AphroChic Magazine: Issue No. 11

Food
Louisiana Soul
A Savory Meat Pie that Offers a Taste of Home
Natchitoches is a small town in northern Louisiana that is
home to one of the best kept secrets of Louisiana cuisine:
Natchitoches meat pies. I spent summers in Natchitoches
when I was in middle school taking courses like Latin
and trigonometry. And as much fun as academic summer
camp was (no sarcasm — it really was fun!), eating the
Nachitoches meat pies at the end of our four-hour drive
from Baton Rouge was the most memorable part.
In an ode to my northern Louisianan brethren and
sistren, here is my take on the savory Natchitoches
meat pie. I use a crawfish étouffée recipe instead of the
traditional meat filling (shrimp works well, too!) and
bake them for gorgeous flaky layers. If you have leftover
filling, save it and serve it over rice, Louisiana-style.
Words by Vallery Lomas
Photos copyright © 2021 by Linda Xiao
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