Quebec Dairy Group Looks to Obtain Official Designation to Protect Poutine’s Identity

Quebec Dairy Group Looks to Obtain Official Designation to Protect Poutine’s Identity
A cook prepares a poutine at La Banquise restaurant in Montreal on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The Quebec dairy industry trying to get a protected trademark for the popular Quebecois dish. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press
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MONTREAL—A group representing Quebec’s dairy industry says it’s eyeing a special government designation for the term poutine in order to better promote it internationally.

Luc Boivin, a cheese producer and member of the Conseil des Industriels laitiers du Québec, says the traditional dish of fries, cheese curds, and gravy has become a source of national pride.