Cajun cuisine
New Orleans fare
Cajun cuisine is the cooking tradition of the Acadians—French settlers expelled from Canada who established communities in Louisiana.
It emphasizes bold, rustic flavors built on a base of onions, celery, and bell peppers (the "holy trinity"), with dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, boudin, and crawfish étouffée.
The food tends toward spicy and hearty, distinct from the more refined Creole cooking of New Orleans: We stopped at a roadside place for authentic Cajun cuisine.
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
- tassoSpiced smoked pork seasoning
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- holy trinityEssential three-part foundation
- rouxCooked fat-flour paste
cast iron skillet · seafood · blackened fish · boudin · onions · beignets · étouffée · jambalaya · andouille · Acadiana · Louisiana · red beans and rice · French cuisine · Louisiana bayou · cayenne pepper · mudbugs · shrimp · bayou
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- Deep SouthAlabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Mississippi Delta
- food traditionstraditional cooking, regional cuisine, ethnic cuisine, family recipes, heirloom recipes
- Cajun LouisianaAcadiana, bayou, crawfish, gumbo, jambalaya
- Gulf SouthNew Orleans, Louisiana Purchase, LSU, Mardi Gras, jazz
- AcadiaPort Royal, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, deportees, expulsion
Cajun cuisinebland food
Unseasoned, tasteless cuisine
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Cajun cuisinenouvelle cuisine
Lighter contemporary French gastronomy
Japanese cuisine · health food · clean eating · steamed vegetables