Saturdays mean zydeco breakfast, from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., every Saturday except those that fall on a major holiday.
They don’t take
reservations at Cafe des Amis, so come early.
Crowd in on the sidelines and drink a dirt cheap,
stiff Bloody Mary while watching a great harmony of sweaty bodies dancing up a
storm to zydeco, a purely American music that started in rural Louisiana in the
early 20th century.
Twirl to the sounds of accordion, fiddle, drums, guitar,
bass and vest frottoir – a percussion instrument fashioned from pressed,
corrugated steel and worn over the shoulders.
Beignets, biscuits and andouille cheese grits highlight a menu
that also features couche couche (Cajun cereal made of cornmeal and milk with
syrup and sugar) and the inimitable oreille de cochon (boudin-stuffed beignet
dough shaped like pigs’ ears with powdered sugar) — mmmm.
After breakfast,
roll over to swampy Bayou Teche.
Check out the 19th century buildings and visit
Breaux Bridge Antique Mall. It’s your typical musty, shelf-stuffed place — with
some aisles accessible and a few too narrow to negotiate by wheelchair.
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