As a Louisiana Protestant in a region where Protestants are minority, one of the blessings of the Catholic season of Lent is the emphasis on seafood. 
What kind of penance is this, anyway, to have to eat boiled crawfish in lieu of filet mignon? Or shrimp in lieu of pork loin? Or oysters in lieu of ground round?
Eating Louisiana seafood is not much of a sacrifice, if Lent truly requires
- Eating boiled crawfish is hardly a punishment.
self-denial.
Yep, I know what you mean. A lot of people today are eating fried catfish, seafood gumbo and crawfish. Even the non-Catholics. Man, it’s hard to live in south Louisiana. lol