Recommended for everything from popcorn to popcorn shrimp, breakfast to late-night snacks, and gourmet foods to French fries. The Walker Family is proud to produce their line of top quality Cajun seasonings and recipes in their home town.
Their story:
So Why’s It Called “Slap Ya Mama”?
You’d think this story starts with a mama getting slapped — and we can understand why. To this day, though, creator Anthony “TW” Walker has not once slapped his mama. He never even thought about it!
Here’s the real story.
In 1996, the Walkers owned a local convenience store, which included a 24-hour deli, and it was there that TW searched for a seasoning that had an authentic Cajun flavour without the heavy salt content of the national brands. When he couldn’t find one, TW did what folks in Louisiana, particularly Ville Platte, do best—he gathered up the family and they went to work making their own unique seasoning blend. Sitting at his Grandmother’s kitchen table and with inspiration from his mother, Wilda Marie, TW and family mixed version after version of a seasoning blend until it all came together and the taste was just right.
TW’s sons, Jack and Joe, were very young in those days. The boys loved rolling around and causing general bouts of mayhem, so TW and Mama Jen put their boys to work rolling an antique glass pickle jar around the living room floor to mix their new Cajun seasoning. It was the perfect combination of work and play if ever there was one.
Everybody loved the Walkers’ Cajun seasoning so much that it eventually needed a name. Drawing inspiration from TW’s well-known dish, “World Famous Slap Ya Mama Atomic Potatoes,” his wife, Mama Jen, insisted that the seasoning be called Slap Ya Mama. With the approval of TW’s mother, Wilda Marie, the Slap Ya Mama brand was born.
The Range:
Seasonings: ‘Original’ Cajun Seasoning in 8oz and 16oz; ‘Hot’ blend 8oz; ‘White Pepper Blend’ in 8oz.
Sauces: Cajun Pepper 5fl oz; Cajun Hot 5fl oz; Buffalo Wing 12fl oz.
