Ƙungiyar Crawfish na Duniya
An haife shi a bakin bankunan Bayou Teche, mai zurfi mai zurfi, Breaux Bridge, "Crawfish Capital of the World," wani gari mai ban sha'awa mai tarihi tare da wuraren cin abinci na duniya da kuma ƙwayar Cajun da kyan gani. Akwai wuri mai kyau a kusa da I-10, sa'o'i uku a gabashin Houston da sa'o'i biyu a yammacin New Orleans, wuri ne mai kyau don dakatar da cin abinci da kuma bayan rana na kisa, da kuma wuri mafi kyau don yin karshen mako.
Ginin da kanta ba shi da yawa don ganin (ko da yake ba za ka iya miss shi) - yana da tsayi mai tsayi, mai tsalle mai tsayi wanda yake rufe Teche (pronouns "tesh"). A tsakiyar titin Bridge Street , duk da haka, yana da kyau. Tsohon shaguna, shaguna, kayan fasahar zamani, da gidajen cin abinci na kan iyaka da yawa, kuma suna yin tsai da tsawon tsiri na iya sauke da rana.
Events
Kwanan nan Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival shi ne babban abin sha'awa a garin. Ana yin sa a kowace shekara a karshen mako na Mayu, wannan bikin na gida-gida ne mai kyauta zuwa ga mai laushi mai laushi, daya daga cikin manyan kayan fitar da gari da kuma masu son abinci ga Cajun. Tare da matakai guda uku da ke nuna Cajun da Zydeco masu kyan gani a wannan yanki, yawancin masu sayar da abinci da ke dafa abinci (da sauran shafukan Cajun) a kowane fanni da zaku iya tunanin, a tsakiyar hanya tare da tafiye-tafiye da wasanni, da kuma abubuwan da suka fi dacewa kamar su crawfish da crawfish cin abinci, abin da ya faru ne wanda ya dace da tafiya.
Ƙananan lamarin ya faru a garin sau da yawa a shekara. Wasan Tour na Teche , babban tseren kwando da ke faruwa a cikin kwanaki uku a kowace Oktoba kuma ya kai tsawon Bayou Teche, ya wuce ta gari.
Shekaru na Breaux Bridge Cajun na Kirsimeti na faruwa ne ranar Lahadi na farko bayan Thanksgiving da kuma zobe a lokacin Kirsimeti tare da Louisiana flair.
Yanayin da abubuwan da ke faruwa a waje
A waje da Breaux Bridge shi ne sanannen ruwa mai suna Lake Martin , wanda yake da kariyar daji da kuma kullun da ke karewa da kuma sarrafa shi ta hanyar Conservancy. Kuna iya motsawa ko tafiya a gefen tafkin tafkin kuma ku ga alligators, egrets, herons, roseon spoonbills, nutria, da kuma masu yawa masu sifofi daban-daban masu ɓoye a tsakanin tsirrai da ruwan lilin. Akwai masu gudanar da yawon shakatawa masu yawa wadanda ke ba da gudunmawar jiragen ruwa; Gidan Wuta na Lardin Chamber yana keta dama a ƙofar Rookery Road kuma yana ba da kwarewa ta hanyar biki. Hakanan zaka iya hayan kujerun da kayakku kuma kuyi tafiya a kan tafkin.
Kusan dan karamin gari, a cikin ƙauyen makwabcin Henderson, za ku sami damar yin amfani da ɗaya daga cikin halittu masu kyau mafi girma a Amurka, da Bashar Atchafalaya. Makomar jirgin ruwa na McGee ta Landing Basin ya kai ku cikin kwandon don duba wasu daga cikin tsire-tsire da na namun daji da suka bunƙasa a cikin ruwaye, ciki har da masu fasinja da tsuntsayen ruwa.
Music da Dance
Breaux Bridge yana shafe wa Cajun da Zydeco kiɗa, kuma yana da sauki a garin. Shahararren Cafe des Amis siffofi Zydeco Breakfast kowace Asabar da safe, wanda nau'i-nau'i rage decant abubuwa tare da live zydeco music.
