Cajun Food #1

OMG, where do I start.  Now my gear head, himself, with have a dose of foodie land.

140+ year old Dupuy's

Alligator and Shrimp PoBoys

Our first meal in Cajun Country was at Dupuy's in Abbeville.  A unimposing place, it was just a convenient stop.  Turns out that it was established in 1869 when Joseph Dupuy started harvesting and selling oysters for 5 cents a dozen and it has continued for over 140 years.  Not liking oysters, we had a shrimp and an alligator sausage PoBoy.

Billy's Boudin and Cracklins

Our RV Campground is right next to Billy's Boudins and Cracklins.  Having learned about Boudin when first meeting John and Anna, I went in to check it out.  Truly, this is a different world.  Where would you find such things on the west coast???

The tasso intrigued me, having heard of it somewhere.  Turns out one of the ladies working at Billy's went to culinary school in NY.  When the instructors learned where she was from they insisted she bring back tasso and cook a meal with it for the students.  It is apparently used in gumbos and gravies, but she uses it, diced small and sautéed with aromatic veggies, in an omelet.  I bought some but since it is small and you use just a bit, more will need to be bought and put in the freezer.

Since there will be soooo much more on food, I will separate the posts so I don't OD my readers.