Poutine

There are several claims to the origins of this dish, but most likely poutine (meaning “mess” in French) was invented in Warwick, Quebec, in 1957. Rushing to fill a trucker’s order, restaurant worker Fernand Lachance quickly dumped French fries and cheese curds all into the same bag. As the trucker left, Lachance warned, “It’s going to make a damn mess.” (For good measure, diners eventually added gravy.) The trucker liked it, and more than 50 years later poutine is still one of Canada’s most popular fast foods.