Gourmet products local specialties and wines Louisiana

Once you cross the threshold, the smell immediately whets your appetite. The cheeses are in the open air, which is unusual in the United States. You can taste almost everything. The waiters are rather open to debate on the qualities and defects of this or that cheese. On the menu, every dish has its share of cheese. Buy a bottle of wine to accompany your meal at the shop next door, the cheese shop is not licensed. American cheese can sometimes be better than you think! Cheese lovers, here is an address you can't miss!

Since 1935, Aunt Sally's chocolates have been handmade with only natural ingredients. The traditional chocolates are creamy and rich. In the store, you will find not only chocolates, but also many other homemade products such as chocolate covered pecans, cinnamon, sugar, etc., spices, hot sauces and tutti quanti, as well as Café du Monde products (coffees, doughnuts), recipe books, etc.

South of Lafayette, Corner Pantry is still one of the best boudin spots. The grocery store and restaurant have been open for more than years. Fortunately they do not only serve the boudin, but all other louisianaises specialities. Step road step.

Nunu's is a simple start-up, and is now an institution for tasting on the thumb. Located in Youngsville, south of Lafayette, this establishment is maintained by Broussard's third generation, boudin specialists. It also prepares more than different sausages, apple, bacon or chicken.

Cracklins, boudin, gratons… These names tell you nothing? In this case, go to Richard, to taste these numerous louisianaises specialities. Cracklins are kinds of fat fried and crispy peanuts that you buy by weight. The sausage, mixture of pork and spicy rice, is eaten in the same way (with fingers). As for the gratons, they are the remains of a little, fried again! A break far from being dietetics but tasty.

This is a northern Lafayette institution, where two generations of boudin specialists follow. For over fifty years they have been making boudin'with a year's attitude. Attitude aside, one knows only one thing: the boudin is excellent and we ask for it. Stage of the Boudin Trail.

As is stated in the very little used in Louisiana of "butchery", this store makes a point of serving only quality meat. The result: a selection of high-flying beef and pork. The meat is processed in cracklins, boudin and other tasty - and spicy - specialties.

If you want to picnic on the shores of Lake Ponchartrain, this is where you have to come shopping. This supermaché provides good products, salad bread, cheese and caterer. For nothing to waste, the selection of wines is surprisingly good and the prices are mild. The right plan for Covington.

Sweet offers ice cream, but what attracts the eye above all (and the greedy ones!) are its macaroons. It also offers fine chocolates and pastries (expensive and not always fresh). When one enters, the difference is obvious. The owners of this place invested a million dollars to change this old clothing shop into a sweet shop, as its name indicates. They even hired an engineer to have an ideal temperature throughout the shop and in the kitchen.

Frenchman and chef Dominique Rizzo opened this bakery in 2000. Enjoying a fine reputation, it nevertheless went through some difficult times when it reopened at the end of 2015, after a period of inactivity due to renovation. That's when renowned chef Donald Link, himself a customer of the establishment, stepped in, buying out the business and putting pastry chef Maggie Scales behind the stoves. You can find good crispy baguette, pastries, salads and sandwiches, etc. A must try!

This old supermarket is not very attractive. The rooms appreciate it for wines, different beers, meat and especially interesting prices. Oyster butchery is also well known.

If you want to bring Louisianaises flavors to France, this is where you need to come. This store sells many preparations for jambalaya, gumbo and other specialties. You can also buy a few delicacies on the spot, and enjoy some new weekends. The store also organizes four to ten cooking courses per month, from 18 am to 20 pm. For more information, visit the site or the website.

A must for fresh beignets, a very popular sweet in New Orleans. It is said to be the locals' favorite establishment for beignets. Located on the lively Royal Street, Cafe Beignet is the meeting point for some tours. Don't miss its lovely shaded patio, which is especially nice at the beginning of the day to soak up the atmosphere of the French Quarter before heading out to explore its streets. Mention should be made of the Bourbon Street branch, which offers jazz performances every day starting at 10 am.