THE BOUDIN
Price: $2.99 lb
Presentation: Get back to the MEAT counter and it'll be pulled from a steamer, placed on a piece of Styrofoam, and wrapped in plastic wrap.
Casing: Not a dry and crisp casing (which is preferable), but still breakable.
Rice/Meat Ratio: More meat than rice, but an almost even balance.
Texture: Lots of long grains of rice holding together a semi-loosely packed link. It is wet and the pork (at least some of it) seems to be ground.
Spice: Medium to Mildly Hot
Overall Taste: Appetizing and flavorful. Not a huge porky explosion, but a very good link. The red color is also appealing and the whole thing is juicy. The meat and rice in the link is almost perfectly blended throughout. It's a thick link too.
Comments: Bourque's is an interesting place. If you're driving up I-49 from Lafayette you'll see a giant billboard for the store, but it is quite a ways off of I-49. The whole place seems like a shrine to Adolph“The Boss” Bourque. He's the president of the store and his stern looking image is all over the place (from the signs outside, to the carpet at the doorway , to the grocery bags). You can't miss “The Boss.” His granddaughter (or was that his great grandaughther?) even rang us up at the register. Anyway, it is definetly a family affair. We've never come across a grocery store that has an official “Sgt. At Arms,” but Bourque's has one: ask for Mona. Oh, and DON'T leave without trying the jalapeño sausage cheese bread. It is gooooooood. |
