SUMMARY OF MAIN POINTS:
• Louisiana crawfish folklore states they shrunk during their long journey from Nova Scotia, cooked with cayenne, garlic, and salt.
• A boucherie is a festive communal food-gathering event featuring traditional items like road-killed turtle, tasso-infused corn hash, and wood ducks.
• Men cook more per capita in this region, and local homemade wine turns out surprisingly decent.
• Anthony Bourdain declares the crawfish bisque the "single best damn thing" he has eaten.