A FOOD TRADITION
Louisiana Creole and Cajun cuisine
A Louisiana cooking tradition combining Creole urban influences with Cajun foodways, Gulf seafood, rice dishes, and French-derived techniques.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Grillades and grits
A Louisiana dish of braised meat medallions in a savory vegetable gravy served with soft corn grits.
Gumbo
A Louisiana stew built from a seasoned broth with vegetables and commonly roux, okra, sausage, chicken, or seafood.
Jambalaya
A savory Louisiana rice dish in which rice is cooked with aromatic vegetables, stock, and commonly pork sausage, chicken, or seafood.
King cake
King cake is a sweet, yeasted wheat-flour pastry that is baked and finished with icing or sugar, with fillings varying by recipe.
Louisiana bread pudding
Louisiana bread pudding is a baked custard dessert made from stale French bread, milk, eggs, sugar, and often raisins, sometimes finished with a bourbon sauce.
Louisiana seafood court-bouillon
A Louisiana seafood stew in a tomato-based vegetable gravy, typically built around fish with shrimp or crab variations and served with rice.
Maque choux
A Louisiana vegetable side dish of sautéed corn with onion and bell pepper, often enriched with butter or cream.
Muffuletta
Muffuletta is a New Orleans round sesame bread sandwich layered with olive salad, cured meats, and cheeses.
Natchitoches meat pie
A Louisiana hand pie made from seasoned ground beef and pork with aromatic vegetables enclosed in wheat-flour pastry and baked or fried.
New Orleans barbecue shrimp
A New Orleans dish of shrimp simmered in a rich butter-based barbecue sauce flavored with garlic, lemon, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper.
New Orleans pralines
A New Orleans confection made by cooking sugar with pecans, dairy, and butter until the mixture sets into rich, fudgy candies.
Oysters Bienville
Oysters Bienville are baked oysters topped with a rich mixture commonly including shrimp, mushrooms, peppers, green onion, cream, butter, cheese, and breadcrumbs.
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