Besides the crawfish, there were all sorts of great cajun foods -- most of them fried. Not all of them were hits, though.
Starting with the most impressive. The pheasant, quail and andouille gumbo was hot, rich and spicy, with crazy tender pieces of meat in a rich, fatty broth. It was a sacrifice to eat it in the hot sun, but we got this at least twice.
Starting with the most impressive. The pheasant, quail and andouille gumbo was hot, rich and spicy, with crazy tender pieces of meat in a rich, fatty broth. It was a sacrifice to eat it in the hot sun, but we got this at least twice.
Then the cochon de lait po boy: slow roasted suckling pig. Tender and smoky. Scarfed down way too quick. We also tried the duck po boy, which wasn't as good, but still fairly awesome.
We might have skipped the crab cakes if our cab driver on the first day didn't swoon so hard over them. Fresh and meaty, with a smoked tomato and jalapeno tartar.
So ends the Jazzfest must-haves. The Cuban sandwich was really good, even though I'm not a huge fan of them. For some reason the line for this was consistently longer than everything else.
Cajun chicken and tasso over creole rice. Tasso, it turns out, is a kind of spicy creole pork. I only had a bite of this, but it was pretty good.
A little out of place but seriously delicious nonetheless: the curry chicken pattie:
In that same vein: grilled steak pita. This is what you wish steak, peppers and onions always tasted like together.
The spinach artichoke casserole was strange to eat straight up, without chips to dip in it.
So we got our own. Sweet potato chips with powdered sugar.
The crab stuffed mushrooms weren't as memorable. Neither was the cous cous with yogurt sauce, which was really more like yogurt soup with cous cous. Sweetened with a few dried fruits. The taste was there, the idea was there, the refreshing aspect was there... it was just a little off target.
Finally, the boudin balls. I enjoyed the dirty pork rice at Stanley, but it wasn't as great here. The meat inside was strange tasting.
I'll be back for more reviews of the true Jazzfest refreshments: drinks and desserts.
Pheasant, Quail & Andouille Gumbo, Crab & Crawfish Stuffed Mushrooms
Prejean's Restaurant
Lafayette, LA
Prejean's Restaurant
Lafayette, LA
Cochon de Lait Po-Boy
Love at First Bite
New Orleans, LA
Love at First Bite
New Orleans, LA
Fried Crab Cake w/ Smoked Tomato & Jalapeño Tartar
C.P.G. Catering
Mandeville, LA
C.P.G. Catering
Mandeville, LA
Cuban Sandwich
Canseco’s Markets
New Orleans, LA
Canseco’s Markets
New Orleans, LA
Cajun Chicken & Tasso w/ Creole Rice
Food for Thought
New Orleans, LA
Food for Thought
New Orleans, LA
Curry Chicken Pattie
Palmer's Jamaican Cuisine
New Orleans, LA
Palmer's Jamaican Cuisine
New Orleans, LA
Dibbi (Grilled Steak on Pita), Couscous w/ Yogurt Sauce
Gambian Foods
New Orleans, LA
Gambian Foods
New Orleans, LA
Spinach Artichoke Casserole
Ten Talents Catering
Covington, LA
Ten Talents Catering
Covington, LA
Fried Sweet Potato Chips
Fatty’s Cracklins
St. Francisville, LA
Fatty’s Cracklins
St. Francisville, LA
Boudin Balls
Papa Ninety Catering
Belle Chasse, LA
Papa Ninety Catering
Belle Chasse, LA
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