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A Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.
Christmas Show
Season 12
Episode 1227
Chef John Folse discusses how slaves celebrated Christmas on the plantation with Jessica Harris, an African-American studies expert and food historian. In the kitchen, he cooks Roasted Wild Boar Ham as he discusses the African influence on Southern and Louisiana food with Harris. Chef Folse and Harris then prepare “Possum and Taters” at the LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge.
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26:50
Speckle Belly Goose Casserole/Oak Grove Hunting Club
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27:00
Roast of Wild Boar/Cochon de Lait Festival
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27:07
Dove Breast Delight/The Duck Camp
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27:04
Grilled Beaver/Lewis & Clark
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26:56
Turtle Soup/Commander’s Palace
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27:10
Goose Cacciatore/White Lake Lodge
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26:46
Frog Legs Provencale/Henderson Swamp
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27:25
Roasted Wild Turkey with Stuffing/Giles Island
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25:28
Smothered Rabbit with Mushrooms/New Hope Plantation
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26:46
Spit Roasted Squab/Destrehan Plantation
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27:12
Teal Duck/Buckley’s Camp
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27:02
Medallions of Venison/Giles Island