Today marked the 22nd annual Catfish Festival in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Known as the largest one day festival in the state of Louisiana, people travel from miles to get a bite of the farm-raised catfish. Last year, over 5000 pounds of catfish were served. By the looks of the frying vats, I would guess that this year doubled that number. Dan & I were obligated to sample the famed catfish today at work. It was, well, different. The locals insist that "the crispier the better" with regards to the catfish. I had difficulty discerning between the fish flavor and the fried flavor.
Continuing with the Southern experience, today I also watched a "Fiddling Contest" and had a number of people comment on my "yankee" accent. Most importantly, however, we got a picture with a giant catfish. Cute?
