Anybody have a suggestion for it?

Best Stop or Don's Meat Market are both solid. I get a buddy to load up a cooler when he goes to LA on business. You're going to pay out the nose for shipping if you need it mail order. Where do you live?

Not a Billy's fan?

Never had it. My buddy just tells me where he's stopping and I go with it. Boudin is also one of the easiest sausages to make and you can crank up the meat to rice ratio so I'll make my own with relative frequency. Much easier to make boudin balls out of loose filling than squeezing it out of casings. Best Stop is coming to NB soon and there are some good meat markets in the area so it's not really something I have to worry about.

I've found great stuff at all 3 (Don's, Best, Billy's) and it seems locals have picked sides. Oddly enough it depends on my mood as to which one I'll stop at. Personally I like the Billy's pepper jack stuffed boudin balls the best but I will gladly take Don's as well and Best is a mandatory stop for me no matter what, I love their andouille and their boudin balls are probably easier to eat as road food since they're smaller and the breading is less messy.

There's gonna be a Best Stop in NB?!?? Hoooooo boy, talked about mixed feelings...if I still lived in the area I'd love it but I'd eventually hate it because I'd easily get addicted.

Bourgeois Meat Market in Thibodaux is awesome. If you do order, get some of their jerky as well. I'm a huge jerky snob and it is probably my favorite jerky on the planet.

https://www.bourgeoismeatmarket.com/

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Never had it. My buddy just tells me where he's stopping and I go with it. Boudin is also one of the easiest sausages to make and you can crank up the meat to rice ratio so I'll make my own with relative frequency. Much easier to make boudin balls out of loose filling than squeezing it out of casings. Best Stop is coming to NB soon and there are some good meat markets in the area so it's not really something I have to worry about.

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"Best Stop is coming to NB soon"

Cuando?

Billy's, Bourgeois, Richard's in Abbeville and NuNu's all make good boudin.

Never liked Best Stop much. Always traded on spice instead of flavor in my opinion.

Construction started back in May so hoping it will be ready this fall. They are opening in Katy as well with plans to expand throughout Texas.

Newish market in League city, right on 518, called Haps sells best stop meats.

I can't wait. It's going in at Creekside, right?

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FIDO*98* said:

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Never had it. My buddy just tells me where he's stopping and I go with it. Boudin is also one of the easiest sausages to make and you can crank up the meat to rice ratio so I'll make my own with relative frequency. Much easier to make boudin balls out of loose filling than squeezing it out of casings. Best Stop is coming to NB soon and there are some good meat markets in the area so it's not really something I have to worry about.

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"Best Stop is coming to NB soon"

Cuando?

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There's one in Katy, right?

Hard to compete with Don's, but the family REALLY
Iikes The Boudin Company in Rosenberg. Crawfish boudin is our favorite offering.

Never understood the love for boudain. I mean, I'll eat it if available. But it's taking something good (sausage) and making it not as good.

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Never understood the love for boudain. I mean, I'll eat it if available. But it's taking something good (sausage) and making it not as good.

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To each his own I guess.

Boudin really isn't sausage, it's a stuffing that is sometimes in a sausage casing. I'm not a fan of fried boudin balls like some folks are, but it is damn hard to beat a few links of boudin heated up with a tube of Ritz crackers.

Smoked boudin is OK, but it is really easy to oversmoke it and most of the stuff I've tried here and there is way over smoked. It's great as a main dish or ingredient/stuffing. Fry up some on a skillet like scrapple and top with a fried egg for breakfast, probably my favorite way to have eggs.

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NoahAg said:

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Never understood the love for boudain. I mean, I'll eat it if available. But it's taking something good (sausage) and making it not as good.

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To each his own I guess.

Boudin really isn't sausage, it's a stuffing that is sometimes in a sausage casing. I'm not a fan of fried boudin balls like some folks are, but it is damn hard to beat a few links of boudin heated up with a tube of Ritz crackers.

Smoked boudin is OK, but it is really easy to oversmoke it and most of the stuff I've tried here and there is way over smoked. It's great as a main dish or ingredient/stuffing. Fry up some on a skillet like scrapple and top with a fried egg for breakfast, probably my favorite way to have eggs.

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I almost thought we were getting ready for a sausage kolache/chicken fajita post.

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schmellba99 said:

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NoahAg said:

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Never understood the love for boudain. I mean, I'll eat it if available. But it's taking something good (sausage) and making it not as good.

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To each his own I guess.

Boudin really isn't sausage, it's a stuffing that is sometimes in a sausage casing. I'm not a fan of fried boudin balls like some folks are, but it is damn hard to beat a few links of boudin heated up with a tube of Ritz crackers.

Smoked boudin is OK, but it is really easy to oversmoke it and most of the stuff I've tried here and there is way over smoked. It's great as a main dish or ingredient/stuffing. Fry up some on a skillet like scrapple and top with a fried egg for breakfast, probably my favorite way to have eggs.

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I almost thought we were getting ready for a sausage kolache/chicken fajita post.

