Out of the ordinary foods...

[freckleface782]

I'm looking for some items in New Orleans that are usually a little harder to find in such as: Sea Urchin, Quail Eggs, Sweetbreads and Zucchini Blossoms. Please help!

[gastrotect]

Oh, I have to watch this thread. I'd like to know about some of these myself. Sweetbreads shouldn't be hard to find though. I can't speak for all the recs here (though I completely trust them), but I did have some very good sweetbreads at Le Crepe Nanou (Uptown near Kyoto and Creole Creamery).

[nomadchowwoman]

I bought just-picked zucchini blossoms at the Crescent City Farmer's Market last Sat. for $4 for a pt.container; there were 8 or 9 of them.
Sweetbreads at all the above-mentioned restaurants, but I've also had them at Wolfe's (the one on Rampart & Dumaine, formerly Peristyle) several times, where they've been excellent, at Herbsaint, at Iris.

[Bill Hunt]

We had several of these at Restaurant August:

Quail eggs
Sweetbreads
Squash Blossoms (OK, not exactly what you asked for, but similar)

Enjoy,

Hunt

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Restaurant August
301 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

[Vineaux]

Bayona has always been known for their sweetbreads. Recently. I've had them at Brigsten's (very good) and MiLa (outstanding)

[JGrey]

Saw both quail eggs and zucchini blossoms at the farmer's market on Broadway this morning. Not sure if those vendors are at the Saturday market.

[Hungry Celeste]

Quail eggs are easy; go to an asian grocery store and you can buy 'em by the dozen. Asian Gourmet market in Kenner, Hong Kong market in Gretna, various other asian markets around town.

Sea urchin: can't say that I've seen it outside of restaurants. Kanno in Fat City and Horinoya on Poydras both offer urchin at times.

Zucchini blossoms: check the farmers' markets; sometimes WF has them (at absolutely ruinous prices)...dunno if any of the latin american markets springing up like weeds after a rain has them or not. I'll look around; maybe Union supermarket in Kenner?

[JazzyB]

Sweetbreads are offered in most better rest.

[hazelhurst]

My old stand-by Galatoire's has offered them for years..evevn when no one else did. I wonder if anyone locally has brought back skate? I have not seen it in New Orleans...New York re-discovered it some years back.

[edible complex]

Iris does an amazing skate!

[hazelhurst]

I am glad to hear that....how do they prepare it? The classic is buerre noir and it is very hard to beat that. I've seen it in town off-and-on for a long time but not as a regular item.

[joedontexan]

sweetbreads can be found at Bayona I believe