Har ila yau, za ku sami maƙarƙashiyar murnar rayuwa sau da yawa a mako guda.
Gidan cin abinci na Pont Breaux , wanda aka sani da Mulate's, shi ne abincin Cajun wanda ke da ban sha'awa da wuraren kiɗa da ke ba da kyaun gargajiya na Cajun na yau da kullum kowane mako na mako, tare da magunguna na Cajun da Creole.
Joie de Vivre Cafe shi ne kantin kofi da kuma cibiyar haɗin gwiwar hoton da ke dauke da cajun jam jam na jamhuriya na karshen mako, har ma da yammacin kide-kide da wake-wake da wallafe-wallafe da kuma sauran al'amuran al'adu.
Breaux Bridge ita ce mazaunin alfarma daga cikin shahararren Cajun dancehalls na karshe: La Poussiere . Tare da kyakkyawan filin wasan kwaikwayo na katako ya zama abin tunawa da halayen mutanen da za su nuna maka yadda ake amfani da waltz da mataki guda biyu, yana da tasha wanda ya bar hanyar yawon shakatawa, amma yana da daraja.
Abincin
Don fassarori masu kyau na Cajun, kamar gumbo da crawfish etouffee, Cafe des Amis da aka fada a baya shine wurin zuwa. Ba shine mafi kyawun menu a gari ba, amma abinci yana da kyau a shirye kuma sabis ba shi da kwarewa. Ajiye dakin da farin cakulan gurasa pudding kayan zaki; yana da ban mamaki.
Don abincin rana, wani babban zaɓi shine kyautar Cajun na gargajiyar da aka yi a kasuwar Poche . Yi tafiya mai sauƙi tare da buhu na cracklins (naman alade da naman alade) da wasu hanyoyin hawan boudin (wata tsiran alade da naman alade da farar shinkafa), ko kuma zaɓi wani abincin rana daga abincin rana, wanda yawanci yana da magunguna irin su naman alade , yatsun baya, ko crawfish fettuccine, da kuma ɓangarorin kamar furen fata baƙi, ƙwallon dankali tare da tasso ham, yams, ko kore wake.
Don Halitta da Kayan Abinci a kan abincin rana, ziyarci Glenda's Creole Kitchen . A karkashin dolar Amirka 10, zaka iya samun tarin yawa na fuka-fuki da fure-fuki, turba da kazaji, kudancin karamar dabbar, da nama mai laushi tare da dankali mai dankali, da wadansu abubuwa masu arziki, kayan yaji da abinci mai dadi. Anthony Bourdain ne ya zana a nan a kan zabinsa Babu Dama, wanda ya sanya shi a kan taswirar.
Idan akwai babban abincin da ake bukata na abinci mai laushi ko abincin da kuke buƙata, Crazy 'Bout Crawfish shine wurin da za a samu. Yana da wani wuri mai mahimmanci wanda ke motsawa tare da al'adun gargajiya da abubuwa masu banƙyama-masu sihiri - kadan kaɗan, amma mai ban sha'awa. Service sabis ne, abinci yana da ban mamaki, kuma farashin suna da kyau.
Gida
Akwai wasu 'yan kwalliyar sarƙaƙƙiya a kan iyakar I-10 a cikin Breaux Bridge (Holiday Inn Express, Microtel, da dai sauransu), amma ga ainihin dandano na gida, zauna a cikin ɗakunan B & B masu yawa na kwarai. Gwada Bayou Cabins mai banƙyama da kwatsam , wanda ke ba da kaya goma sha uku da shafukan yanar gizon da ke kan hanyar da ke cikin cajun.
Don gidajen kuɗi, duba sama da gwargwadon gonaki-kamar Isabelle Inn , wanda ke ba da kayan ado mai ban sha'awa da kuma kayan cin abinci mai mahimmanci, kazalika da wurin bazara da bayarwa.
Maison Madeleine da Maison des Amis ne kuma kyakkyawa da quaint zažužžukan. Tsohon yana kusa da kyawawan tafkin Lake Martin, kuma wannan na tafiya mai sauri daga tarihi a cikin gari.