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Cajun Country Road Trip

Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:53 pm
Posted by moontigr
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Posted on 9/25/25 at 10:53 pm
Took a road trip today. Here were my stops:

1. Champagne's Bakery (Breaux Bridge) - "famous" pink cookies & sweet dough pies
2. Poche's (Breaux Bridge) - boudin, sweet dough pies
3. Harps Grocery (Sunset) - boudin wasn't ready yet, so I left empty-handed
4. Rod's Thrifty Mart (Church Point) - smoked sausage (2 varieties)
5. Love Bonez (Eunice) - "New Orleans Lady" breakfast sandwich, "lunch lady squares" (breakfast pizza), barnyard biscuits (biscuits w/ sausage gravy, bacon, & green onions)
6. Big Poppa's (Chatagnier) - smoked ponce
7. Guillory's Meat Market (Pine Prairie) - stuffed Boston Butt roast, boudin
8. Tom's Fried Chicken (Bayou Chicot) - fried chicken, onion rings, "Swamp burger" (burger w/ shrimp & jalapenos)
9. Paul's Meat Market (Ville Platte) - boudin, smoked jalapeno cheese sausage, stuffed cabbage rolls
10. Queb's Country Store (Plaisance) - smothered tongue plate lunch, boudin, sweet dough pie, fresh oxtails, marinated pork
11. Bourque's Supermarket (Port Barre) - boudin, fresh "sweet heat" sausage (jalapeno & pineapple), hogshead cheese

A lot of this stuff will go in my freezer until the cooler winter months. plenty of great meals ahead
















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Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52162 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 6:53 am to
Awesome haul
Posted by Sparty3131
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2019
875 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 7:52 am to
Is Ponce good? Just tastes like whatever the filling is?
Not like chittlins' I hope!
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
19104 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 8:10 am to
quote:

A lot of this stuff will go in my freezer


When I first saw that list, I thought you ate all of that on one road trip.

Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
27273 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 8:51 am to
quote:

Rod's Thrifty Mart (Church Point) - smoked sausage


Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
73136 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 10:16 am to
Have an upvote for making me hungry
Posted by moontigr
Commanders/LA Kings/Detroit Tigers
Member since Nov 2020
6971 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 11:09 am to
All I ate yesterday was the tongue plate lunch, the swamp burger, the little chocolate tart pie, and a couple cookies (which I didn't really care for). The stuff from Love Bonez was for my wife and son.
This post was edited on 9/26/25 at 11:12 am
Posted by bdevill
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2008
12126 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 12:59 pm to
quote:

Is Ponce good?


Ponce is excellent. I liked the smoked ponce. It's basically a sausage roast. I brown it, like a roast, then add a little water, cover the pot and smother it and it makes a nice gravy. Slice it like a roast and serve it with rice and gravy, a side of greens, black eye peas, vegetables (corn or sweet potatoes) or potato salad or cornbread.
This post was edited on 9/26/25 at 7:49 pm
Posted by Ruston Trombone
Member since Jun 2025
530 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 2:25 pm to
quote:

Is Ponce good? Just tastes like whatever the filling is? Not like chittlins' I hope!
A good smothered ponce over rice (think rice and gravy style) is a delicacy. I think it’s the sweet potatoes that give it that little bit of sweetness or something.

So good
Posted by duckblind56
South of Ellick
Member since Sep 2023
4366 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 3:23 pm to
quote:

Is Ponce good?

Just tastes like whatever the filling is?

Not like chittlins' I hope!




Yes, very good.

Correct, the flavor profile is basically the stuffing.

Absolutely does not taste anything like chittlins.

Posted by tewino
Member since Aug 2009
2486 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 3:37 pm to
Bravo dude
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
9834 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 7:06 pm to
quote:

Is Ponce good?


Tastes like smothered sausage with rice gravy & onions … texture kinda like seasoned & smoked meatloaf



Posted by DoctorTechnical
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2009
2984 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 7:45 pm to
quote:

"famous" pink cookies
Yeah I tracked those down a few years ago. The adventure was fun, but not what I was thinking of. Hard pass.

The rest of your list looks good.
Posted by bdevill
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2008
12126 posts
Posted on 9/26/25 at 7:50 pm to
You hauled in a treasure trove ur Cajun Country Road Trip.
This post was edited on 9/26/25 at 7:52 pm
Posted by moontigr
Commanders/LA Kings/Detroit Tigers
Member since Nov 2020
6971 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 5:33 pm to
quote:

The rest of your list looks good.


The stuff from Poche's was disappointing. Boudin wasn't very good and the sweet dough pies had so much allspice they were inedible.
Posted by bcgator
bear country
Member since Nov 2018
126 posts
Posted on 9/28/25 at 5:45 pm to
Rods in CP, hands down best smoked sausage.
Posted by Btrtigerfan
Disgruntled employee
Member since Dec 2007
23450 posts
Posted on 9/28/25 at 6:21 pm to
quote:

Rods in CP, hands down best smoked sausage.


:kige:
Posted by armytiger96
Member since Sep 2007
2007 posts
Posted on 9/28/25 at 11:03 pm to
quote:

Bourque's Supermarket (Port Barre) - boudin, fresh "sweet heat" sausage (jalapeno & pineapple), hogshead cheese


No mention of their best item? Jalapeno Cheese and Sausage Bread!
Posted by moontigr
Commanders/LA Kings/Detroit Tigers
Member since Nov 2020
6971 posts
Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:28 am to
Didn’t get any this time. They also used to have the best bread pudding I’ve ever had but they no longer make it.
Posted by bdevill
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2008
12126 posts
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:54 am to
Sweet Dough Pie Festival
quote:

sweet dough pies



Sweet Dough Pie Festival is October 25th in Grand Coteau, just fyi.

261 Burleigh Ln, Sunset, LA 70584

This post was edited on 9/29/25 at 3:14 pm
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