Don's Specialty Meats

Nine-time winner at the Scott Boudin Cook-Off — the annual competition that settles arguments in Scott — Don's Specialty Meats works from locally sourced pork and seasoning that runs heavier on cayenne than most operations. The cracklins are made in-house. The smoke links and stuffed chickens have their own following. Acadiana's foodways came from expulsion and resettlement. After the British expelled French-speaking Acadian refugees from Canada at the end of the Seven Years' War, many Acadians settled in this region, intermarrying with other settlers and forming what became known as Cajun culture. The cooking that emerged carries that history forward — techniques and tastes that survived forced migration and took root in new ground. Don's operates on the I-10 service road in Scott, where the work of making boudin continues in the present tense. This is the stop where locals direct visitors who want to understand the range of what boudin can be. Expect a line at peak hours.