New Orleans: French Quarter Food Tour with a Local – Louisiana, United States

EXPERIENCE

Discover the rich culinary heritage and history of New Orleans on a guided walking tour of the famous French Quarter. Sample local specialties as you learn about the various cultural influences which have shaped Cajun country.

Start your culinary journey with the most important meal of the day, a tasty breakfast. Try the beignet, iconic pastry, a deep-fried sweet dough treat. After a sweet treat we will head to the oldest public market in the United States, the French Market. A destination popular with visitors for over two centuries where you will try a local dish from one of the stalls and meet some colorful local characters.

Begin exploring the streets of the French Quarter, which is often called the Crown Jewel of New Orleans. Your guide will take you to some of their favorite palate-pleasing spots where you’ll sample a Cajun New Orleans dish. You will also have the chance to try some traditional gumbo, perhaps the most famous dish of New Orleans. Learn why its recipe sparks much controversy amongst chefs and discover how hundreds of years of history have helped shaped this dish, and how it varies from restaurant to restaurant throughout the area.

Finish the tour with something sweet, some rich local praline made from the region’s generous array of pecans and locally grown sugarcane.

HIGHLIGHTS

Discover the flavors and sounds of America’s oldest public market
Take a fascinating food tour of the colorful French Quarter neighborhood
Learn about New Orleans’s culinary history through the eyes of a local
Sample some traditional Cajun delicacies, local’s doughnut, and a cup of gumbo
Personalized attention on small-group tour (or private) for just 12 people

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