Take A Bite Of A 5,000-Egg Omelette At The Omelette Festival In Louisiana
By Jackie Ann|Published October 20, 2019
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Jackie Ann
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Louisiana native and LSU Alum (Geaux Tigers!), Jackie has lived in Louisiana for over three decades and currently lives in New Orleans. She's been writing for OnlyInYourState since 2016 and can often be found with a coffee at her side, dreaming of her next adventure.
Louisiana has over 400 festivals a year, ranging from food to folklore. Now that the temperatures have begun to drop, we’ll start seeing a festival just about every weekend somewhere in the state. Louisiana will throw a festival for just about anything, so why not omelettes? The Giant Omelette Celebration takes place in just a few short weeks, and you’re not going to want to miss it. We guarantee this is the largest omelette you’ll ever see, and seeing it come together from start to finish is truly incredible. Bring the whole family out, kids will love it! And the best part is that you get to eat the omelette afterward! Let’s take a closer look
Louisiana plays host to countless festivals a year, but few are as unique at the Giant Omelette Celebration in Abbeville.
The festival is jam-packed with activities throughout the two days. Antique car shows, charity walks, and an egg cracking contest are just some of the events you can look forward to.
It takes 50 lbs of onions, 75 bell peppers, 4 gallons of onion tops, 2 gallons of parsley, 1.5 gallons of cooking oil, 6.5 gallons of milk, 52 lbs of butter, 3 boxes of salt, 2 boxes of black pepper, 15 lbs of crawfish tails, and over 5,000 eggs to make this giant omelette.
The giant omelette is cooked over a wood fire in the middle of the street. Yep, that’s right! The fire will be lit around 11 a.m. so it can get nice and hot by the time they begin cooking the omelette, which happens around 1:30 p.m.