7 New Orleans Saints (Continued...)

 
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Saint number 4: BBQ shrimps and raw oysters at Pascal's Manale
A hidden Gem in the Garden district, a few blocks off of St. Charles Avenue, this Italian relic is not to be missed. Gulf oysters are a dollar a pop...sweetly chilled. The BBQ shrimp is covered with butter and spices. The shrimp fat dripped into the sauce, accompanied by lofty French bread.  It is mandatory to get down and dirty without utensils for the full experience.

Saint number 5: Sucre...the Uptown sweet
This Magazine street joint could not have been more livelier with kids climbing on the gelato case and adults drooling over the macaroon and cakes.  Further uptown, not too far from the trolley route, there are fancy foot works at this place "Sucre".  The sidewalk seats are perfect under the oak trees… it makes you just want to sit, eat, drink a latte, and watch the world go by....

Homemade seafood boil

Saint number 6: Seafood boil
Shrimp, crab, and crawfish, they do them differently in New Orleans. My aunt and uncle complain about the ways up north. The flavors must be integrated. Sink those puppies in a warm spicy bath...no dipping or dunking around...

Pho

Grilled pork chop

Saint number 7: The Other French influence
Vietnamese are probably the largest French influenced, Asian minority in New Orleans. Good too, because French "Pot au Feu" is nothing in comparison to "Pho". A clear broth of beef stew with five spices, eaten with basil, bean sprouts and a squeeze of lime.  I have eaten it in many pho restaurants. You have not been to New Orleans until you have a bowl of this comfort. Don't forget the grilled lemongrass pork chop.

Triangle...Can you handle the Bayou flavors?

Teera