In most places, Monday is just Monday. In New Orleans, Monday is the traditional day to eat creamy red beans and rice, the ultimate comfort food made with slow-cooked dried Camellia red beans and spiked with ham hock and spicy sausage. Lots of local bars serve this home-style special Mondays as a lagniappe, but these are the restaurants that locals wait all week to visit for red beans at the start of the week, while some deliver the can’t-resist goodness all week long.
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