I found out the folk life village had smothered rabbit on the menu one day, so I requested that my group get that, instead of the usual. So many times people commented on wanting authenticity, and smothered rabbit is beloved by many older Cajuns. Boy, was I wrong! Suddenly, authenticity meant nothing, as people were confronted with eating the Easter bunny. 😳😂
Lesson learned, on my part.
Not sure they appreciated my little joke about the method of cooking smothered rabbit. “First you put the pillows over their little faces...”