Poutine Potatoes: A Local Triumph | Des Moines News

Des Moines News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 21, 2026 · 2m

To make the perfect poutine fry, you need a rare “chipper” potato—high in starch, low in sugar. But local Midwestern spuds like Russets and Golds just won’t cut it. Enter Duke’s Quebec Style Poutine, determined to use only local ingredients, and the Kittleson Brothers, a legacy farm up for the challenge. After a year of trial and error, planting, testing, and tweaking, they’re now growing their own chipper potatoes—complete with a new high-tech washer and custom-bagging machines—for their second year. It’s a bold move that’s turning Iowa into a poutine powerhouse, proving local can mean…