For the last couple of hundred years we’ve been making food in Acadiana that tastes totally different from anything you find anywhere else in the world. But, with the notable exception of New Iberia’s Tabasco - which is a hugely successful international brand - it’s only been relatively recently that Acadian food manufacturers have tried exporting our tastes beyond the borders of Louisiana.
Aileen's lunch guests today have companies that are taking basic tastes from our everyday Acadian menu and selling them successfully across the country.
Krispy Krunchy Foods sells fried chicken that Neal Onebane perfected and sold in his local convenience stores in the early 90’s.