"Belle Calas! Tout chauds!" — "Beautiful calas! Very hot!"

What is a Calas? A Calas is a sweet or savory rice fritter and is part of New Orleans culinary history. The Calas has African origin and was a popular street vendor food in the New Orleans Colonial era. These fritters were an opportunity for slaves of the plantation era to buy their freedom. On Sundays, Calas Vendors would sell their wares to church goers as they left services. This near forgotten New Orleans cultural and food legacy has been championed by New Orleans food historian and chef Poppy Tooker.

We embrace the Calas as the Tailgate Tigers submission for this year’s Hogs For The Cause Porkpourri Category. We will offer a Pulled Pork savory Calas with three dipping sauces. A Cherry Wine Reduction Sauce, Green Onion Sauce & Peanut Ginger Sauce.

We will have a few available for taste testing while they last at our booth. Come on by B30 for a taste of New Orleans history..

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Poppy Tooker interview - https://www.splendidtable.org/story/the-crusade-to-save-the-cala-a-rice-dish-thats-part-of-new-orleans-history