Cajun Food # 2

There is a tourist publication that touts the Boudin Trail in Cajun Country.  As luck would have it we had Billy's next to the campground and Don's Specialty meats two blocks away.  Having been to Billy's, off I went to try Don's.  The place was crowded and sold out of most of the fried items but steamed boudin links were available.  Sooo good.  Just pork, rice and seasonings but quite delicious.  The freezer is now stocked with regular boudin links plus we have already consumed seafood boudin, shrimp and crayfish mixed with rice and again, the ever present Cajun spices.  More tasso was stashed in the freezer as was smoked andoille sausage.





In Breaux Bridge we found a very old bakery and tried some of their special "sweet pies" and bought special po'boy rolls for meals in Bella.

Established in 1889

At a local's suggestion we tried my first crawfish boil.  Yummy but a lot more work than king crab or lobster.


We also visited the oldest working rice mill in the US.  They only mill Louisiana rice and sell primarily under the Konriko brand name.  The mill was established in 1912 and most of the equipment dates from the first quarter of the 20th century.

Menu painted on the front of the store

A lucky find occurred as we drove back from a trip to Intracoastal city, on the intercoastal waterway and primarily an offshore drilling support area.  We were going through small agricultural, Cajun towns and I looked on Trip Advisor to find something to eat.  First on the list nearby was Suire's Grocery.  We went in and what a treat it was. The original owner's daughter, Joan, handled the counter while her sister cooked.  It was purchased by the family 37 years ago, it had been a small local grocery store but Mom said " get rid of half the shelves, use the wood to make tables and open a restaurant."  Dad was the cook.  It was truly a unique, local place but supposedly someone else stumbled on it and it was mentioned

in a NY Times article.  We had  a shrimp and catfish po'boy and took turtle picante and  pecan pie for dinner in Bella.  The turtle is tonight's dinner-the pie is long gone.

I can't imagine that the rest of the gulf coast can compare with the Cajun treats but I am sure we will give it our best.