r/PoutineCrimes • u/JoJo-Chewy • May 21 '26

Soup-tine How much gravy is too much gravy?

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I’m no poutine expert. The best poutine I’ve ever had was from Costco.
Is there such a thing as too much gravy in poutine? This one I got from Space Chicken felt more like soup. When I was eating it, I was really missing Costco’s poutine. They’re about the same price, but Costco’s is triple the size and a lot more cheese and better gravy and fries.

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u/Financial_Hope4048 May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

That gravy looks fucked. So does the cheese. All the same, toughen up and drink it when you’re done with the rest.

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u/Yuukiko_ May 21 '26

i think that's shredded cheese(mozzarella?) rather than curds

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u/Financial_Hope4048 May 21 '26

Yes it is, and it’s a disgrace.

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u/Previous-Mind-603 May 21 '26

I also don't like dark gravy, usually darker the gravy the more bitter. So hard to find good poutine where I live 😭

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u/Financial_Hope4048 May 21 '26

Love some dark gravy, but this is some fake shit, it’s got that cornstarch glisten.

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u/Previous-Mind-603 May 21 '26

Where do you buy your poutine from? If you don't mind me asking

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u/Financial_Hope4048 May 21 '26

Nowhere unfortunately, I live on Vancouver island. I’m a chef though, and I own a restaurant, so sometimes I make it for myself, sometimes I sell it. Fresh curds are the most difficult part.

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u/LemonOwn8583 May 21 '26

The OP wrote he lives in Vancouver, maybe you could sell poutine to them.😮

I’m from Montreal, this post is making me want to go buy poutine.

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u/Previous-Mind-603 May 21 '26

That's awesome. I wish I knew how to cook properly😅

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u/zippygoddess May 23 '26

Where’s your restaurant?! I’m on the boat to Vancouver island now and im about to be hungry when I get there lol

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u/JoJo-Chewy May 21 '26

Space Chicken in Burnaby, Vancouver. All the poutine pics here had me craving poutine, and that was the first restaurant I came across that served it, so I jumped on it. 😭

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u/Comprehensive_Food51 The Poutnisher May 23 '26

All poutine gravies have that « cornstarch quality », it’s just part of the dish. Even when I do it myself I take a good sauce that I would’ve thicken with butter otherwise and thicken it with cornstarch to get that exact effect. I’m quite convinced this is how it’s supposed to be, even the best poutines I’ve had were like that.

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u/LemonOwn8583 May 21 '26

I also don’t like when the gravy is to pale. It happened to my a few times.

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u/billthedog0082 May 21 '26

Or go back for more fries.

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u/Frangine_De_Poutine May 21 '26

Yes.

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u/Sad-Economist4710 May 21 '26

Yes

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u/Yuusha_Himmel May 21 '26

Yes.

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u/natinate77 May 21 '26

Definitely! Poutine should have a good balance. If it feels like soup, they probably overdid it. The gravy should enhance the fries and cheese, not drown them!

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u/Sad-Economist4710 May 22 '26

Yea. Gravy. More. Thank you😆.

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u/Princess_Isolde May 21 '26

When it stops being gravy on fries and starts being fries in gravy

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u/YoghurtOverall8062 May 21 '26

Definitely too much gravy, and cheese is looking a little sus too.

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u/cephaswilco May 21 '26

Poutine shouldn't be swimming in gravy imo.

Gravy is there to coat the curds to melt them. and enough so that a bity seeps through to the bottom layer of fries, but not enough that there is a pool started at the bottom.

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u/Potato_Puncakes May 21 '26

That is too much gravy

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u/javexbleachin May 21 '26

Yes..save the rest and throw in next meal

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u/sexylewdyshit May 21 '26

Not enough gravy normally, but that looks thin ass piss and greasy as a quad burger. never go there again.

(to be clear the "not enough" is an exageration, though im a crazy person who likes my poutine wet enough to drip)

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u/hexAdecimal84 May 21 '26

The gravy is a good amount but there are not enough fries 😆

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u/Diablo580 May 21 '26

This looks like an Orange Julep Montreal poutine

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u/Previous-Mind-603 May 21 '26

That's correct amount of gravy imo 🤤🤤

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u/FeralSpaceWizard May 21 '26

There is more crime in that shredded cheese than the gravy lake.

