Min

Being born and reared in Louisiana, it is good to see that people love the local food as much as I do. I love the idea of travel, yet, I don't know if I couldn't get good boudin or crawfish I would say I am a happy person.
This is a food-laden culture I was born into, on my limited travels, I was always on the hunt to find decent food and often came up short, if I didn't expect to spend a fortune.
To go to a crawfish boil, the water filled with spices, potatoes, corn, onions, garlic...tastes wonderful. The vegetables infused with the flavor, just as prized as the mudbugs themselves.

As to the food I miss...When I was in college, I had a Vietnamese and a Chinese roommate. Their parents would send them all sorts of treats that, honestly, I'm not sure what some of them were called.
One was a dried bbq pork, delicately sweet. A great snack.
Another was a Thai pre-packaged noodle, like Ramen is packaged, that had two flavor packs, a dry herb one and the other was a sort of spicy fat.

We may have good food in Louisiana, however, finding other authentic cuisine to enjoy isn't easy.

Speaking of Violet Crumble, I found one at the local Albertson's and gave it a try. Not to my taste, but not too bad either.

I always KNEW there was something different with the Coke after New Coke disappeared and 'old' Coke was returned. I couldn't put my finger on it. It wasn't the same.