Wayne Jacob's Smokehouse in LaPlace is a multi-generational andouille sausage producer and restaurant that has operated since 1950, specializing in the LaPlace-style smoked andouille that is the foundational sausage of Louisiana Creole cooking. LaPlace is known as the Andouille Capital of the World, and Wayne Jacob's is among the oldest continuously operating smokehouses in the region, using a wood-fired smoking process.
Quick facts
- ·Located at 769 W 5th St, LaPlace, LA 70068.
- ·LaPlace's claim as Andouille Capital of the World is documented and the annual Andouille Festival is held there.
- ·Wayne Jacob's has been featured by the Southern Foodways Alliance in a short documentary.
- ·Represents the German Coast meat-smoking tradition in a specific, visitable form.
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