New Orleans: French Quarter Food Tour with a Local

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New Orleans: French Quarter Food Tour with a Local

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Eat and drink your way through the best dishes that the French Quarter has to offer on this foodie walking tour with a local. Learn about the area's rich heritage with a variety of tasty samples.

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Highlights

Discover the flavors and sounds of America’s oldest public market
Take a fascinating food tour of the colorful French Quarter neighborhood
Learn about New Orleans’s culinary history through the eyes of a local
Sample some traditional Cajun delicacies on a shared group or private tour
Join a carbon neutral tour, organized and led by an eco-certified tour operator

Description

Discover the rich culinary heritage and history of New Orleans on a guided walking tour of the famous French Quarter. Sample local specialties as you learn about the various cultural influences which have shaped Cajun country. Meet your guide on the banks of the Mississippi River, and start your culinary journey with the most important meal of the day, a tasty breakfast. Try the beignet, a deep-fried sweet dough treat. Head next to the oldest public market in the United States, the French Market. A destination popular with visitors for over two centuries, here you will try a local dish from one of the stalls and meet some colorful local characters. Begin exploring the streets of the French Quarter, which is often called the Crown Jewel of New Orleans. Next, try some traditional gumbo, perhaps the most famous dish of New Orleans. Learn why its recipe sparks much controversy amongst chefs and discover how hundreds of years of history have helped shaped this dish, and how it varies from restaurant to restaurant throughout the area. Finish the tour with something sweet, some rich local praline made from the region’s generous array of pecans and locally grown sugarcane.

Includes

Guided walking tour 4 food stops and 5 food samples

Important Information

This tour is carbon neutral, operated by a B Corp certified company committed to using travel as a force for good.
Please note food options, portion sizes, and stops will vary depending on the season and where we stop that day, but the total amount of food included will be equal to a full meal.
The maximum number of people on this tour will be 12 passengers
This is a child-friendly tour. Children under the age of 6 can join this tour for free
This tour features visits to establishments that are not always able to cater for vegetarians and other dietary requirements