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French Food Festival
Larose, LA
October 24-26, 2008
The cuisine of southern Louisiana owes a great deal to France. Much
of Cajun cooking relies heavily on French culinary techniques and
fundamentals. So the town of Larose, in the heart of southeastern
Louisiana, is a natural location for a festival celebrating French food
and its influence on the cuisine of Louisiana, especially considering
nearly half the population of Larose is composed of French and French
Canadian descendants.
Located at the Larose Regional Park at the intersection of the
Intracoastal Canal and Bayou Lafourche, the French Food Festival
features the best in Cajun cooking. Food lovers will find old
favorites like crawfish étouffée and spicy boudin, but
there’s also sure to be some delicious new discoveries. For
example, unless you’re a Cajun food aficionado, you may not
have encountered a Tarte à la Bouille. You’ll
definitely want a slice of this Cajun delicacy – a creamy,
twice-cooked custard pie in a shortbread-style crust.
You’ll also want to sample the shrimp boulettes, seafood
gumbo, alligator sauce piquante, pork routee, gratons, hogshead cheese,
seafood pistolettes, crawfish pies, pralines, beignets, and the list
goes on and on.
If food rules in Cajun culture, music isn’t far behind. The
French Food Fest follows suit. Attendees will be treated to a non-stop
line up of local favorites – from pop rockers Bag of Donuts to
swamp pop artist Aaron Foret to Cajun and Zydeco musicians like Waylon
Thibodaux and Cajun Toujours.
In addition to food and music, the French Food Festival affords
guests a glimpse into other elements of Cajun life, with boat-building,
cooking and folklife demonstrations, not to mention an old-fashioned
carnival midway, rides, games and much more.
2008 dates: October 24-26
Admission: Free
Directions: Take I-10 east from Baton Rouge or I-10
west from New Orleans. Exit I-310 towards Boutte. Proceed on I-310 about
12 miles to its end point. Take the westbound exit onto Highway 90, and
continue for 17.1 miles. At the overpass, take exit 215B (Hwy
308/Raceland). Turn Left onto Hwy 308, which runs along Bayou Lafourche.
Proceed east on Hwy. 308 for 16 miles, continuing to cross the overpass
that spans the Intra-coastal Canal. Turn right at the foot of the
overpass, proceed one block and turn right again. Continue two blocks
and you will have reached the fairgrounds.
For more information, visit http://www.bayoucivicclub.org/festivals.htm
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