Johnson's Boucaniere Lafayette Louisiana

Special Review -- The Parrain Special is a sandwich served exclusively at Johnson's Boucaniere in Lafayette, LA. It consists of a smashed grilled cheese sandwich stuffed with a boudin ball and a shot of Johnson's homemade bbq sauce. They make a couple of stuffed grilled cheese sandwiches at Johnson's---one with pulled pork and another with brisket---but the Parrain is truly a boudin lover's special. The bun is nothing more than a hamburger bun and, though the sandwich looks rather small, it packs a huge amount of flavor. The harmonious melding of the cheese and the smashed boudin ball is brought together with the bbq sauce so that the sandwich truly is greater than the sum of its parts. They only make boudin balls on Saturday, thus you can usually only get the sandwich on Saturdays. However, Johnson's will be featuring the Parrain at the 2011 Roadfood Festival in New Orleans at the end of March.

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Disclaimer -- This sandwich was conceptualized by the folks here at BoudinLink.com. It came about on a long drive back to Lafayette from New York in May, 2010. The name "Parrain" is a French term for "God Father," and the idea that we at BoudinLink.com are somehow the "God Father of Boudin" lead to the name. - Anyway, the sandwich is great. It has been on the menu since August 2010 and people really seem to enjoy it.

The Parrain Special

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