JOHNSON’S GROCERY
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Legends & Lore®
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Industry & Commerce
- 700 E Maple Ave, Eunice, LA 70535, USA
- 30.4876, -92.408284
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City of Eunice
JOHNSON’S GROCERY
Inscription
JOHNSON’S GROCERYORIGINAL SITE OF ARNESTOR
JOHNSON’S DRY GOODS STORE.
SAID TO BE FIRST TO SELL
CAJUN BOUDIN IN THE 1940S.
A SOUTH LOUISIANA DELICACY.
CENTER FOR LOUISIANA STUDIES
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021
Inscription Side B
JOHNSON’S GROCERYLE PREMIER SITE DU MAGASIN
DE GROSSERIE D’ARNESTOR
JOHNSON, SOI-DISANT LE
PREMIER VENDEUR DU BOUDIN,
UNE DÉLICATESSE LOCALE.
CENTER FOR LOUISIANA STUDIES
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021
Considered Louisiana’s most famous sausage, Cajun boudin is a culinary staple, especially in the Southern region of the state. Cajun style boudin is traditionally made of ground pork, rice, onions, green peppers and Cajun seasoning, however many variations exist, including boudin made of crawfish, shrimp, even alligator meat.
Johnson’s Grocery, originally located in the City of Eunice, is believed to be the first shop to commercially sell boudin back in the 1940s. Owner Arnestor Johnson purchased meat from boucheries, a Cajun tradition of communal hog butchering, and created his own recipe to make boudin. This proved so popular, he was eventually producing 2,000 pounds of boudin every Saturday. People visited from far and wide to sample and purchase Johnson’s boudin to take home.
While the original Johnson’s Grocery in Eunice closed its doors in 2005, its legacy lives on. In 2008, Arnestor Johnson’s granddaughter, Lori Walls, opened Johnson’s Boucaniere in Lafayette, LA, where she serves up boudin using the recipe her grandfather made famous.
