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[indaswamp]

Cochon de Lait Festival...Mansura, Louisiana

 

[Murray]

Thanks for posting, interesting

 

[chef jimmyj]

I hesitated opening this thread. The last time I got an Email with the above Title...Well let's say, the pictures were not of a Kiddie friendly nature! Of course once I saw it was you, I figured I had a 50/50 chance.

I wish they did stuff like that up here...JJ

 

[indaswamp]

Here is a direct link.
https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=iJW5JXJpzg8

Edit....
I had to add spaces after ,com to post a link. remove the spaces when you copy and paste it in your browser.

 

[gmc2003]

Now that's a party. I love the accents.

Point for sure...thanks

Chris

 

[chef jimmyj]

Got it Thanks...That is one amazing Pig Pickin Party!...JJ

 

[jaxgatorz]

Awesome !! I needed that distraction for a few minutes. Thanks for posting Inda .

 

[Fueling Around]

You attend the party?

I'm pretty sketchy on French language, but got puzzled how milk (lait) was part of the phrase.
Oh, milk fed (suckling) pig is the translation.

I got educated on whole hog cooking while in college. Vet med student and a German family taught me the proper method to start the process. Select, kill, scald, scrape, gut, and chill.

Parochial school my children attended has an annual (whole) hog roast fund raiser.
I miss the cracklins. None of the live kill lockers around here leave the skin on a hog. Lazy buggers.

 

[indaswamp]

I have been to the festival a couple of times..but that was years ago.

 

[indaswamp]

This is in my hometown...

 

[SmokyMose]

Fascinating! Thank you!

 

[Smokin' in AZ]

Inda, what a great event!

Have you ever got into one of the cooking contests?

GREAT BIG LIKE!

John

 

[indaswamp]

No, I don't cook in contests. I do however help the local firefighters cook 600 boston butts every year for the fourth of July for their annual fundraiser.