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Greetings'
I'm presently in central Arkansas heading to Vicksburg and Natchez Mississippi to take in the area attractions. Ultimately I'm headed to the Louisiana bayou country for some GOOD cajun food. I would appreciate any experiences you all might share. Not interested in breaking the bank or rubbing elbows with celebrities. Don't want any Southern Comfort experiences either.
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We stay in Breaux Bridge at Poche's Fish and Camp. There are more restaurants in a 20 mile radius than you could go to. We like Mulate's; they have live Chanky chank Cajun musin every night and locals come and do the old dances. Prejean's is very good and won't bust the bank. Poche's has a restaurant nearby for breakfast and lunch. They also make and sell all kinds of meats at their butcher shop. Try some Boudin; a rice sausage that local kids eat like ice cream cones. Served warm everywhere..
Visit the Tabasco Factory in New Iberia and Shadows on the Teche, a great old pre Civil war plantation mansion.
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Anywhere around the Lafayette, Breaux Bridge area and you will have more places to eat good Cajun food at reasonable prices. You can eat at a different place every meal and never go to the same place twice. That is why we are not skinny around here. Be sure to try some boiled crawfish.
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If you get to Lafayette, there used to be a fine cajun restaurant on the freeway to Shreveport. The fried alligator is out of this world.
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nfun2
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Hey, thanks for all the great info. Any suggestions for boondocking opportunies in the aforementioned places?
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Big Katuna
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Most of the campgrounds are $20 or so. Some PA CG's. State Parks are cheap in LA, too.
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Big Katuna wrote:We stay in Breaux Bridge at Poche's Fish and Camp. There are more restaurants in a 20 mile radius than you could go to. We like Mulate's; they have live Chanky chank Cajun musin every night and locals come and do the old dances. Prejean's is very good and won't bust the bank. Poche's has a restaurant nearby for breakfast and lunch. They also make and sell all kinds of meats at their butcher shop. Try some Boudin; a rice sausage that local kids eat like ice cream cones. Served warm everywhere..
Visit the Tabasco Factory in New Iberia and Shadows on the Teche, a great old pre Civil war plantation mansion.
Got to to along with Big Katuna,,, we were in New Iberia last month for a few days for World Championship Gumbo Cookoff. Was fantastic. We were at Poche's a couple of months earlier. Poche's is a great place to stay and they also have a market and restaurant a couple miles away. Some really great meat and sausage.
I do have to give a black mark to The Boiling Point restaurant between New Iberia and Lafayette, was not impressed at all with their food.
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for boudin and cracklins the best IMO is Don's on I-10 in Scott(plus an incredible meat market), next door to the Lafyette Harley Davidson dealership. If in Baton Rouge(my home land) geaux to Mike Anderson's or Pyrans(near LSU). If in Lake Charles geaux to Steamboat Bill's on the west bound feeder of I-10 at the foot of the bridge. If you want the best hamburger & cajun fries you ever did eat geaux to Diesi's truck stop(I know I'm not a big truck stop food fan either) at the Henderson/Cecilia exit on I-10 which is located at the foot of the Atchafalya spill way(west side).
I went to Diesi's and Don's both this week on my way back from visting my grandma in Baton Rouge; both are still as excellent as ever.
If I think of more I will let you know.
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nfun2
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Thanks for all the great info. Do any of the aforementioned establishments serve turtle/turtle soup? Any suggestions?
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nfun2 wrote:Thanks for all the great info. Do any of the aforementioned establishments serve turtle/turtle soup? Any suggestions?
Most of them will. They specialize in all cajun food varieties, LOL, that's why they're in business...
I agree with all of the recomendations listed.
We've stayed at Poche's Fish and Camp and loved it. Not fancy but comfortable. Bring your fishing pole and have fun.
I'd like to add, If you go anywhere around Poche's get some of their hot sauce too. It' only about $2 a bottle and have a great mild flavor that's not quite as peppery as Tabasco.
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