Beignets!



Yesterday we went to Avery Island, to the Tabasco Company to see how their Hot Sauce is made. It was very interesting  and we had samples at the end. The samples were of their expanding products, like jalapeno ice cream, sweet and spicy ice cream, jellies, sauces and salsas.  This is the only place in the world that bottles Tabasco!

YUM

Then for lunch we went to St. Martinville to a little cafe, mainly for their hot beignets, but we thought we'd better eat something substantial also. I had crawfish etouffee and Vel had red beans and rice with sausage. Both were very good! And then of course beignets for dessert!   I also hate to mention that we found a bakery and bought 2 creme puffs, can you say pig out!

The Bayou Teche runs through this area.



Spanish Moss hanging from a Large Oak tree.



We walked around town, before we went back to check on the "furry kids".  And then we headed to downtown New Iberia, to take a tour of the Shadow of the Teche. It is an old Mansion, built for a wealthy sugar planter in 1834.  4 generations lived there until 1958 and then it became a National Trust Historic site. One thing that surprise us, is all of the fields of cane sugar down here.  We see new growth, to fields that are being harvested. They are in the middle of harvest season now, we were told.

Shadows on the Teche

 We're having a great time experiencing the area, we'll have to see what we can find today!-Later -M