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Boudin · New Orleans
Boudin is the Cajun rice-and-pork sausage you eat link by link: a pliable casing of pork shoulder, liver, rice, holy trinity and Cajun seasoning, steamed and served from butcher-shop counters.
Boudin came to South Louisiana with French Acadian (Cajun) settlers in the 18th century, and the rice-bound version (as distinct from the smooth French boudin blanc) is the unique Cajun adaptation. The boucherie tradition (community pig-butchering and sausage-making) anchored Cajun food culture across the prairie parishes through the 20th century. Cochon Butcher (Donald Link's Warehouse District butcher counter) brought the dish onto New Orleans menus from 2010; Cochon Restaurant and Mosquito Supper Club both run their own house links. The Boudin Trail along Highway 90 west of the city is the canonical pilgrimage; New Orleans counters now match the prairie versions in quality.
Where to eat in New Orleans:
- Cochon Butcher
- Cochon
- Mosquito Supper Club
Where to eat Boudin in New Orleans: the editor picks