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Fresh vs. Smoked Sausage
Most of the best dishes known to Cajun Country aren’t complete without some flavorful links of sausage in the pot. But how do you decide what kind of sausage is best for the job? Should it be spicy boudin or andouille? Or something more adventurous like alligator or...
Grilling at Home with the Best Stop
Nothing beats grilling at home. The smell of fresh sausage or boudin hot off the grill, a cold one in your hand and your go-to playlist playing in the background. It’s our favorite way to enjoy the breezy days of summer—and we’re not alone. You can’t tell us that you...
Meat the Team: Robert Cormier
In the economic downturn of the 1980s, Robert Cormier and Lawrence Menard (Uncle Brud) stood in a vacant parking lot in Scott, Louisiana, and began talking about new possibilities.
The Best Stop Gives Back
When we sold our first link of boudin back in 1986, our goal was to provide our community with the best specialty meats in Louisiana while creating a brand our families could be proud of.
No Such Thing As Leftover Boudin
Here in Louisiana, we don’t let good food go to waste. That’s especially true with our award-winning boudin prepared fresh at The Best Stop Supermarket. We sell more than two thousand pounds of this delicious Cajun treat every day, so you could call us experts on the...
Tips For Freezing: A Guide to Proper Meat Storage
At The Best Stop, we’re firm believers that the best meat is fresh meat. But we also understand that eating meat while it’s fresh isn’t always a possibility—and we’d rather see our customers save our award-winning cuts of specialty meats for later than throwing away...
Cast Iron Care: How We Keep Our Black Pots Looking Like New
Cooking with cast iron is awesome. There, we said it. If you haven’t cooked with cast iron, you’re missing out! Its nonstick coating naturally improves with time, it holds heat better than any other metal and it’s virtually indestructible! At the Best Stop, we’ve been...
The Best Way to Brown: 5 Tips For Searing Your Meat
Here at The Best Stop Supermarket, we know better than anyone that a perfect sear is one of the most important parts of creating mouthwatering Cajun dishes. That's why we made this list of our favorite tips for getting a perfect sear every time. First Things First:...
Meat the Team: Penny Gennuso
This month, we wanted to sit down and chat with The Best Stop’s very own Penny Gennuso! You don’t have to talk to Penny long to get a feel for her outstanding work ethic and tenacity and, through her managerial oversight and an eye for detail, she has turned The Best...
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