New Orleans Cuisine BasicsWhat is New Orleans Cuisine?What is Cajun Food?What is Creole Food?Do you guys blacken everything you eat?Is all New Orleans food spicy?What is New Orleans Cuisine?New Orleans Cuisine is best represented by one of its most famous dishes: Gumbo. Gumbo is a soup that is a combination of many different ingredients. It can be made with seafood, chicken, sausage, vegetarian, or a combination of all of these. That's what New Orleans food is all about. Over the years we have assimilated the best aspects of French, Spanish, African, Carribbean, Central American, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc., cuisine and blended it into a gumbo that is uniquely New Orleans.
What is Cajun Food?What is Creole Food?"Creole" food is a catch-all classification for most of the food we eat in New Orleans. There are sub-categories, such as Creole- French and Creole-Italian. Gumbo is Creole. So is Oysters Bienville. Most French and Italian restaurants in New Orleans are "Creole," in that their cuisine reflects their New Orleans roots as well as their Continental ones.Creole cooking in New Orleans crosses just about all racial and ethnic lines. There's not much in the way of classic "Soul Food" in town, because everyone eats the same basics, and they're Creole. In fact, there is only one restaurant in town that can even be classified as a "Soul Food" place, and that's Dooky Chase's.
Do you guys blacken everything you eat?NO!!! The trend of "blackening" meat, chicken, and fish was popularized by Chef Paul Prudhomme (K-Paul's Cajun Kitchen). "Blackening" has become a part of our cuisine as Prudhomme has grown more and more popular, but there is much, much more to New Orleans food than just this aspect.
Is all New Orleans food spicy?Yes and no. Red Beans and Rice at Mother's is pretty spicy, but Chicken Rochambeau at Antoine's is quite subtle. There are some restaurants (like K-Paul's) where much of the food on the menu is spicy, but that's not typical of all New Orleans food. One of the reasons you'll find one or more kinds of red pepper sauce on the table at many restaurants in town is because tastes for hot food vary even among locals.
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