Cajun Prairie Society Boucherie

296 Savoie Ln,Grand Coteau LA 70541

18 March, 2023

Description

Join us for a boucherie to help raise funds for the Cajun Prairie Society and a Cajun Prairie documentary that is currently under production. The Cajun Prairie Society is THE steward of Cajun Prairie preservation, restoration and education in Southwest Louisiana. And we need your help to continue to preserve, manage and teach about the native prairie of our region. So please show your support by joining us in this celebration of culture and tradition. Live music, food and drink will be provided. *To purchase discounted tickets for 'Cajun Prairie Society members' please visit www.CajunPrairie.org and sign up for a membership before purchasing member ticket. Patrons that join us for both days will have the opportunity to be involved in the entire process from harvesting to cooking. Living through these authentic traditional activities lends us a better appreciation of the sacrifice that farmers and their livestock give everyday. For those coming only on Sunday, you will see the processing and complex array of dishes prepared with the meat from the freshly harvested pig. Live music, food and drink will be provided for the celebration. The activities will start in the morning and cooking will continue all day with dishes prepared for lunch and throughout the afternoon and evening. "A Boucherie is a community coming together to harvest an animal. Due to the intensive labor involved in whole animal butchering, a farmer would call upon friends, family and neighbors to assist in the task. This day of work turns into a celebration, with plenty of food, music and spirits to go around. No one went home hungry or empty handed. With lack of refrigeration, this was the only time that fresh meat could be consumed. Most of the meat butchered at a boucherie was processed with the intent of preservation, with the understanding that not a single aspect of the sacrificed beast would be wasted. These are the core fundamentals of Cajun cuisine. Boudin and boudin noir, gratons, fraisseurs, saucisse de voile, backbone fricasse, head cheese, tasso, chaudin, panse and saucisse de graisse are all products of this philosophy." Tent camping spots are available.