It has come to my attention that many South Florida residents have no idea that they are missing out on
KING CAKES.
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It's a large baked cinnamon circle with Mardi Gras colored icing dripping down the sides. A plastic baby is hidden inside the cake which brings you good luck if you pick the highly prized slice.
You can also get fruit or chocolate fillings, but the original is the best and it's what I grew up on.
The cream cheese KING CAKE is a close second though :)
This is where my family gets our KING CAKES from:
I grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana, but was actually born in a charity hospital in the heart of New Orleans....Independence, Louisiana. I was bayou bred and crawfish fed at an early age. My parents would invite their friends over for crawfish/crab boils and at the age of 5 I could out-peel anyone. We have our own way of life and since we won the Super Bowl I feel like people would like to know more about the place I call home.
Most Famous New Orleans Bar: Pat O' Briens
They have a famous red drink called "Hurricane" and people chug it down like it's kool-aid. It's so famous that they even sell the mix on their website.
www.Patobriens.com/patobriens/ BEST MUFFULETTA IN NOLA: Hands down, CENTRAL GROCERY on Decatur St. If you love green olives, this sandwich was made for you. Order your muffuletta to go with a Barq's root beer and you will thank me :)
They don't have a website so here's their phone number: 504-523-1620
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BARQ'S ROOT BEER: Established in 1890 in the New Orleans French Quarter.
Most Famous Cafe: Cafe Du Monde was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. They serve the best BEIGNETS, the powdered sugar choking you as you inhale your first bite. The Acadians introduced these sugary sweet fried golden squares to Louisiana.
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ACADIANS: They were French settlers exiled from Canada who moved to Louisiana. My mom was born and grew up in the heart of Acadiana.....HOUMA, LOUISIANA. Only 22 Parishes (NOT counties) make up the "REAL" Cajun people.
MARDI GRAS is just not one day! We celebrate for about 2 1/2 weeks all the way up to FAT TUESDAY which is when we end our celebrations. That day is the craziest of them all....a day to go overboard and get carried away with eating, drinking, and partying because ASH WEDNESDAY is the next day. If you see people with black markings on their forehead on Ash Wednesday, don't be alarmed...they are Catholic.
PARADES: In Louisiana, we hold elaborate productions called parades. The floats are sometimes 2 to 3 stories high and have been worked on for months. You shout, "Throw me something mister" at all the floats and hope you make a catch. I have caught plastic cups, beads, doubloons, panties, stuffed animals, moon pies, coconuts (only at the ZULU parade), fake guns and spears, and random toys.
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