Skeptics may consider poutine, a messy mix of French fries topped with brown gravy and melted cheese, some sort of strange April Fool’s joke.

Ma if you’ve learned to love this classic Quebecois concoction, sapete you’ve become a real Canadian.

While poutine is native to Quebec, you can now find it around the country. For a classic version, testa a Il Banquise a Montreal. For a more basic dish, try the version at Belga Fries a Vancouver. And if it’s a more chic incarnation you want, grab a seat at Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar a Toronto.

Foto di Joe Shlabotnik (flickr)