This rich, slow-cooked stew blends succulent shrimp, tender crab meat, smoky andouille sausage, and a deeply flavorful roux into a one-pot wonder that’s beloved across generations. Whether you’re ...

Gumbo Is a Taste of Louisiana History — Here’s What to Know (and How to Make It) This iconic stew has a complicated history. Here’s how gumbo became emblematic of both Creole and Cajun cuisines.

This iconic stew has a complicated history. Here’s how gumbo became emblematic of both Creole and Cajun cuisines.

Although recipes for gumbo didn’t appear in cookbooks until the mid-1800s, historian Gwendolyn Midlo Hall uncovered the first known mention of gumbo in a 1764 court document, according to writer ...

A mouthwatering bowl of gumbo is not just an iconic dish, but an invitation to learn about the foodways of Louisiana. “I have to be careful about speaking in terms of specific rules [about gumbo],” ...

Gators, gumbo and good times: The heady new Louisiana food trail you need to try. A culinary journey through the Pelican State brings swamp tours, karaoke and a selection of North America’s most ...

You can now find decent gumbo, Louisiana’s signature Cajun and Creole soup, all over America. But there’s no better place to eat it than in the Gumbo Belt. By that I mean the 22 parishes that ...

“Around the rest of America, you rarely see people identifying their European heritage as Creole, but in the 1800s they would have, and people continue to in Louisiana,” says Seiferth.