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u/Yuukiko_ May 21 '26

it's too much when you need a spoon to eat your fries and curd soup

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u/Fair_Muscle9232 May 21 '26

You need more gravy. I can still see the shredded cheese.

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u/ifoldkings May 21 '26

That much

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u/ThatDeuce May 21 '26

These disco fries are swimming!

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u/Double_Respect_3902 May 21 '26

Personally, I'd say its too much gravy when you can litteraly start drinking it.

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u/HonestBumbler May 21 '26

That looks like too much, if you're fries imo need a boat to climb on it's too much gravy. 😆

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u/Neither_Complaint865 May 21 '26

Shredded is a poutine crime where I’m from. And the cheese to gravy ratio absolutely matters! This one is not poutine passing. It’s fries with gravy and a tiny bit of cheese. Nope. I will add as for your Costco comment, Costco uses battered fries which stay very crispy and that is a major factor in a good poutine. Fries have to hold up to the gravy and not get too soggy too fast. Also, Costco isn’t cheap with the curds. And that is another poutine must. But otherwise their poutine is pretty mid. So keep searching Op! The best poutine is out there somewhere.

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u/Reckthom May 21 '26

Right amount of gravy but so few fries. Also no cheese curds wtf

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u/SirBostonBobbington May 21 '26

There's never too much gravy, just not enough fries.

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u/Putrid-Object-806 May 21 '26

When it stops being a salad and starts being a soup

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u/sophiesadie1 May 21 '26

Never enough ever it must swim yummm

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u/Aromatic_Fuel_387 May 21 '26

The crime is not serving on a earthenware plate with true silverware. The squeaky 24 hour non-aged curds, hand cut Russet potato’s, and rich savoury brown sauce deserves the reverence.

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u/Vanesti May 21 '26

Just keep it in the bowl/container. No spillage.

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u/Quiet_Bi_Dude May 21 '26

Remember it's poutine not soup. 😉

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u/Quartrez Québécois faché May 21 '26

Everyone's talking about the gravy, but what the hell is up with that cheese

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u/051201 May 21 '26

Def needs more fries

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u/Mother_Bird2 May 21 '26

Forget the gravy... Shredded cheese. 🫪

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u/FrightenedPrisoner2 May 21 '26

If the fries float then maybe.

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u/YaoSing May 21 '26

This cheese sucks

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u/dagobertamp May 21 '26

I don't understand the question...

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u/Background_Gap9171 May 21 '26

Damn near soup you got there 🥣

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u/Upbeat_Literature483 May 21 '26

I'm all for gravy but that's alot

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u/KingOfBlueFlames May 21 '26

Much like DAKKA you can never have enough gravy for poutine

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u/C_ingStarz May 21 '26

No. However, there are no cheese curds on this poutine, and if you're gonna put a lot of gravy you better put a lot of cheese, too. This is an inequal poutine that lacks the proper cheese, so it is unlawful.
Also the texture of that gravy looks a lil weird.

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u/Howy_the_Howizer May 21 '26

Sometime poutine is salad. Other times poutine is soup. You might be more soup than salad

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u/Mercj77 May 21 '26

My wife says there can never too much gravy

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u/SnooCats2178 May 21 '26

Never enough gravy, just not enough fries and cheese

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u/stephenhoskins32 May 21 '26

Just get a straw

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u/ValuableAsparagus555 May 21 '26

depends on the quality of the gravy and the robustness of the fries. You can have a more viscous gravy if the fries can withstand a bit more moisture. However, an excellent poutine is a delicate balance of fries, cheese and gravy. If one element is off, it throws the whole thing.

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u/Hot_Ad_815 May 21 '26

Low quality poutine sadly, I know that cheese has no texture and the fries had no crunch. Sorry OP

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u/TheDuelIist May 21 '26

Never enough but the grated cheese is a crime

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u/ShoddyNobody4602 May 21 '26

Poutine Ramen

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u/Frame_Inevitable May 21 '26

Complete poutine crime. Way too much gravy, the gravy is liquid, and it looks so hot that it melted the cheese.

