The news team has the pleasure of going about the Acadiana area to try all sorts of different foods — sharing our favorites each week. From savory pulled pork hand pies to flavorful Korean tacos to olive oil cake, there are so many culinary delights around town.
Looking back at the past year, here are seven dishes that we couldn’t stop thinking about.
Pulled pork hand pies from Louisiana Locavores
One of the best parts of going to Festival International in Lafayette is getting the opportunity to try new-to-me dishes alongside old favorites. This year, the Louisiana Locavores booth called me back several times to try their barbacoa rice and gravy, pulled pork and green chili pimento cheese hand pies, and sopapilla cheesecake bars.
Each dish was a unique twist on well-loved eats. The hand pies were flavorful without being overstuffed (or too dry, a common meat pie issue), with a pepper jelly dipping sauce that added an extra-sweet zing to the savory pies. The sopapilla cheesecake bars had a caramelized cinnamon-sugar layer on top, adding delightful complexity to the rich cheesecake. And you could really taste the fresh, local ingredients in Louisiana Locavore’s rice and gravy, which layered extremely well with the smokiness of the shredded brisket…