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CSCA - Louisiana and the Gulf Coast

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CREOLE   show
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show French immigrants to Nova Scotia in the early 16th century who came for religious freedom. They were persecuted by the British and left in the middle 1700s, fleeing to New Orleans. They settled in the bayous of New Orleans - known as the Cajuns.  
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show French immigrants of Nova Scotia (Acadia), became known as Acadians. Moved to New Orleans because of religious persecution & became known as Cajuns, derived from Acadians. Their food was hunted and gathered from back bayous - considered country food.  
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HOLY TRINITY   show
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show These dishes are smothered dishes, cooking slowly in a covered pot or skillet with a little added liquid to sautéed ingredients.  
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show This is the Creole word for pan-frying.  
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CRAWFISH   show
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FILÉ   show
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show AKA chayote, custard marrow or vegetable pear, it is a member of the cucurbit family – think watermelon and cucumber. Their delicate flavor pairs well with crabmeat and shrimp and they are most often served roasted and stuffed with a mixture of seafood.  
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OKRA   show
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show Africans brought sesame seeds with them where they knew them as benne. They appear in savory crackers and in the thin, brown sugar cookies known as benne wafers and in praline-like candies.  
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show First cultivated on Avery Island, Louisiana, during the Civil War these peppers are crushed into a mash and combined with vinegar and salt. After aging the mixture in oak barrels it is bottled and sold.  
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show This is a popular breakfast item literally meaning “lost bread”. It is similar to French Toast.  
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show Pounded veal or beef round fried in oil and butter and served over hominy grits with a reddish brown gravy.  
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BEIGNETS   show
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GUMBO   show
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show This dish might be aptly named “cleaning out the kitchen.” It is a highly seasoned, strongly flavored rice dish, which may contain any combination of pork, fowl, smoked sausage, ham or seafood. It often contains tomatoes.  
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show Cajun Andouille is made from a diced, lean cut of pork – the shoulder, butt or shank – mixed with a little pork fat and seasoned with garlic, salt and black and often red pepper.  
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BOUCHERIE   show
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TASSO   show
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RED BEANS AND RICE   show
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show These came from Antoine’s Restaurant in New Orleans. The owner’s son wanted to create an oyster dish to replace snails so he covered oysters on the shell with a rich green-colored sauce.  
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show A sub like sandwich born in the early 1900s when the Italian grocers sold plate lunches to workers consisting of cold meats, cheese, bread and pickled olive salad. The name comes from the name of the Sicilian bread which was stamped on the paper and  
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PO’ BOY   show
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BLACKENED REDFISH   show
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show A central part of Mardi Gras. It is a brioche, or other rich dough ring filled with a nut mixture (sometimes fruit and cream) and derived from a pithivier. The top is decorated with sugar in the 3 Mardi Gras colors. A plastic baby is hidden inside.  
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PRALINES   show
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BANANAS FOSTER   show
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