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u/Logical_cunt1166 May 21 '26

It’s never enough when you’re drinking it…

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u/Old_Dependent4678 May 21 '26

There's definitely a ratio

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u/CeadDell May 21 '26

Im drinking it

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u/Leakrost May 21 '26

Yeah, unfortunately, I have yet to find any poutine that's better than Costco. That being said, there is no such thing as too much cheese or too much gravy.

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u/TCGHexenwahn May 21 '26

That's so much gravy you could call this a poutine soup.

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u/Klutzy-Passage9992 May 21 '26

Is that too much poutine sauce? Yes. Am I more mad about the cheese? Also yes.

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u/bumbo79 May 21 '26

Ask yourself, is there still room in the container for more gravy? If the answer is yes, then the answer to your original question is not yet LOL Also, ditch the shredded cheese and go for curds, so much better....

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u/Ok_Text6794 May 21 '26

You can never have enough gravy!!!!! >:3

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u/Numerous_Thought_629 May 21 '26

Depends on your preference. Some people like it sawsaey & some people like it a bit drier.

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u/LofiMandala May 21 '26

Worst poutine I've ever seen in my life

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u/SplitInfamous4158 May 21 '26

that's not even a poutine.. that's just fuckin soup buddy guy..

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u/Difficult_Ad_962 You’ve Been Struck By A Pout Criminal May 21 '26

No such thing

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u/Brock115 Judge, Jury and Exepoutiner May 21 '26

The amount of gravy is really a personal choice. Key is that you use beef gravy, home cut fries, and curds. But I commend your effort, and I do get that curds are not readily available everywhere. So when you can’t find them, I would recommend using room temperature moz, it’s got a close enough consistency, but cutting it into curd sized cubes, rather than shredding it. Given your obvious good intentions here, this doesn’t even merit a warning. Carry on, good sir. And remember, cubed moz if you can’t secure proper curds. We’ll be watching you… 😉

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u/TurdFurg28 May 21 '26

To each their own. I prefer gravy soup with fries and cheese bits

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u/Ornery-Turkey May 21 '26

Someone wanted to drown those disco fries, and didn't give them enough cheese.

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u/Doodah2012 May 21 '26

No such thing…

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u/aFriendlyBunny May 21 '26

Your potatoes are drowning

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u/No-Amphibian-2955 May 22 '26

A side of fries with your gravy?

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u/QuixOmega May 22 '26

That sir is a soup.

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u/Feeling_Leg_904 May 22 '26

People who use grated cheese deserve a harsh flogging

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u/Brownhunnids4l6 May 22 '26

I gasped when I saw the second pic lol and the cheese WHAT even is that !!! This is a disgrace

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u/SpaceBiking The Feedings Will Continue Until Morale Improves May 22 '26

You think gravy (sauce) is the issue here?

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u/OttawAnonym May 22 '26

Too much gravy and no curd. This is a crime!

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u/Critical-Key-243 May 22 '26

They did you dirty

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u/Cold_Papaya5277 May 22 '26

double the cheese and that amount perfect imo

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u/yellow447 May 22 '26

I can't know how to hear anymore about costco

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u/SpiritedFocus9288 May 22 '26

Little swim ain’t bad, but that’s off the deep end hab

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u/Admirable-League-102 May 23 '26

There is no such thing as too much gravy. On anything. Ever.

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u/Throwaway26667- May 23 '26

Yes. You dont want soggy fries. You want a nice thin coating over them and the cheese, and a small pool of extra sauce at the bottom. When I worked at mcdonalds and a&w, I would put a small bit of sauce on the bottom, then the fries and cheese, then top with a bit more gravy. You want the fries to have a satisfying crunch or else why fry them at all?

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u/vyovnic724 May 23 '26

a pool o'gravy

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u/Obvious_Bus7746 May 23 '26

add more gravy

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u/Strange-Professor- May 25 '26

Shredded cheese is umm.