1795–1805, < Louisiana French, French: sausage; Old French, of obscure origin
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Laughter and smoke from boudin and BBQ chicken drifted out across the bayou.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
During the festival, food available on site includes crawfish bread, pecan catfish meuniere and catfish almondine, cochon de lait and turducken po-boys, boudin, crawfish étouffée, jambalaya, crawfish Monica and shrimp and grits.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
Gregg Wallace: "The boudin blanc... I admire your courage but it is such a difficult thing to do and I find yours is a little bit dry."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2023
There's a dish called boudin — which we, initially, for the longest time thought was called "boo-din."
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2023
The boudin of course all Paris has for supper on the night before the great Christmas feast:— Consommé de Volaille au fumet de Céleris.
From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel)
They settled in Hyde Park, Chicago, where they also raised Chesa Boudin, the son of comrades who were serving long prison terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
According to the gallery, Riley's inspiration for the exhibition title came from a letter from Claude Monet to fellow French painter Eugène Boudin.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
A recent study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at the University of California, Berkeley, found that Krasner and Bragg are more well known than Gascon, Schmidt, or Boudin.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2025
“Across the state, voters are really concerned about public safety and are frustrated with incumbents,” Boudin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
“I’m afraid it’s not as simple as that,” Boudin explained.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Originally, boudins were certain of the intestines of the buffalo.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the buffalo became extinct in the East, it was found that the boudins of hogs were equally good.
From Time Magazine Archive
The latter, tough as he was, furnished us an excellent supper from his tongue, hump-ribs, boudins, and marrow bones, and we all lay down to sleep and dream of the sports of to-morrow.
From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne
Turn the boudins on a platter, surround them with the hot peas, and send them at once to the table.
From Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs by Rorer, Sarah Tyson Heston
But the stomachs of the hunters longed for their favourite food, the hump ribs and boudins of the buffalo; and after a halt of two hours, we moved forward through the openings.
From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.
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