Crawfish boudin is made with crawfish tail meat and rice. Delicious, authentic cajun boudin and pork cracklins made right here in south louisiana. Boudin and cracklins in cajun country originally published on the menuism bbq blog. About us fresh cracklins and hot boudin the best stop. A vendor brought boudin and cracklins out to a station wherewe were working. The cracklins were meaty and well seasoned while the. We also serve the best of creole cooking throughout the week. It finally reached that point in every texastomississippi road trip where we had to get our boudin on. In laws cajun specialties in iowa, louisiana a rated boudin. Billed as the best boudin and cracklins east of the mississippi, ronnies is the place to go when youre looking for a hearty plate of boudin and cracklins in the baton rouge area. Jim kinder, a mississippi native who moved to the area around 1885, opened a small store to serve the families in this remote region. Boudin by location boudinlink south louisiana boudin. No part of this site may be used without express written permission.
This entire site is ed 2010 by robert carriker with photos by terri fensel. Jerry prejean hovatta, who not only helped create the recipe but made and prayed the rosary for it every day. To best understand a people and place look to the foods they eat on the run, those iconic handheld meals quick, filling, portable, tasty. The store known as kinders led to local residents naming the town after it. My dad and i went to one of our longtime favorites, down the road from dons specialty meats in scott, and literally called the best stop. Super nice folks working the kitchen and drive thru.
Iverstine farms boudin in baton rouge b rated boudin. Im partial to best stop for all other cold or frozen foods, including their smoked boudin as the best in the corridor. Where to find the best boudin and cracklins in louisiana. In lafayette and the surrounding towns and parishes of acadiana that fast food is boudin. Made fresh daily, we produce and sell over 728,000 pounds of boudin per year. At rabideauxs your chance of getting warm cracklin is strong. This regional authentic cajun food is a favorite for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, ours is homemade daily, like mom and pop made at their house.
Ive had it all over louisiana and heberts is my favorite. The best way to find your favorite boudin is to sample it along the southwest louisiana boudin trail, along u. Follow this louisiana boudin trail for an epic food road trip. A closer look at the popular louisiana snack boudin and why driving the southwest louisiana boudin trail is a must do activity. Boudi boodan is a regional specialty found only in southern louisiana. Enjoy delicious boudin from dons in scott the boudin capital of the world. Crawfish boudin is commonly served with cracklins and crackers, and hot sauce. Simply and affectionately referred to as links, boudin is a roughly halfpound, halffoot length of sausage available for purchase in most every local meat. Weve found some of the best places in the state to get your boudin fix. If ya like stuff and are a foodie its fun to take notes hit 190 for a fair sampling taste test and compare and rate and find whats best for you. Theres a bunch of options right off the interstate. Discover the cajun boudin trail lafayette louisiana. Boudin noir blood boudin is blood pudding sausage made of pork tongues, pork blood, pork snouts, onions and various spices. Kinder is a small west louisiana town in allen parish, on the edge of whats known as the cajun prairie.
Louisiana boudin trail of sausages and cracklins curious. It is a sausage traditionally made with pork, rice, seasonings, and various vegetables, such as onions and green peppers. In addition, thibs boudin and cracklin has the freshest cuts of meat daily. Acadianas best stop for boudin, cracklins, fried boudin balls and all things cajun. Dallas cormier put boudin on the map years ago when he opened boudin kingits still there and its still the best. Brown rice boudin is made from brown rice with a taste similar to pork boudin. Kinders main attraction is coushatta casino resort, the largest of its kind in. Interstate 10 and visiting any mom and pop food establishments, specialty meat shops, or grocery stores that has boudin fresh or packaged. Over the past eighteen years he has rapidly grown his family ownedoperated business into five locations in louisiana. Cracklins are one of the most decadent snacks around and no matter what you call them cracklin, cracklins, crackling, or gratons they are delicious. Bri lloyd the map view is totally off the location tho. We used to go in there and get boudin and crackling, and it was always full of people, and we said, well let me get some boudin and crackling. Billys has the best frozen boudin balls or egg rolls packaging for cooking later. Just be prepared to stand in long lines unless you schedule your visit weekdays 810 am, also early afternoons.
We have compiled a convenient list of stops that provide boudin. Boudin is a rice, meat and seasoning mixture that is stuffed into a sausage casing. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Maybe youre heading all the way to the coast, or just to baton rouge or new orleans. The big 3 in scott are the best on i10 imo krotz spring and port barre are in the same class. Food items purchased on this website are not intended for resale. We are the premiere boudin shop in south louisiana. Heberts boudin and cracklins opened in 2000 by lynwood r. Rendered completely then seasoned with quebedeauxs blend of cajun spices. Dons pork boudin has been voted best 5 years in a row. The cajun boudin trail puts you in the drivers seat when it comes to discovering louisianas best boudin and other regional specialty items, be it a pork chop sandwich, beef jerky, cheesy boudin balls, specialty sausages, cracklin, smoked meats, plate lunches, stuffed chickens or chili dogs.
Though most of the i10 corridor in louisiana is known for its various boudin stops, the town of scott has the greatest concentration of reputable ones and of course carries the official title of boudin capital of the world. Cracklins, like glazed doughnuts, are best warm and fresh from the fryer. Boudin is, all told, somewhat of an ambiguous term. All of these places have their own recipes, serving up the best, most mouthwatering boudin youre sure to love. Cracklins is simply fried bacon with the pig skin attached. Billys boudin boudin balls, billys homeade boudin and. Our boudin is meaty, not overpowered with rice, and seasoned perfectly.
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