Most of the foods and activities we’ve discussed so far have been rooted in Cajun tradition for decades if not centuries. All this talk of tradition might have you thinking that Cajuns are stuck in the past, but don’t go confusing us with the Amish. Unlike our friendly bearded friends, Cajuns aren’t afraid of innovation. [...]
Archive for June, 2008
#38 Cajun Microwaves
Posted in Cajun, Culture, Food & Drink, Friends & Family, Outdoors, tagged Cajun Microwave, cochon de lait, roast pig, tailgaiting on June 24, 2008 | 27 Comments »
#37 Coush Coush
Posted in Cajun, Culture, Food & Drink, tagged black iron pot, Cajun breakfast, Cajun cereal, Cajun staple, corn meal, coush coush on June 16, 2008 | 20 Comments »
‘Hot Boudin, cold coush coush Come on, Tigers, Push, push, push!’
-Faithful Tiger Fans
Every culture has its favorite comfort foods, and while we’ve covered most of the Cajun staples here, we haven’t talked about the most important meal of the day – breakfast. When it comes to breakfast, move aside Wheaties, because coush [...]
#36 Frogging
Posted in Cajun, Culture, Food & Drink, Fun, Outdoors, tagged bullfrog, fried frog legs, Frogging, gigging, headlight, sauce piquant on June 12, 2008 | 14 Comments »
‘Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails’. Boys around the world are fascinated by bugs, reptiles, and just about anything else slimy and green. They chase their screaming sisters around with lizards and frogs. Well, Cajun tee garçons are no different, except that they never quite outgrow their love of one green [...]
#35 Turducken
Posted in Cajun, Culture, Food & Drink, Friends & Family, tagged Cajun, Chicken, Duck, Paul Prudhomme, Turducken, Turkey on June 6, 2008 | 13 Comments »
How should I stuff my turkey? It’s a question that’s plagued humanity since the beginning of time, or at least since the beginning of the turkey. For years, cooks around the world tried all sorts of different ingredients, from corn bread to rice, and even apples and nuts. Finally, in the early 1980s, a [...]
#34 Goin’ to Lafayette
Posted in Cajun, Culture, Food & Drink, tagged Big City, Cajundome, CC's Community Coffee House, Lafayette, Mall of Acadiana on June 3, 2008 | 14 Comments »
You non-Cajun readers might have the impression that Cajuns are a bunch of barefooted, foul-mouth, uncouth folks who go around shooting and making a gravy out of everything that moves. Well, you pretty much got dat right (just kidding), but every now and then we country Coonasses yearn for a taste of civilization. [...]
