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Potato-chip fans in Louisiana opt for the fiery seasonings in Zapp's delectable Cajun Craw-Tators, golden brown, crisply curled wafers that are burnished with a savory and peppery spice blend, or the even more tantalizing incendiary jalapeno chips, hot enough to drive the muncher straight to a can of cold Dixie beer. Judging by the high price of Maui chips (as much as $7.59 for a 7-oz. bag), Hawaiians like heavy grease -- as do certain Angelenos. Jurgensen's, a high-toned Southern California grocery, buys all it can get of these dark, oily chips. The steep price...
...result: a crackling treat of smooth, fragile, bitingly salty potato chips. No longer. Now staggering possibilities abound: chips sliced from white or sweet potatoes that could be thick or thin, ridged or smooth, and with or without salt and preservatives. They might be natural in flavor or seasoned with Cajun, Italian or barbecue spices, vinegar, jalapeno peppers, cheese alone or with bacon, sour cream (or yogurt) with onion (or chives). There is also a choice of half a dozen or so oils for frying, which can be done in mass- produced, factory-size quantities (approximately 2,500 lbs. an hour...
INMAN SQUARE IS RAPIDLY becoming an ethnic roto-sampler, with restaurant offerings ranging from the queasy combination of "Pizza and Seafood" to more fashionably exotic offerings like Thai and Korean. The recent Southbound yuppie trend has also swept through Inman Square, depositing yet another Cajun place in its spicy wake. But amidst these rising ethnic stars is a less media-glutted food group. The savory and homey seafood smorgasbord of Portuguese food, which is not the sub-division of Spanish or Mexican many people assume it is, can be found at the Casa Portugal...
That may be adequate for Boston's yuppies. But if y'all pride yourselves on being daring and, adventurous, then discover what Cajun really is. Go to its source--the bayous of Louisiana...
Louisiana is truly a country to itself with a unique culture. Aside from the Cajun food, which is top-notch in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and in many of the small towns en route between the two, Louisiana offers an eclectic mixture of French and Spanish culture, a view of the Old South, and temperatures in the 70s in February...