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Where Y'Eat: 'Charcuterie Of The Sea' Catches On In New Orleans

A spread of charcuterie made from seafood at Kingfish, a Cajun restaurant in the French Quarter.
Ian McNulty
A spread of charcuterie made from seafood at Kingfish, a Cajun restaurant in the French Quarter.

Food writer Ian McNulty on seafood charcuterie, a new trend that’s catching on at New Orleans restaurants.

Prosciutto and salami, pate and terrines, tasso and jerky and cracklin’. These are the staples of meat boards and charcuterie platters now so popular in the restaurant world. But lately, we're also finding seafood versions of all of this, often presented together as creative seafood charcuterie spreads.

Here are three restaurants where the trend is playing out most fully in New Orleans 

Palace Café

605 Canal St., New Orleans, 504-523-1661; www.palacecafe.com

Kingfish

337 Chartres St., New Orleans, 504-598-5005; www.kingfishneworleans.com

Red Fish Grill

115 Bourbon St., New Orleans, 504-www.redfishgrill.com

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Ian is the host of Where Y’Eat and the Community Impact series at WWNO.