seafood gumbo

Louisiana ocean medley

Seafood gumbo is a thick, hearty stew from Louisiana cuisine built on a roux-darkened broth with okra or filé powder as thickener, featuring shellfish and fish—typically shrimp, crab, and oysters.

It's served over rice and varies by cook and region: We ordered the seafood gumbo at a place in the French Quarter.

Related
  • crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
  • Gulf shrimpCrustacean from warm American waters
  • shrimpSmall edible crustacean
  • okraEdible mucilaginous pod
  • rouxCooked fat-flour paste

Cajun · Louisiana · New Orleans · crab · crab meat · andouille · filé · bayou · stew · one pot meal · jambalaya · creole · holy trinity · sausage · rice · spicy · étouffée · Gulf

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culinary complexity and preparation

seafood gumboplain rice

Unseasoned cooked grain

bread and water · raw oysters · fast food · microwave dinner · sashimi

regional cuisine identity

seafood gumboNew England clam chowder

Cream-based mollusk soup

Texas chili · Kansas City barbecue · Southwestern cuisine

culinary tradition

seafood gumboNew England clam chowder

Cream-based mollusk soup

bouillabaisse · cioppino · miso soup · minestrone · borscht

Family

food, foods, seaward, seafarer, seafaring, seascape, seashore, seabed, seaman

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Top 500,000
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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G