The Crawfish Capital of the World
Mzinda wa Bayou Teche, Breaux Bridge, womwe ndi "Crawfish Capital of the World," uli m'tawuni yapamwamba kwambiri komanso malo odyetserako masewera apadziko lonse komanso Cajun nyimbo komanso zojambulajambula. Malo okongola kwambiri kuchokera pa I-10, maola atatu kummawa kwa Houston ndi maola awiri kumadzulo kwa New Orleans, ndi malo abwino oti muime kukadya ndi madzulo a antiquing, ndi malo abwino kwambiri oti muzipita nawo kumapeto kwa sabata.
Mlatho pawokha sungathe kuwona (ngakhale kuti simungachiphonye) - ndiwotali wamtali wotsika kwambiri womwe umatulutsa Teche (wotchulidwa "tesh"). Komabe Bridge Bridge , yomwe ili kumtunda kwambiri , ndi yokongola. Masitolo achikale, mabotolo, nyumba zamalonda, ndi malo ogulitsa malo ambirimbiri, ndipo kudutsa kutalika kwa mzerewo kungathe kudzaza madzulo.
Zochitika
Msonkhano wapachaka wa Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival ndiwotchuka kwambiri mumzindawu. Kupezeka chaka chilichonse kumapeto kwa sabata la mwezi wa Meyi, phwando lakumsika limeneli ndilokuthamangira ku dambo lochepetsetsa lakumidzi, lomwe limatumizidwa kunja kwamtunda komanso lokonda kwambiri anthu okonda chakudya cha Cajun. Ndi magawo atatu omwe ali ndi oimba ambiri a Cajun ndi Zydeco m'deralo, ambiri ogulitsa chakudya akuphika crawfish (ndi zina Cajun favorites) m'njira iliyonse mungaganizire, pakati ndi kukwera ndi masewera, ndi zinthu zambiri esoteric monga mapwando a crawfish ndi crawfish kudya masewera, ndizochitika zokha zomwe zili zoyenera ulendo.
Zochitika zing'onozing'ono zimachitika m'tauni kangapo pachaka. The Tour du Teche , mpikisano waukulu umene umachitika masiku atatu tsiku lililonse mwezi wa Oktoba ndipo umatambasulira kutalika kwa Bayou Teche, umadutsa mumzindawu.
Msonkhano wapachaka wa Breaux Bridge Cajun Christmas Parade umachitika Lamlungu loyamba pambuyo pakuthokoza zikondwerero ndi mphete pa nyengo ya Khirisimasi ndi ku Louisiana.
Zochitika Zachilengedwe ndi Zakale
Kunja kwa Breaux Bridge ndi Nyanja yaikulu ya Martin , yosungirako nyama zakutchire ndi zokongola zomwe zimatetezedwa ndi kulamulidwa ndi Nature Conservancy. Mukhoza kutsogolo kapena kuyenda m'mphepete mwenimweni mwa nyanja ndikuwonekerana, mchere, zitsamba, tizilombo toyambitsa zitsamba, nutria, ndi ena ambiri omwe ali ndi miyeso yosiyanasiyana yomwe imabisala pakati pa maluwa ndi maluwa. Pali ochita maulendo angapo omwe amapereka maulendo a ngalawa; Champagne's Swamp Tours imafika pakhomo la Rookery Road ndipo imapereka mwayi wokaona malo abwino. Mukhozanso kubwereka mabwato ndi kayaks ndikuyenda ulendo wanu kuzungulira nyanja.
Kuchokera kunja kwa tawuni, kumudzi wina woyandikana nawo wa Henderson, mudzapeza mwayi wodabwitsa kwambiri pa zamoyo zam'mlengalenga ku United States, ku Atchafalaya Basin. McGee's Landing Basin Swamp Tours amakulowetsani mu beseni kuti muone zina mwa zomera ndi zakutchire zomwe zimayenda bwino mumadzi ozizira, kuphatikizapo gators omwe tatchulidwa kale ndi mbalame zamadzi.
Nyimbo ndi Dansi
Breaux Bridge ndiwotchera nyimbo za Cajun ndi Zydeco, ndipo zimapezeka mosavuta mumzinda. Cafe des Amis yotchuka imaphatikizapo Zydeco Breakfast tsiku lililonse Loweruka m'mawa, omwe amapanga zinthu zamtengo wapatali kwambiri ndi nyimbo zydeco zamoyo.
