How do Poutine differ in France and Quebec ?
One often - cited tale is that of Fernand Lachance , from Warwick , Quebec , which claims that poutine was invented there in 1957 ; Lachance is said to have exclaimed , "" ça va faire une maudite poutine "" ( " it will make a damn mess " ) when asked to put a handful of curds on some french fries , hence the name .