The other day I came across a man selling produce by the side of the road. I have found that stopping and taking a look around is often worth being 10 minutes late to where ever I am going. This guy, set up at a gas station at the edge of the town of Ville Platte, LA was selling turnips and filé - homemade filé. A true find. I didn't know people around here still made their own filé. I was able to get 16oz. (enough to last me a life time) for $4.
16 February 2009
Filé & Turnips
The other day I came across a man selling produce by the side of the road. I have found that stopping and taking a look around is often worth being 10 minutes late to where ever I am going. This guy, set up at a gas station at the edge of the town of Ville Platte, LA was selling turnips and filé - homemade filé. A true find. I didn't know people around here still made their own filé. I was able to get 16oz. (enough to last me a life time) for $4.
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Great Find!..and I find turnips are underappreciated. At the Baton Rouge farmers market, there is a creole farmer who grinds sassafras leaves into 'homemade' file. Pass by on a Saturday morning if your in town. Not sure if he's still there...I moved away in 2006.
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