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In our effort to be the franchising world&#8217;s go-to source for cutting-edge potato news, 1851 is once again spotlighting some spectacular spud possibilities. While we&#8217;ve previously highlighted how potatoes represent a <a href="http://1851franchise.com/details/1448/What-s-Hot-in-Multi-Unit-Franchising-Concepts-" target="_blank">hot concept for 2015</a>, as well as how the versatile vegetable can be the shining star of <a href="http://1851franchise.com/details/1521/I-For-One-Welcome-Our-New-Potato-Overlords" target="_blank">its own franchise concept</a>, now we&#8217;re looking at how the starchy tuber can be used as a quick, effective way to give menus a more exotic twist. Many Americans are criminally unfamiliar with the Canadian dish known as poutine, but franchises can easily make this violation against taste buds history. &#8220;Quebecers lay claim to one of the past decade&#8217;s most unlikely street-food success stories,&#8221; <a href="http://www.qsrmagazine.com/marc-halperin/new-plan-potatoes?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=poutine-is-the-simple-yet-genius-menu-innovation-franchises-are-ignoring-1535" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wrote Marc Halperin for QSR</a>. &#8220;Their traditional poutine&#8212;french fries smothered in gravy and cheese curds&#8212;was seldom seen outside the province until around 2008 or 2009, when it was somehow discovered and disseminated widely by chefs and food-truck operators in cities like New York and Los Angeles.&#8221; While poutine isn&#8217;t exactly a state secret, Halperin pointed out it has yet to be exploited in the U.S. &#8220;Why aren&#8217;t we seeing more international or ethnic variations, for instance?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;Where&#8217;s the Thai curry poutine I&#8217;ve been craving? Or the Italian marinara poutine that seems like such a natural for a <a href="https://order.pizzahut.com/home?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=poutine-is-the-simple-yet-genius-menu-innovation-franchises-are-ignoring-1535" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pizza Hut</a> or <a href="http://www.papajohns.com/index.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=poutine-is-the-simple-yet-genius-menu-innovation-franchises-are-ignoring-1535" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Papa John&#8217;s</a>?&#8221; The fact that poutine isn&#8217;t readily available at franchises across this great nation of ours is a crime. On the bright side, the dish&#8217;s relative obscurity in the U.S. represents an easy way for the right franchise to spice up its menu and create a buzz by introducing new flavors with an old favorite.

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