Boucherie

The traditional pig-slaughtering party, or Boucherie, where Cajuns gather to socialize, play music, dance, and preserve meat does still occur in some rural communities and individual farms, but the use of every last bit of meat, including organs and variety cuts in sausages such as 'boudin' (never correctly spelled boudain) and the inaccessible bits in the head as head cheese is not still a necessity.