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I was surprised to learn that the French spell [Czar] Putin, Poutine, but it makes sense -- there's no official Roman alphabet spelling of the name, only a Cyrillic one, so better to avoid the possibility of mispronouncing it as "poutain."  When I saw the word "poutine" I thought I remembered it being offered to kitchen staff in a resto I worked in.  It was French fries with brown gravy and I thought I was told it's from New Orleans.  I just looked it up and it comes from Quebec.  I wouldn't be surprised if it is found in New Orleans.  Is it found in France?  merci d'avance 

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Poutine is indeed a quebequois dish.  After the French lost Canada to the British as a result of the French and Indian wars, many French Catholics left Quebec and headed south to Nouvelle Orleans.  It is not surprising that one finds poutine in New Orleans.  The spelling of Mr. Putin's name more than likely has to do with approximating pronunciation.  

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