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The food is definitely one of the perks of living in Louisiana!

Nothing beats fresh seafood along with the atmosphere and smells. The same meal served in a "Cajun" restaurant in Ohio just wouldn't taste the same because of the local language and the smells. I found a place in Denver which had fresh seafood from all over the country flown in daily- but it was just not the same.

Washington DC has some great Creole restaurants and Baltimore permits me to feast on blue crabs which are served on a table cloth of brown paper. But it takes forever to get every little piece of crab.

I'll eat king crab any day, but it costs a small fortune around here. Up in New Hampshire we'd go to a huge place, Newicks, filled with picnic tables and enjoy a 3 lobster dinner for $11.95.. That was in the mid 80's. http://newicks.com/menu.html

Apalachicola oysters in Pensacola at a hole in the wall bar/restaurant where fresh shucked oysters sold for only 25 cents a piece or I'd go to the docks to a place called Joe Patti Seafood. Yum! In 1980 it was a small operation which mainly offered shrimp. But now it's huge & still offers the best fresh shrimp I've ever enjoyed. I never realized how many kinds of shrimp there are. http://www.joepattis.com

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backhertz wrote:Washington DC has some great Creole restaurants

Really? I lived there for a year and never found any good ones.

backhertz wrote:Nothing beats fresh seafood along with the atmosphere and smells. The same meal served in a "Cajun" restaurant in Ohio just wouldn't taste the same because of the local language and the smells. I found a place in Denver which had fresh seafood from all over the country flown in daily- but it was just not the same.

Washington DC has some great Creole restaurants and Baltimore permits me to feast on blue crabs which are served on a table cloth of brown paper. But it takes forever to get every little piece of crab.

I'll eat king crab any day, but it costs a small fortune around here. Up in New Hampshire we'd go to a huge place, Newicks, filled with picnic tables and enjoy a 3 lobster dinner for $11.95.. That was in the mid 80's. http://newicks.com/menu.html

Apalachicola oysters in Pensacola at a hole in the wall bar/restaurant where fresh shucked oysters sold for only 25 cents a piece or I'd go to the docks to a place called Joe Patti Seafood. Yum! In 1980 it was a small operation which mainly offered shrimp. But now it's huge & still offers the best fresh shrimp I've ever enjoyed. I never realized how many kinds of shrimp there are. http://www.joepattis.com

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No, you can't do that. You started it, it now lives forever.

I got hooked on shrimp in Biloxi, MS. My wife worked with a bunch of women whose fathers and husbands were Gulf shrimpers. On a regular basis, whenever we would see the shrimp boats on the horizon, we began planning a weekend shrimp party. There is nothing any better than seafood that goes boat to grill o0r boat to boil pot in one step.

My lunch from supper leftovers: jambalaya with chicken, sausage, and shrimp.

Had my leftover Cajun food on Sunday. I just couldn't eat it all at the restaurant. A Caribbean lobster tail and several shrimp.
Today's lunch was home made tamales and refried beans with a slice of my wife's fantastic lemon pie....made from real lemons.
As we used to say, "been livin high on the hog." recently. Lunch is usually a baloney sammich.

Well, then so be it! I worked for a Cajun born & raised on a little olde bayou. English was a second language to him. If you've ever watched Swamp People on the History Channel, my boss's accent was twice as heavy as any of the gator trappers. He knew where the places were & if he took me to a place, he'd usually go into the kitchen and come back out in 10-15 minutes after telling the chef how he wanted our food prepared.

Every Xmas he'd deep fry a few turkeys and cook us road kill for all I knew. But one thing was for sure- it was gooooood!

I lived in Biloxi for almost a year when I went to tech school in the Air Force at Keesler AFB. I never met Forrest Gump, but I too enjoyed a lot of shrimp!

MrHart- Spaghetti-os- really? I hate to tell you, but those weren't meatballs… Hey! If you like 'em, have at it. Idaho? Hmmm? Do you have any food specialties there? I was in South Dakota one time and enjoyed the best walleye pike along with pheasant for dinners during a 2 week work assignment to Gettysburg, SD. Population: about 22 <smile>. They had more 'dinner clubs' than restaurants. I'm not sure what the difference is.

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MrHart- Spaghetti-os- really? I hate to tell you, but those weren't meatballs… Hey! If you like 'em, have at it. Idaho? Hmmm? Do you have any food specialties there? I was in South Dakota one time and enjoyed the best walleye pike along with pheasant for dinners during a 2 week work assignment to Gettysburg, SD. Population: about 22 <smile>. They had more 'dinner clubs' than restaurants. I'm not sure what the difference is.[/quote]

Well they look like meatballs. Spaghetti-os are an iconic food of the 70's and besides, my prize wasn't home and I needed to get back into the garage. Besides, I'm out of Ding Dongs remember.
There are wonderful places to eat, but specialties specifically from here, I'm not sure. I have heard finger steaks aren't on menus west of here as an example, but I can't confirm that.The Boise area is 300k or more in a 25 mile radius maybe. Lots of restaurants especially in the downtown area. Idaho wines and micro brews are becoming a bigger deal.

I was in the service with a Cajun from Marksville, La. Was passing through there one time so stopped by a gas station in that town to ask directions, but couldn't understand one word that the guy said. Had the same problem at a store in Jackman, Maine a few years later while on vacation en route to Canada. Some accents do make things difficult, but I'm sure these folks had trouble understanding me.

While in Jackman, Maine, your were not far from Quebec City in Canada.
Did you have trouble with some french Canadian speaking english ?
And did you visit Quebec City then ?
It is only 2 hours 30 min. from Jackman now.
In about a year and a half the "autoroute" (freeway) from St-George to Quebec city will be finished and it will be much easier and faster to come to my city from there.
If ever in the area please let me know.