I am by no means versed in this but the andouille sausage I have bought, a few years ago traveling through Louisiana was almost mealy? Meaning soft texture. It was generally slightly strong flavor but subtle, if that makes any sense. I took a few coolers and loaded up with sausage, shrimp and mud bugs. I bought lots of different things from several spots, each one claimed to be the “1â€. Lots of awesome scenery and lots of scary places but was an awesome trip. They all claimed to make the best “come back dipâ€. They say it’s meant to have you come back. Was awesome and the real Cajun folks will mesmerize you as they speak.