Smiley's Bayou Club

Dance to live Cajun music on the weekends. Call for a schedule.

2206 Veterans Memorial Dr.

Erath 70533

Phone: 337-937-4591

See map: Google Maps

Activities

entertainment

music-dancing

What's the difference between Cajun and Creole cooking?

Cajun cooking is country cooking of southwest Louisiana and its gravies, stews and gumbos contain no tomatoes unless we're specifically making a tomato based sauce. New Orleans serves Creole food, not Cajun, which is basically city cooking and they tend to use hotter peppers in their seasoning. Tomatoes are a staple in Creole foods.

Bouquet Garni (boo-kay gar-nee)

An herb bouquet. A small cheesecloth bag containing 1 large bay leaf, teaspoon thyme, teaspoon dried basil, about 8 sprigs fresh parsley, teaspoon dried tarragon, 3 chopped green celery tops, 6 whole peppercorns and a slashed clove of garlic used in Cajun cooking