Mudzapezekanso nyimbo zomangika kuno usiku ungapo pa sabata.
Malo odyera a Pont Breaux , omwe kale ankatchedwa Mulate, ndi malo odyera a Cajun komanso nyimbo zomwe zimakonda nyimbo za Cajun usiku uliwonse, kuphatikizapo zakudya zovuta za Cajun ndi Creole mbale.
Joie de Vivre Cafe ndi malo osungirako khofi komanso malo odyetserako zachikhalidwe omwe amachititsa ma Cajun nyimbo zopanikizana m'mawa m'mawa, komanso madyerero a madzulo, ndakatulo, kuwerenga zowerenga, ndi zochitika zina zamakhalidwe abwino.
Breaux Bridge ndi nyumba yodzikongoletsa ya imodzi mwa mapepala a Cajun dancehalls otsala: La Poussiere . Pokhala ndi dothi lokongola kwambiri la matabwa lokhazikika pamaganizo ndi gulu lolimba la anthu omwe angakuwonetseni momwe waltz ndi zozizwitsa ziwiri zikuyendetsera bwino, ndizoima pambali njira yoyendera alendo, koma yofunika kupanga.
Chakudya
Kwa kutanthauzira kwabwino kwa Cajun classics, monga gumbo ndi nsomba zam'madzi, Cafe des Amis ndi malo oti mupite. Siwo mapu otsika mtengo m'tawuni, koma chakudya chimakonzedwa bwino ndipo ntchito ndi yabwino. Sungani chipinda cha mikate yoyera ya chokoleti pudding; ndiwopambana.
Chakudya chamasana, njira imodzi yabwino ndi yachikhalidwe cha Cajun yomwe inagwiritsidwa ntchito pa Market Poche . Pitani kophweka ndi thumba la cracklins (zophika zophimba nkhumba) ndi mabungwe angapo a boudin (soseji yokhala ndi nkhumba ndi mpunga woyera), kapena musankhe chakudya chamasana kuchokera pa tsiku lapadera, zomwe nthawi zambiri zimakhala ndi maunyolo ngati zowonongeka ndi nkhumba , nsana yam'mbuyo, kapena fetus yolwfish, ndi mbali ngati nandolo zakuda, zophika ndi mbatata ndi tasso ham, mazira, kapena nyemba zobiriwira.
Kuti chakudya cha Creole ndi Soul chikhale chakudya chamadzulo, pitani ku Glenda's Creole Kitchen . Kwa pansi pa $ 10, mukhoza kutenga mbale yowonjezera ya mapiko a Turkey, mapiko a nkhuku ndi soseji, nsomba za nsomba zam'madzi, mbatata yosakaniza, ndi zakudya zina zabwino, zonunkhira, zotonthoza. Anthony Bourdain adayang'ana pano pawonetsero zake Palibe Zolemba Zolemba, zomwe zimaziyika (zoyenera) pamapu.
Ngati ndi milu yambiri yokazinga kapena yophika yomwe mumayifuna, Crazy 'Bout Crawfish ndi malo oti mupeze. Ndi malo amtundu wapamwamba omwe akung'onongeka ndi zojambulajambula ndi zojambula zopanda pake - zopangira pang'ono, koma zosangalatsa kwambiri. Utumiki ndi wochezeka, chakudya ndi chosangalatsa, ndipo mitengo ndi yabwino kwambiri.
Kunyumba
Pali maulendo angapo oyendetsa makilomita moteloni ku I-10 kuchoka ku Breaux Bridge (Holiday Inn Express, Microtel, ndi zina zotero), koma chifukwa cha zokoma za m'dera lanu, khalani mumodzi mwa B & Bs ambiri okongola. Tayesani Bayou Cabins , yomwe imapereka thiriteti yokhala ndi malo 13 komanso malo enaake omwe amapezeka ku Cajun.
Kuti mukhale malo okongola, yang'anani malo okongola monga Isabelle Inn , omwe amapereka zokongoletsera zokongola komanso zokongola kwambiri, komanso dziwe losambira ndi bayou.
Maison Madeleine ndi Maison des Amis ndizonso zokongola komanso zosangalatsa. Zakale zili pafupi ndi nyanja ya Martin Martin yosungirako zachilengedwe, ndipo izi zimayenda mofulumira kuchokera kumzinda wa mbiri yakale.