Adventure Outdoors Magazine Fall 2017 | Page 130

LAFAYETTE
IS AT THE HEART OF LOUISIANA’S
CAJUN & CREOLE COUNTRY, AN AREA KNOWN AS THE HAPPIEST
CITY IN AMERICA AND IT’S NO MYSTERY WHY. THEIR DISTINCTIVE
BLEND OF FOOD, MUSIC AND CULTURE HAS PEOPLE FROM ALL
OVER HEADING DOWN SOUTH WITH A SMILE ON THEIR FACE.
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Food
Lafayette has the Cajun &
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Creole flavors you crave, along
with the freshest in Louisiana
seafood, and always a little something unex-
pected. Homegrown chefs are putting an inven-
tive spin on time-honored recipes with the
freshest local ingredients. But don’t take their
word for it. Lafayette has received many awards
for their cuisine, including being named the “Tasti-
est Town of the South” by Southern Living Mag-
azine , “Best Food Town” by Rand McNally and a
“Top 10 Foodie City” by Livability.com. you need to take a trip down the Boudin Trail.
Stretching across the metro area, there are a
dozen restaurants cooking boudin every which
way you can imagine, and some you can’t.
One staple to the area’s unique cuisine is the
smoked pork and rice delicacy known as boudin.
While the ingredients are basic, the variations of
how to cook boudin are endless, which is why For a taste of genuine history, visit Vermilionville,
a 23-acre historic and folklife village that demon-
strates Acadian, Creole, and Native American
history from the time period 1765 – 1890.
Cultural History
The region’s history dates back to the 18 th century,
when Canada’s Acadians were expelled in the
late 1700s and settled in Louisiana. More than two
centuries later, tourists come to Lafayette to get
a rare taste of the genuine Acadian experience,
from traditional food fixings and music, to the
warm hospitality that greets you at every turn.
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