Aquista What?, you might ask. When we first arrived in the New Orleans area and began house hunting our son-in-law, who is a fellow foodie, mentioned a family owned market on the North Shore named Aquistapace’s. (pronounced a-qwi-stah-paces) He said it was a great little local market, nothing like the well known chains in the area and that he thought I would enjoy it.
On my first outing I was simply driving around looking at different places of interest, but did not find it. The subject came up again in conversation when mention of the store having the finest wine, beer and liquor selection in the state as well as a huge selection of imported cheeses and specialty items I knew I had to make a bigger effort!
I was not disappointed! I “googled” directions to the market and set out to discover what turned out to be exactly what I’ve been looking for since moving to the area. Fresh flowers, lovely produce, an amazing meat department and wine…wine….and more wine at amazing prices. One shopping cart, situated in the liquor section offered fifths of Stolichnaya “Sticki Honey” vodka for $5.99. Of course, I had to try it, and I have to report it is delicious served over shaved ice with a twist of lemon.
The cheese department delivered all sorts of extraordinary selections and samples for tasting! Goat cheese, montrachet, ages goudas and more filled two large refrigerated display cases on one side of the store.
I especially loved this cheese. It is a raw, organic cheese, Melkbus 149 Truffle, from the “gouda” region in the Netherlands that has bits of shaved black truffle blended in. My daughter tasted a sample and came running to me with this statement, “Mom, I’ve just tasted heaven.”. I had to give it a try and I have to report that she was RIGHT! Slightly creamy with the pungent flavor of black truffle and a hint of walnuts exploded in my mouth! I recommend you find this cheese in your local market and, if they don’t carry it, ask them to order it for you. It will be worth it….trust me!
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Now to discover where to get the best, freshest seafood and fish nearby. Do I have any readers in the Mandeville, Louisiana area out there?
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Holly Sullivan McClure Says:
Good to see you back and enjoying life.
Holly
