My favorite part of the day was definitely the cuisine tour. I'm very much a
foodie, so I was excited to try a little bit of each of foods that New Orleans was famous for. It was also great to learn about the ingredients in each of the famous dishes as well. We started off by eating a brisket po boy sandwich with horseradish sauce on it from Tujaque's. I'm not a huge fan of horse radish, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I liked it on this sandwich. It was more of a clear, watery horse radish sauce instead of a thicker white horse radish sauce like they serve in Illinois. It was also cool that, at the next stop, the tour guide gave us the recipe for it. At the second stop, Creole Delicacies, we tasted beans and rice. It was probably the least flavorful thing I tasted on the tour, but still really good. We then made our way to Antoine's for shrimp gumbo. I was excited for this because I love sea food, and it definitely did not let me down. It was so good, and I could have stayed and eaten all evening. Next on the list was a praline shop called Leah's Pralines. I have a huge sweet tooth, so I thought pralines would be right up my alley, but they were too sweet for me and the texture wasn't my favorite. Lastly, we stopped at one of the fanciest restaurants in New Orleans called Arnaud's to try turtle soup. This was by far my favorite dish on the cuisine tour. It was so rich and no one could even tell it has turtle in it. The shrimp that they served on the side was dripping in a really spicy sauce, but it was also very good. I could definitely see how the city spoke through its food. It amazing how these families would buy half a block worth of buildings that had private dining rooms. The food is like nothing you can get in Illinois. It's so unique, and I keep having to remind myself that I'm not in a foreign country.
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