Alligator on a stick popular at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On a usual Saturday at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the New Orleans Shrimp Hotel food stand goes through 1,000 pieces of alligator on a stick.

"It's hot, it's hot, and it's hot," laughed owner Jim Rewertz. "It's hot, but it's good!"
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Rewertz and his family have been serving up cajun classics at the rodeo for 32 years.

"I'm from Illinois. Black pepper and salt," he explained. "So, I said, 'Why are you guys eating all this food? You should be selling it!' Then, the whole family turned into a food enterprise."
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