Cajun Pig

by Dixie Poché, Chef John D. Folse (Foreword by)

Overview

Southwest Louisiana is famous for time-honored gatherings that celebrate its French Acadian heritage. And the culinary star of these gatherings? That's generally the pig. Whether it's a boucherie, the Cochon de Lait in Mansura or Chef John Folse's Fete des Bouchers, where an army of chefs steps back three hundred years to demonstrate how to make blood boudin and smoked sausage, ever-resourceful Cajuns use virtually every part of the pig in various savory delights. Author Dixie Poch traverses Cajun country to dive into the recipes and stories behind regional specialties such as boudin, cracklings, gumbo and hogs head cheese. From the Smoked Meats Festival in Ville Platte to Thibodaux's Bourgeois Meat Market, where miles of boudin have been produced since 1891, this is a mouthwatering dive into Cajun devotion to the pig.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781540245304
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	11/02/2020
Series:	American Palate
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Dixie Poché is a graduate of the University of Louisiana - Lafayette in journalism. She is a travel and corporate writer in Lafayette and author of Classic Eateries of Cajun Country and Louisiana Sweets, both published by American Palate, a division of The History Press. She enjoys doing research at the lunch counter and spends time with lots of Cajun cousins hanging out on the front porch.

Table of Contents

Foreword Chef John D. Folse 7

Acknowledgements 9

Author's Note: Road Trippin' in the South 11

1 T-Cochon (We Mean "Little Pig") 21

2 Cochon de Lait 31

3 Cajun Boucherie 37

4 A Visit to the Cajun Meat Market 45

5 Pork Parties 53

6 Piggy Tales of Local Lovers of Pork 77

7 Treasured Heirlooms to Accompany Porcine Dishes 134

Recipes 147

Bibliography 159

About the Author 160