Make the next meal you grab on a Tuesday, a meal at the Lake Charles Cash and Carry Farmer’s Market, and leave with more than good food. On Tuesday, Tammy Louviere had fresh-made Crêpes, and a friendly pronunciation lesson.

Pronunciation of the letter “e” in French can be tricky depending on the funny little marking above it. Diacritical marks or accents distinguish cases where the pronunciation differs from what a person might assume when they see an “e.” An ê with a circumflex accent marks an “e” after which originally some other letter was written. Pronounce it like the “e” in bet.

Louviere tweaked a classic recipe to make her own batter for these thin pancakes. It’s less eggy in taste and consistency and more pancake-like. Her best selling  are the cream cheese, strawberry and blueberry. But she has savory varieties as well, including ham or turkey and cheese.

Two young Romero redheaded sisters, Adele and Lucy, were selling “true Neapolitan (pertaining to Naples) pizza, or at least as close to true Neapolitan pizza as can be had using ingredients available in Louisiana,” according to Adele Romero. Their pizza includes Anna Napoletana unbleached farina di grano tenero tipo (flour from bread wheat type) “oo” extra fine flour and Cento pizza sauce.

Their mother helped them with the name of their farmer’s market and private event catering business,  Piacere. Translated to English, it means pleasure.

“Italians might use piacere or it’s my pleasure in the same way we say you’re welcome,” Adele explained.

The Margherita, Pepperoni, Funghi and La Donna Piccante pizzas sold out fast. The name, Margherita has nothing to do with this pizza’s ingredients (or tequila). It was named for Queen Margherita of Savoy. As the story goes, the queen was tired of French food and three pizzas were presented. The mozzarella cheese, basil and sauce variety was the queen’s favorite. The Piacere Funghi pizza featured baby bellas, shitake and truffle oil. Italian dry salami, a type of chile pepper grown in the toe of the Italian boot and hot honey, fresh mozzarella cheese and tomatoes and oregano were the ingredients of the LaDonna Picante.

Grace Yum, owner of GraceYum Authentic Korean Food, began exploring food options for her family and developed healthy, fresh menu items she shares at the farmer’s market. She offered samples for those who ventured close enough to ask a few questions, and those samples resulted in orders for her Kimchi Bulgogi Tacos, BBQ Pork Ribs, Fried Rice, Dumplings and Sweet Potato Noodles or JapChae.

On top of each box, Yum wrote the person’s name and “thank you” in Korean.

JapChae, like the Margherita Pizza, was invented to impress royalty. JapChae means “mixture of vegetables.” The original version had no meat or noodles, just vegetables. The subject who presented it to the king was promoted to what Americans might call a cabinet position. Or, so the story goes.  Today’s Korean Sweet Potato Noodles (JapChae) are made from sweet potato starch and water. Since these noodles do not contain wheat, there’s no gluten. Noodles are mixed with beef and thinly sliced vegetables.

Brent Nelson continues the tradition of his father’s legendary boudin and cracklins with his business, Paul’s Legendary Food.

“My dad sold insurance for over 30 years and he made this stuff for over 60,” Nelson said. “I do it exactly as he did it. For instance I cook my cracklins in a cast iron pot using a wooden oar to stir. I don’t use liver, gizzards or heart in my boudin, just the picnic roast, what some may call the Boston butt.”

Nelson offered cracklings for sampling.

Only one vendor offered fresh-baked desserts on this market day. Jericka Balket is the owner of Janae’s Sweets.

“I started baking six years ago, mainly sharing what I made with my family,” Balket said, “but they told me everything I made was so good, I should try selling it, so here I am.”

And there she was. With a large cookie-looking pastry folded over a cavern of marshmallow, which she called S’mores, lemon blueberry, cinnamon toast crunch, praline king cake cookies and four varieties of cake balls, the perfect ending to grabbing a bite; supporting local small business owners and finding out about food culture, history and those tricky squiggles over the French “e.”

The Cash and Carry Farmer’s Market at 801 Enterprise and Broad is open most Tuesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. Meals and desserts are just a sample of what’s offered. Follow the Facebook page for news and details. Seniors and chefs may enter at 3:30.