The first question when it comes to eating boudin is, do you eat the casing or not? And the answer is, it's up to you. Some people do eat the casing, but it can be chewy.

One common way to eat boudin is to bite into one end and squeeze the filling into your mouth, rather like a push pop made of meat and rice. You might end up eating some of the casing this way, which is perfectly all right. You'll also find that boudin is loosely stuffed, so it won't snap when you bite it the way some other sausages do. But this looseness aids in getting the filling out of the casing.

A common way to eat boudin is to squeeze it out of the casing and eat it on crackers, sometimes with a squirt of mustard.

Unlike French boudin blanc, Cajun boudin is casual fare, even finger food, which is as likely to be eaten in a parking lot as at the table. It can be eaten for lunch, dinner, or breakfast.