# @hellomeridian on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXkfLY_EpDB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64802162-hellomeridian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-25T21:42:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Natalie ▫️ Boise & Idaho Social Media Creator/ Podcaster (@hellomeridian) — https://gondola.cc/hellomeridian

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You guys know I’m very invested in pitmaster Tonya at smokinironbarbq in Meridian. So I need to tell you about her sausages!

She learned how to make sausage at her very first job in a barbecue meat market over 40 years ago. There was an old Polish butcher who didn’t really let women on the butcher side, and it took time, but he eventually taught her.

What she makes now is a traditional Texas 60/40. Mostly beef, super tender, and smoked the way it should be. She also does a jalapeño cheddar version using that same base, just with fresh jalapeño and cheddar added in.

They’re shaped as Texas C-links, so they’re curved, a little thicker, and made with natural casings so the meat absorbs more smoke.

That whole side of the menu is an ode to her Texan roots.

Then she has a Cajun link that’s completely different. All pork, with a traditional rice boudin dressing smoked right into it. That comes from her Cajun family.

This is the one you’ll find in her jambalaya and gumbo!

You can order these on the menu, or grab them from their refrigerated section to take home.

They also just won Best Barbecue in the Treasure Valley from Idaho’s Best!

Smokin Iron BBQ
520 S Meridian #110
Meridian, ID 83642
Open Tuesday–Sunday

#hellomeridian

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