Welcome to LSU game day in Baton Rouge. The place where thousands of loyal Tiger fans gather to party like rockstars, drink like fish, and eat like kings. Oh, and occasionally watch some good ole smash mouth SEC football.
What goes behind the scenes at every tailgate are a handful of dedicated and loyal people that do things that allow them to separate themselves from the average tailgater, and lets them be a part of the greatest tailgating tradition in the country. This may include waking up at the crack of dawn to set up tents, ice down kegs, and setting up entertainment systems for not only LSU fans, but those from the opposing teams as well.
Sure, the Tiger faithful take pride in the ability that they can out-drink any other group of fans. But what we're really proud of, is the food that we consume every weekend. This... is when one of the more generous types of people come in. It's the guys or gals behind the grill, burner, pot or any cooking device. These people take the time to bust their humps to slave away in the hot Louisiana heat to prepare some good eats to level off some of the hangovers that are to come the next morning. They sacrifice a lot of their fun time to work and aren't even personally thanked for it most of the time...But they still love doing what they do and especially love to sit back see people enjoy their food. That my friends, is what LSU tailgating is all about.
On this day, Mr. Harvey created some delicious pastalaya and chicken and sausage gumbo. Pastalaya is basically jamabalaya, but in noodle form. If you know someone that can pull it off, you're in for a real treat. This was ridiculously tasty. There was a ton of spices and pieces of delicious meats. So delicious that it may even sway a vegetarian's stance.
People generally don't eat soup while the weather is warm... but not in Louisiana! Any weather, is gumbo weather. This gumbo had everything you'd want in it. Okra, chicken, sausage, you name it. You think gumbo is good by itself? How about trying it with some potato salad in it. Sounds crazy, I know. I have never heard of it before, but Joey claimed that people out in Lafayette do it and that it's pretty damn good. He was right. So, now if you have some extra potato salad laying around and a bowl of gumbo. Give it a shot. I added some Louisiana Hot Sauce in it and I was ready to rage for a few more hours til kickoff. Another successful day of eating in the books.
As always, the food was delicious and I can't wait for what shows up next.
Thanks Joey, and all the other hard working cooks and tailgaters out there in Tiger Nation. LSU tailgating would not be the same without y'all.
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