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A Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.
Thanksgiving Special | A Taste of Louisiana
In this Thanksgiving special from November 16, 1989, Chef John Folse cooks a traditional Cajun and Creole Thanksgiving dinner with a Roast Suckling Pig, or Cochon de Lait, Pecan Rice Dressing, and Candied Yams. His father, Roy Folse, also prepares a Cochon de Lait in a traditional clay oven and Leah Chase of Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans makes Stuffed Mirlitons.
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Rattlesnake/Wildewood Resort

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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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Grilled Beaver/Lewis & Clark

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Turtle Soup/Commander’s Palace

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Goose Cacciatore/White Lake Lodge

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26:46
Frog Legs Provencale/Henderson Swamp

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Roasted Wild Turkey with Stuffing/Giles Island

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Smothered Rabbit with Mushrooms/New Hope Plantation

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Spit Roasted Squab/Destrehan Plantation

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27:12
Teal Duck/Buckley’s Camp