‘Street Food: USA’ New Orleans Episode Features Yak-a-Mein, Sno-Balls, Po’ Boys, and More | Eater New Orleans

"I watched Miss Linda, known as the Yak-A-Mein Lady, explain yak-a-mein as a crossbreed of Asian and African American culinary traditions — a meaty noodle soup made from leftover beef, chicken, or shrimp with cooked eggs, green onions, and noodles stewed in a spicy, salty broth — and heard how her Grandma Georgie’s cooking and the neighborhood’s ‘salt, pepper, and love’ shaped the dish. After Hurricane Katrina closed the school where she worked, she began selling on second-line routes and at festivals and quickly became a fixture people would call out for: “Y’all seen that yak-a-mein lady?” She feels a responsibility to keep the recipe alive as her legacy, continuing to sell it for her daughters, grandchildren, and community following her son’s encouragement to “don’t stop, Ma.”" - Clair Lorell