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I'm always down for a boudin kolache

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Willy Wonka said:

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schmellba99 said:

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NoahAg said:

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Never understood the love for boudain. I mean, I'll eat it if available. But it's taking something good (sausage) and making it not as good.

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To each his own I guess.

Boudin really isn't sausage, it's a stuffing that is sometimes in a sausage casing. I'm not a fan of fried boudin balls like some folks are, but it is damn hard to beat a few links of boudin heated up with a tube of Ritz crackers.

Smoked boudin is OK, but it is really easy to oversmoke it and most of the stuff I've tried here and there is way over smoked. It's great as a main dish or ingredient/stuffing. Fry up some on a skillet like scrapple and top with a fried egg for breakfast, probably my favorite way to have eggs.

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I almost thought we were getting ready for a sausage kolache/chicken fajita post.

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I'm always down for a boudin kolache

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Jokes and nomenclature aside - boudin kolaches are just OK to me. It sounds like something that would be out of this world, but for whatever reason they just don't do it for me. I always go back to the jap/sausage/cheese or ham and cheese for kolaches, just better IMO.

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schmellba99 said:

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NoahAg said:

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Never understood the love for boudain. I mean, I'll eat it if available. But it's taking something good (sausage) and making it not as good.

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To each his own I guess.

Boudin really isn't sausage, it's a stuffing that is sometimes in a sausage casing. I'm not a fan of fried boudin balls like some folks are, but it is damn hard to beat a few links of boudin heated up with a tube of Ritz crackers.

Smoked boudin is OK, but it is really easy to oversmoke it and most of the stuff I've tried here and there is way over smoked. It's great as a main dish or ingredient/stuffing. Fry up some on a skillet like scrapple and top with a fried egg for breakfast, probably my favorite way to have eggs.

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Boudin over buttered toast and drizzled with maple syrup is a breakfast my father-in-law's family has eaten at deer camp for 60+ years. May sound odd but it is pretty good! Nix the syrup and add an egg and it's EXCELLENT! A place in Lafayette (Dwyer's) makes a boudin omelet that'll knock your socks off.

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Boudin mixed with scrambled eggs was a staple for a quick breakfast growing up. Haven't had it in a while, but it was always a winner. Not much different than an omelete, so I have zero doubts a full on omelete wouldn't be awesome.

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superunknown said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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schmellba99 said:

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NoahAg said:

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Never understood the love for boudain. I mean, I'll eat it if available. But it's taking something good (sausage) and making it not as good.

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To each his own I guess.

Boudin really isn't sausage, it's a stuffing that is sometimes in a sausage casing. I'm not a fan of fried boudin balls like some folks are, but it is damn hard to beat a few links of boudin heated up with a tube of Ritz crackers.

Smoked boudin is OK, but it is really easy to oversmoke it and most of the stuff I've tried here and there is way over smoked. It's great as a main dish or ingredient/stuffing. Fry up some on a skillet like scrapple and top with a fried egg for breakfast, probably my favorite way to have eggs.

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I almost thought we were getting ready for a sausage kolache/chicken fajita post.

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I'm always down for a boudin kolache

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Jokes and nomenclature aside - boudin kolaches are just OK to me. It sounds like something that would be out of this world, but for whatever reason they just don't do it for me. I always go back to the jap/sausage/cheese or ham and cheese for kolaches, just better IMO.

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I agree. When our local go to donut/kolache place first offered boudin kolaches, they had the casing on them. That was not good at all.

Willy Wonka said:

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schmellba99 said:

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superunknown said:

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Willy Wonka said:

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schmellba99 said:

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NoahAg said:

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Never understood the love for boudain. I mean, I'll eat it if available. But it's taking something good (sausage) and making it not as good.

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To each his own I guess.

Boudin really isn't sausage, it's a stuffing that is sometimes in a sausage casing. I'm not a fan of fried boudin balls like some folks are, but it is damn hard to beat a few links of boudin heated up with a tube of Ritz crackers.

Smoked boudin is OK, but it is really easy to oversmoke it and most of the stuff I've tried here and there is way over smoked. It's great as a main dish or ingredient/stuffing. Fry up some on a skillet like scrapple and top with a fried egg for breakfast, probably my favorite way to have eggs.

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I almost thought we were getting ready for a sausage kolache/chicken fajita post.

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I'm always down for a boudin kolache

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Jokes and nomenclature aside - boudin kolaches are just OK to me. It sounds like something that would be out of this world, but for whatever reason they just don't do it for me. I always go back to the jap/sausage/cheese or ham and cheese for kolaches, just better IMO.

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I agree. When our local go to donut/kolache place first offered boudin kolaches, they had the casing on them. That was not good at all.

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What the hell? Yeah, that would be an unwelcome surprise biting into it for sure.

It's waaaaaay too many carbs per bite for my liking but I like them well enough to have one now and then. The ones with casings are not as good, I think.

A little off subject but Sunday I made some dirty rice, fried catfish, cole slaw and a pot of Gumbo. In lieu ofwhite rice with the gumbo I used some of the dirty rice......try it ....you'll like it. Yeah I know it's a sin ....like putting beans in chili