Last year, we told you about our experience trying crawfish pie at a Cajun seafood restaurant in Florida. It immediately became one of our favorite dishes ever, although most people have told us that they would never eat such a thing.
My father-in-law explained that crawfish live in the mud and that no amount of cleaning would make him want to consume them. That statement shocked me because he grew up on a farm and enjoys getting his hands dirty, but to each their own. Mr. Handsome and I still love our crawfish pie, and we hope to find a restaurant in Nashville that offers it. If a restaurant ever serves it in a pool of mud, I might consider ordering something different, but so far that hasn’t happened.
During our last trip to the Florida Panhandle, I surprised Mr. Handsome by ordering duck gumbo. We both thoroughly enjoyed it.
We are thrilled that Little Buddy has inherited our love of fresh fish. Most restaurants unfortunately only offer a kids portion of fried fish, but we are thankful that he will eat it any way we give it to him…fried, sauteed, or grilled.
One of my culinary goals for the near future is to learn how to make brabant potatoes, which pairs well with both duck gumbo and crawfish pie…or really anything else. They are a classic side dish in New Orleans and by far the tastiest way I have ever eaten potatoes.
Have you ever tried duck gumbo? Brabant potatoes?
