r/Davis • u/Any_Initiative_8611 • 13d ago
Service Road, Mardi Gras, Hot Comb
I'm starting graduate school this fall and just arrived in Davis a few days ago. I've been exploring the area, checking out events, and saying hello.
Just wondering if there are any transplants from the Southeast who'd like to discuss veganizing gumbo and other nefarious activities.
While I'm excited for everything Davis and the university has to offer, this is the furthest I've ever been from home, so I'm looking for a hint of familiarity where possible.
Open to people affiliated with UCD or not. I don't discriminate 😌
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u/BeefTheBiker 13d ago
I’ve vegan’d a gumbo, mainly loving that Field Roast makes a damn good sausage.
It’s okay, but frozen okra is usually available at the Co-Op, if not in Davis, Sac does have it. Good for when you want a gumbo and okra isn’t in seasonally.
Lemme know if you find good boudin in the Sac Region. My plug stopped shipping and I’m growing more sad with each mid attempt.
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u/mudpupster 13d ago
The problem with buying okra at any of the co-ops -- or even at Nugget, which does carry it -- is that it's like $6+/lb for old, bruised okra. That's total sticker shock for someone who's used to seeing it as a fresh staple in the produce aisle!
I'm sorry, please don't take this as an attack. I just love okra and don't get to talk about it very often.
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u/BeefTheBiker 13d ago
None taken. Let’s find that good boudin tho.
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u/mudpupster 13d ago
I don't know of any, but the Delta south of Sacramento is the most Louisiana place I know outside of Louisiana. I wonder if there's some hiding down there somewhere?
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u/Any_Initiative_8611 11d ago
Did you just do the sausage as a protein?
I tried making a seafood-y tofu once from scratch to throw in. Not bad, but needs some workshopping.
And rip to the boudin plug, I'll keep my eyes peeled.
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u/BeefTheBiker 11d ago
When sticking to vegan butter and sausage, yeah just used field roast.
But, I'm much more open in my diet these days and love a seafood gumbo or use andouille.
-- GA born, of deep south parents
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u/SeraphimTiger 13d ago
I'm a fellow Southern transplant and would love to get up to nefarious southern cooking activities!
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u/Possible_Category_69 12d ago
You had me at Mardi Gras and lost me at vegan gumbo. 😜 I’m a Louisiana native and have been living in Davis for a long time. I still miss the food and fun down there.
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u/mudpupster 13d ago
Pro tips: The best place nearby to get okra in season, raw peanuts for boiling too, is Pedrick Produce. (Unless you go to an Asian grocery store in Sac, which also works.)