Editing Poutine (section)

===Internationally===
Poutine is found in the northern border regions of the United States, including [[New England]] and the larger [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]], the [[Pacific Northwest]], and the [[Upper Midwest]].<ref name="KleinRaising"/> These regions offer further variations of the basic dish, usually by utilizing cheeses other than fresh curds, which are not widely available in the US. In the country culture, a mixed fry can also come with cooked [[ground beef]] on top and is referred to as a hamburger mix, though this is less popular than a regular mix.<ref name="SternGood"/><ref name="OliverTips" /> In the Pacific Northwest, one variation replaces the gravy with [[chowder]] featuring local seafood.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jackson-Glidden |first1=Brooke |title=There's a New Spot for Pacific Northwestern Fish and Chips on East Burnside |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/8/17/21372262/rock-paper-fish-portland-opening |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=Eater Portland |date=17 August 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115173137/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/8/17/21372262/rock-paper-fish-portland-opening |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tomky |first1=Naomi |title=Why Chowder Fries Could Be the Signature Dish Seattle's Been Waiting For |url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/seattle/seattle-chowder-fries |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=Thrillist |date=28 March 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019204045/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/seattle/seattle-chowder-fries |url-status=live }}</ref>

Disco fries, french fries typically covered in [[mozzarella]] cheese and brown gravy, were popularized in New Jersey in the 1990s.<ref name="SantanaDisco"/> They gained their name in the 1970s for being a favourite of late-night diners, who often came from dancing at [[Nightclub|disco clubs]].<ref name="LazorDrunk"/> The dish is also popular in [[New Orleans]]<ref>{{cite news | last =Langenhennig | first =Susan | title =New Orleans chefs play around with poutine | newspaper =[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate]] | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =26 November 2012 | url =https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/article_03c3c0d9-c7c5-5a5d-ac2c-157d7d5ec4ac.html | access-date =10 April 2021 | archive-date =11 April 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20210411051322/https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/article_03c3c0d9-c7c5-5a5d-ac2c-157d7d5ec4ac.html | url-status =live }}</ref> including variations called Cajun poutine.

Poutine spread to the United Kingdom, Korea and Russia, where it has been referred to as "Raspoutine".<ref name="CDNE"/> The first poutinerie in Paris, La Maison de la Poutine, opened in 2017 and quickly gained attention from mainstream media and gastronomers.<ref name="SongParis" />

A similar dish known as chips, cheese and gravy, consisting of thick-cut chips covered in shredded Manx [[Cheddar cheese]] and topped with a thick beef gravy, is popular in the [[Isle of Man]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isleofman.com/en-gb/Tourism/FactFile/dailylife.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129075252/http://www.isleofman.com/en-gb/Tourism/FactFile/dailylife.aspx|url-status=dead|title=isleofman.com &#124; Tourism &#124; Daily Life|archivedate=29 January 2010|website=www.isleofman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--no byline--> |date=January 29, 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-42858274 |title=National Chips, Cheese & Gravy Day Proposed on Isle of Man |work=BBC |access-date=October 21, 2024}}</ref>