cajun food
Bayou kitchen fare
Cajun food is the hearty, spicy cuisine of the Acadians—French settlers who migrated to Louisiana after being expelled from Canada in the 18th century.
It features bold seasonings, rice, and local ingredients: crawfish, andouille sausage, and the "holy trinity" of onion, celery, and bell pepper.
Signature dishes include gumbo, jambalaya, étouffée, and boudin.
We stopped for cajun food on the way through Lafayette.
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- red beans and riceSimmered legumes over grain
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
- crawfish boilSeasoned freshwater crustacean meal
bayou · roux · andouille · étouffée · boudin · creole · Louisiana · spicy · blackened · okra · smothered pork chops · shrimp · holy trinity · hot sauce · po'boy · zydeco · swamp · seasoning
spiciness and flavor intensity
cajun foodbland food
Unseasoned, tasteless cuisine
hospital food · British cuisine · steamed vegetables · plain rice