Cajuns
Bayou country descendants
Cajuns are descendants of French-speaking Acadians who were expelled from eastern Canada in the 18th century and settled primarily in Louisiana.
The term refers both to this ethnic group and to their distinctive culture, which blends French, African, Spanish, and Native American influences.
Cajun cooking features dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, and crawfish étouffée.
Cajun music combines accordion and fiddle with blues and country influences.
We went to a Cajun restaurant in Lafayette.
Spiced Louisiana stew
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- boudinRice-stuffed pork casing
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
andouille · roux · filé · holy trinity · red beans · rice · dirty rice · cracklins
Gulf Coast pelican state
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- AcadianaCajun cultural region
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
Lafayette · marsh · levee · prairie · Gulf Coast · Vermilion · Iberia · delta
Pre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- two-stepFast paired ballroom dance
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
festivals · joie de vivre · storytelling · folkways · pirogue · crawfish boil · customs · dance halls
Gulf Coast pelican state
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- descendantsThose who come after
- exileBanishment from homeland
Nova Scotia · heritage · ancestry · diaspora · settlers · migration · deportation · Francophone
gumbo
Spiced Louisiana stew
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- boudinRice-stuffed pork casing
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
étouffée · andouille · roux · filé · holy trinity · red beans · rice · dirty rice · cracklins · tasso
Louisiana
Gulf Coast pelican state
Lafayette · wetlands · marsh · levee · prairie · Gulf Coast · Vermilion · Iberia · delta · backwater
Mardi Gras
Pre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- two-stepFast paired ballroom dance
traditions · festivals · joie de vivre · storytelling · folkways · pirogue · crawfish boil · customs · dance halls · family gatherings
Louisiana
Gulf Coast pelican state
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- descendantsThose who come after
exile · Nova Scotia · heritage · ancestry · diaspora · settlers · migration · deportation · Francophone · Métis
- French diasporaFrench Canadians, French Americans, Huguenots, Quebecois
- Colonial LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana Purchase, French Quarter, colony, governors
- ethnic communitiesethnic enclave, immigrant community, indigenous community, tribal community, refugee community
- FrancophoneFrance, Paris, French language, French grammar, Canadian French
- French Colonistshabitants, coureurs des bois, voyageurs, French Canadians, colons
- LouisianiansCreoles
CajunsYankees
New York baseball franchise
New Englanders · WASPs · Anglo-Americans · Midwesterners · urban elites
- Cajun cuisineLouisiana French cooking tradition
- cajun foodSpicy bayou cuisine
- Cajun seasoningSpicy Louisiana spice mixture
- Cajun musicLouisiana French folk tradition
- cajun friesSeasoned fried potato strips
- Cajun spiceLouisiana-style spice blend