Americans call chips and gravy, "poutine".
Poutine is a dish that was adopted from Canada, and consists of French fries, cheese curds and gravy.
And in some regions of America, like the Northeast, a variation of poutine, called disco fries, uses melted mozzarella cheese or some other cheeses instead of curds.
Poutine is known for being the authentic Canadian dish of chips, cheese and gravy, which consists of fries, gravy and cheese curds.
Disco fries are popular in diners in New Jersey and contain gravy and melted cheese, and often with mozzarella cheese.
Cheesy fries with gravy is also sometimes simply described by it's ingredients.
Poutine, is recognized as a Canadian delicacy, although it has also become very popular in various parts of the United States.
Poutine originated from 1950s rural Quebec Canada.
The Poutine dish is a quintessential comfort food, with hot gravy melting the curds to create a rich texture.
Poutine is traditionally prepared by twice frying of thick cut potatoes and topping it with cheddar curds, and it has also evolved into various, heavily topped or evens specialty styles.
The key ingredients in poutine are fries, which are traditionally thick cut, twice fried potatoes, like Russet potatoes.
Cheese curds, which are fresh, white cheddar cheese curds that squeak when they are bitten into.
And gravy, like a hot, savory and rich gravy that is often a blend of beef and chicken stock.
The prep for poutine, involves soaking the potatoes to remove the starch and then drying the potatoes thoroughly.
Then the cut potatoes are fried at 300 F, until they are soft and then allowed to cool, then they are fried once again at 400 F until they are golden and crispy.
Next the poutine is assembled by placing fresh cheese curds over the hot fries, then ladle boiling gravy over the top to melt the cheese.
And finally you serve the poutine immediately, often in a bowl to keep the ingredients nice and warm.