Next time you eat Lobster, eat it like your Acadian

[NewsCopy]

SHEDIAC, N.B.–This is lobster country, but if you get tired of it, you can lighten the load on your wallet with Acadian fare. At the Menu Acadien diner and takeout joint, customers are invited to dig into Poutine Rapée (potato dumpling), Chiard (mixed ground meat hash), Fricot (chicken and potato soup) and Beignets (doughnuts). Don't expect french fries when you order the poutine. This one is a big doughy potato ball with a gelatinous exterior and a walnut-sized nugget of minced pork in the centre. Acadians like to sprinkle it with sugar or ketchup. The Acadians were French settlers in the Maritimes. In 1755, during Le Grand Dérangement, the British expelled them by the thousands. Some returned to France. Others moved to Louisiana and became Cajuns. Many eventually returned. Today, in this corner of New Brunswick, it is usual for visitors to be first greeted in French, and the Acadian flag – blue, white and red with an inset gold star – is seen everywhere. The rest of the story KEITH BEATY TORONTO STAR Susan Sampson Food Reporter

[Membertou]

I've been to Shediac several times. I've done their Lobster Festival I've eaten their lobsters till I sick, both cooked their way and boiled Cajun-style and in etoufee that I made. Good, good times. Can't wait to go back.

[ulforlife]

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Shouldn't this post read "eat it like you're Acadian" ?

[Turbine]

_ Shouldn't this post read "eat it like you're Acadian" ? _

If I may be so bold as to speak for NewCopy . . .

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