They're nothing like pecan pies when you bite into them (we have pecan pie in the UK, and it was on sale in Toronto.) The filling is a buttery goo, very different from a pecan pie. If anything, the purist butter tart has raisins, not pecans. The clue's in the name! This is the size of starter you might expect in the UK...
A starter can be anything in the UK, a miniature version of a main course is not uncommon, so it might be reasonable to expect a mini portion of poutine for a starter, not one the size of your own head! It was dressed up with smoked duck, giving the impression that fancy thought had gone onto it. In a fancy UK restaurant, if I ordered fish and chips as a starter, I'd expect an ironic version. A small piece of beautiful, delicious fish, perched delicately over two crossed chunky chips, drizzled with sauce and a scattering of capers, maybe a jus of mushy peas for ornament... that sort of thing (almost a food joke, but tasteful!)
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Date: 2014-06-27 09:16 am (UTC)This is the size of starter you might expect in the UK...
Ok, ok, I am taking the piss, that is an extreme example! This is more normal...
A starter can be anything in the UK, a miniature version of a main course is not uncommon, so it might be reasonable to expect a mini portion of poutine for a starter, not one the size of your own head! It was dressed up with smoked duck, giving the impression that fancy thought had gone onto it. In a fancy UK restaurant, if I ordered fish and chips as a starter, I'd expect an ironic version. A small piece of beautiful, delicious fish, perched delicately over two crossed chunky chips, drizzled with sauce and a scattering of capers, maybe a jus of mushy peas for ornament... that sort of thing (almost a food joke, but tasteful!)