Louisiana grocery stores

[ziplock]

This one interests me, is it any good?

The Best Stop Supermarket | Boudin and Cracklins | Indoor Dining

The Best Stop in Scott has the best boudin, cracklins, sausage, and speciality meats. Can eat indoors at our new kitchen or ship to doorstep

www.beststopinscott.com

@Kirk
@Onyrlef
anyone?

I will be in the area in May,
when heading from New Orleans to Beaumont Texas.

Is there a better recommendation for the meat they sell?

Looking for seafood markets on the way also.

Thanks!

 

[Babe2201]

What are cracklins?

 

[Ohiosnowbird]

This one interests me, is it any good?

The Best Stop Supermarket | Boudin and Cracklins | Indoor Dining

The Best Stop in Scott has the best boudin, cracklins, sausage, and speciality meats. Can eat indoors at our new kitchen or ship to doorstep

www.beststopinscott.com

@Kirk
@Onyrlef
anyone?

I will be in the area in May,
when heading from New Orleans to Beaumont Texas.

Is there a better recommendation for the meat they sell?

Looking for seafood markets on the way also.

Thanks!

We’re leaving (hopefully) on Friday headed towards Louisiana. I read this is a pretty good stop as well : Plate Lunches - Hebert's Specialty Meats

We’ll check that place out as well!

 

[Ohiosnowbird]

What are cracklins?

What are Cracklins? (with pictures)

Cracklins are crispy, golden pieces of deep fried pork fat and skin. People typically eat cracklins as a snack food, though they...

www.delightedcooking.com

 

[Babe2201]

What are Cracklins? (with pictures)

Cracklins are crispy, golden pieces of deep fried pork fat and skin. People typically eat cracklins as a snack food, though they...

www.delightedcooking.com

Sounds healthy...

 

[Isaac-1]

My wife often goes there (we live in west Louisiana, and she has to go to Baton Rouge for work several times per year), they have some good stuff, so does Don's just west of Lafayette on I-10. Best Stop is more home style, Don's is a bit more commercial.

p.s. if you want a working class cajun food, try Hollier's on Ruth Street about 3/4 mile north of I-10 in Sulphur, Louisiana. They have a gravel parking lot next to the building on the south side, which will likely have enough room for RV's if you don't get there at the lunch or dinner rush (work trucks often park there)

 

[Tulecreeper]

What are cracklins?

Pork rinds.

 

[Isaac-1]

Not exactly, think extra crunchy (tooth breaking level) small pork rinds

 

[darsben]

Frog city Cafe has a good menu . Seafood, frog legs. Etc.
As for Boudin, cracklings etc there are a ton of shops that make and sell them along I 10. It really comes down to a matter of taste preferences as all the makers vary the amount of a particular spice. Try a few different places. Along the route.
Beaux bridge has quite a few good restaurants as well

 

[Isaac-1]

The other big difference on Boudin is how much Liver they put into it.

 

[ziplock]

Thanks for the ideas!

 

[Isaac-1]

If you are getting off I-10 for your east/west transit of south Louisiana using TX-12/LA-12 and US-190 another place with interesting Boudin, or at least fried Boudin Balls is the truck stop / gas station at the intersection of LA26 and US-190 in Elton. They do a large, almost softball size Boudin ball with a flaky breading on the outside. Not really worth going out of the way for, but if passing by and I am hungry I will certain stop for it.