Articles tagged with: Louisiana
![King Cake: Epiphany and the Three Kings](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kingcake_1.jpg)
By Susan McKeeThe Road Trips Foodie
OK, Road Trips Foodies: it’s quiz time. Why is the traditional dessert served each January 6 called a king cake?
Those of you who learned about Christian holidays probably mustered …
![International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana](https://roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/louisiana-crowley_intlricefestival.jpg)
The 85th International Rice Festival will be held October 20 through 23, 2022, in Crowley, Louisiana.
Eating rice is not the focus of this agricultural festival, but there’s a Rice & Creole Cookery Contest during …
![Ingrained – The History of Rice in Louisiana](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/louisiana-rice-150.jpg)
Special to Road Trips for Foodies
By Christiaan Mader for Lafayette Travel
Some time in 1960s, businessmen with the Japanese electronics company Hitachi flew to southwest Louisiana, specifically, we are told, to Ville Platte. Of interest …
![World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-Off](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/louisiana-eunice_etouffee.jpg)
The World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-Off takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 29, 2020, in the Northwest Community Center Pavilion, 501 Samuel Drive, Eunice, Louisiana.
This event, sponsored by the Eunice Chamber of …
![Lundi Gras Boucherie in Louisiana](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/louisiana-eunice_lundi-gras.jpg)
It’s said that the best way to taste Louisiana is at an old time boucherie. The Lundi Gras Boucherie features dishes prepared by Acadiana’s best chefs. The event takes place every year in Eunice, Louisiana, …
![Port Barre Cracklin Festival](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/louisiana-portbarre_cracklinfestival.jpg)
There’s only one thing Louisiana loves more than boudin and that’s cracklins, Road Trips Foodies. Wait, what’s a cracklin? You’ve probably heard of pork rinds. Well, a cracklin is a pork rind’s bigger, better, and …
![Acadiana’s Soirée Royale in Opelousas, Louisiana](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/louisiana-opelousas_soireeroyale.jpg)
At the Soirée Royale, chefs from throughout Acadiana compete in seven categories: appetizer, chocolate, dessert, meat, seafood, soup, and yam.
The competition, starting at 5:30 p.m. September 16, 2019, will be held in Evangeline Downs Racetrack …
![Craft Breweries Along the Great River Road](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mug-waterfall.jpg)
Special to Road Trips for Foodies
By Kevin Revolinski for CraftBeer.com
Fall is a great time for road trips, and beer lovers will want to try this one: Craft Breweries Along the Great River Road.
The first …
![Sport Suites Eats in Lafayette, Louisiana](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/louisiana-lafayette_sportssuiteseats.jpg)
Dance, sports, and good eats are promised in Cajun Country August 25, 2019. “Sport Suites Eats” takes place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in CENTRAL Pizza & Bar, 423 Jefferson Street, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Get a …
![Delcambre Shrimp Festival](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/louisiana-Delcambre_shrimp.jpg)
The annual Shrimp Festival will be held August 14 through 18, 2019, at the Delcambre Shrimp Festival Grounds, 611 South Richard Street, Delcambre, Louisiana.
Held on the third weekend of August,the Delcambre Shrimp Festival honors the …