe he thought most people wouldn't have easy access to cheese curds and decided to show a substitute (though I think it would have been better to get the cheese curds and simply mention what you could use if you can't find it)
agreed make the damn curds
@@smallghosts White cheddar cheese curd, it's easily obtainable. He flaked out and made slop. Poutine is delicious when done right and he didn't even try.
Porkleaker why are you here then? Leave. beGoNE
@@Porkleaker Bruh I've lived in Ontario and Quebec my whole life, and when I prepared this recipe with the mozzarella cheese balls, it tasted fine. Just because he didn't use curds (even though they are objectively the best part of poutine) doesn't make it "slop", the fries are still crispy, the gravy is still tasty. Babby's fine, you're just a prick that cares too much about cheese.
Look how they massacred my boy...
As a Montrealer this hurt to watch.
Every canadians are trying to represent poutine. Let Québec do something for once
He just 💀💀us
Nothing like hot poutine when coming in from the snow
Could've been worst, he could've used grated cheese.
@@jmnypop Yeah but he lives in NYC
"Sometimes you don't live in Wisconsin or Quebec"
*Laughs in Wisconsinite* Fool.
Tyler ...yeah most people don't want to live in Wisconsin lmao.
Unless you live in madison
I'm from Quebec and I had no idea Wisconsin has a poutine scene
I can only imagine how weird that must be
Marc-Andre Perras some do it really really well, and others, well... *shudders*
@@MTLmunchies Being that you can get cheese curds basically anywhere here in Wisconsin (including seemingly abandoned gas stations in the middle of nowhere), it's usually just better to make your own than trust some rando to do it right.
I'm from Quebec and a huge fan of poutine and yours looks delicious. Great job.
Didn't watch it yet, but as a french canadian, I'm ready to be offended.
Don't worry, as a French Canadian nobody cares about your opinion.
@@kyleclark2623 I know, I never said anyone had to care.
@@williamarseneau3961 USA! USA! USA!
Inquiète toi pas pour l'autre cabochon qui dit qu'on se crisse de ton opinion, on s'en crisse de lui :P
Same
Babish... the only guy to make normal fries look like sweet-potatoe-fries.
James Tree I thought they were sweet potatoes fries and was very sure he was going to piss off so many Canadians
@@meghan926 is that even possible?
aren't you in nyc, how is there no cheese curds
i don't think he knew how badly he was messing up and just said, "fuck it no one will care.". he was very wrong.
Ikr? I live in outerbumfuk TX and I know where I can get cheese curds
There are dozens of places to get them in NYC. Murray's is the first place if check. Plus I lived an hour north of NYC and you could get them in the deli at EVERY grocery store.
Mozzarella works better on poutine if you don’t use small pcs. Layer it like a pizza.
Take that comment the fuck back right now. Were you raised by wolves?
@4:24 the fries was burned his mouth 😂😂 floored me