What is the difference between gumbo and touffée?

New Orleans cuisine can be confusing if you're not from there.It's difficult to keep track of which dishes are Cajun and which ones are Creole.What's the difference between gumbo, jambalaya, and étouffée?

Think of it as a distant cousin of paella.It's got vegetables, rice, and stock and can be served with or without tomatoes.

gumbo, a mix of vegetables and meat or shellfish with a thick stock, is thinner and served as a soup alongside rice that's cooked separately.

Unlike gumbo, which is considered a soup, étouffée is a main course of one type of seafood smothered in a thick sauce and ladled over rice.

The city's historic Monday favorite is red beans and rice.Got all that?

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