Down in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Boudreaux gets a job with BP helping with the oil spill cleanup.

He reports for work and is told to speak to a supervisor about his assignment.

He finds the man and asks, "What it is I suppose to do?"

The supervisor tells him to go to the animal shelter and help clean the pelicans.

Two hours later, Boudreaux comes up to the supervisor and says, "Okay. Dey all cleaned. You want me to cook some rice to go wif 'em?"

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Corripe Cervisiam

Is married to a Cajun so I can appreciate that. LOL

You put a little sausage, onions, green pepper, etc,etc,etc and you got yo-self some dang nice jambalaya

My wife IS, was, a Boudreaux. Makes great gumbo not Pelican, Yet!
Steve W,
Lafourche Parish

Cajuns have a history of living off of the land and adapting local sources of food into tasty dishes. Since I moved here in 1973, I have had the pleasure to eat many local foods including alligator, nutria, blackbirds, ducks,Poule D'eau (a local water bird), Purple Gallinule, turtle, and many types of fish. I have heard from local friends that if it moves, it might end up in a pot.

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Corripe Cervisiam

They call the Poule D'eau birds Poo Doo. Frank

While examining a really oily duck, one of the volunteers mentioned to his supervisor, "This cleaning solution is really expensive; who's gonna pay for this?"

The supervisor told him, "Don't worry about it, just put it on his bill."

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"I also cook."

Poule d'eau is actually french for "water chicken". They are vegetation eaters and quite good. People turn their nose at them because they are not a duck, are dumb as flying bricks (and just as easy to shoot) and the limit is 15 but I can tell you that many a "duck" gumbo has been filled out by poule d'eau with people none the wiser. Kinda like the homely girl down the block-not as sexy as Cindy Crawford but fun to be with as long as your buddies don't find out

As far as Pelican goes-the gizzards are really good stewed down with some rice. The rest-not so good.

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Forum consigliere

I believe poule d'eau are known as Coot elsewhere
Steve W

Us old coots around here live in constant fear of Cajun's.

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SOS USA

When they start talking about eatin' coots, I get nervous!

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James L. "Jim" Rhiner

Purple Gallinule? Is that fowl, fish or reptile?

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Wayne
Torn & Frayed

Purple Gallinule is a water hen bird akin to Common Moorhen now known as Common Gallinule.

medxam

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Doc Garrett
Dead Man's Doctor

I thought that was the little 50 cc Mopeds. Fun to ride but don't let your buddies catch you.

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Dick Burg