Fresh Pikkin's market and Cajun Power sauces
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 19:47 I found a wonderful permanent farmers market, called Fresh Pikkin’s in Lafayette the other day. It is just that, the freshest of fresh ‘pikkin’s’ from local growers, piled high into bins, arranged in the freezers and stacked on the rough hewn wooden shelves.
If I were driving through town, without a kitchen or a pot to cook in, I’d be a bit depressed - surrounded by foodie riches without a means to use them. But, in this case, I had Natacha’s kitchen.
Fresh Pikkin’s is a chain of two stores - in Baton Rouge and Lafayette. They come in far cheaper and better than the grocery stores, by buying direct from the grower, keeping the overhead low (rough decor) and frankly, you’d better carry cash as they don’t take plastic. But it’s all worth it.
I wish we had a Fresh Pikkin’s here in Reno.
The Fresh Pikkin’s market on Kalish Saloom, Lafayette, Louisiana.
We cruised through here a couple of times, and found one of the best damn cantaloupes either of us had ever ‘wrapped a lip around’ (as my late father used to say). This melon was so sweet, so fragrant, that when I cut into it, I told Natacha that we were going to have more than a mere slice. I halved it, filled the small seed cavity with fruit, placed some cold roast chicken on the side and hollered “lunch”.
The flavor was in the OMG region of delight.
The other big find at Fresh Pikkin’s is the Cajun Power line of truly authentic sauces that really make cooking Cajun a breeze. These are hearty simmer sauces; you add the meat, fish, shellfish of your choice.
