What do you think of our food?Growing up with stuff like crawfish,it came as a shock for me to find out that some Northern friends I know found our eating habits weird...or they just plain thought the food was not of their tastes.
2007-03-20 08:30:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
My husband loves crawfish etouffee(sp?). We went to New Orleans and ate so much food, but worth every inch I gained!! Can we say Cafe du Monde? Begnettes(sp?) and Cafe Au Lait are my favorite. If you have a recipe for it, I would appreciate it!
2007-03-20 12:07:43 · answer #1 · answered by treasureyourself 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't find it weird at all , I am a big soul food fan i am Puerto Rican grew up with eating Latin American food which i love but when i was introduced to Southern Food from an ex i was hooked like a catfish lol. I love everything smothered , fried ,and all though i know its not good for you to eat fried foods i cant get away from it . My compliments to all the Great Women who thought up these comfort foods . I cook Soul food every Sunday . Its comfort food and that's what Sundays are about resting and having and a big family meal . I have all my Dinners cooked by 2:00pm on Sundays this way we can feast all the day thru . My Favorite's are Greens, Ham , Baked Mac and Cheese ,Neck bones,Smothered Turkey Wings ,Fried Chicken,Crawfish etoufee,Smothered Pork Chops, Gumbo, all of those dishes. I Make the best Sweet Potato pies and Gumbo , Oh and Lets not forget Peach Cobbler and Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce. My Compliments To The Southern Cooks Where cooking is done with Love , right from the Heart of your Soul ...
2007-03-20 17:00:02 · answer #2 · answered by Janette R 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love the cuisine from Louisiana. As a chef in the Midwest (not exactly a hotspot for creative cooking), I try to incorporate many different cooking styles and backgrounds into my daily menus. I actually had some of my customers ask me if I was from New Orleans because I have so many Cajun and Creole dishes offered. I personally prefer the richer tastes of the Creole cuisine, but do get a craving for the spice of the Cajun every now and then
2007-03-20 17:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by Punkie'sDad 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was brought up, try it at least once. There is only one food source I have eaten several times that does not get any better...lima beans. There was one other that gave me pause for thought before I ate it. An Asian delicacy of duck eggs hard boiled after 21 days of incubation. Need I say, there was a duck in there. A little salt and it went down real nice.
2007-03-20 15:49:39 · answer #4 · answered by eks_spurt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm from rural California and our eating wasn't too different. We ate crawdads and some ate frog's legs. I couldn't eat hot until about 8 years ago. I was introduced to real Cajun food in Houston, then moved to the Midwest where there were Cajun restaurants. I love it now.
2007-03-21 22:52:02 · answer #5 · answered by mrsdagle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cajun or Creole? I love them both!
I am Indian, so I love it. I love all the chicken & seafood dishes. The dishes are spicy & very flavorful. They are a wonderful combination of different cultures & cooking styles.
PS: all food cultures have "weird" dishes & eating habits. To Indians, eating hamburgers is weird!
Probably one of the few countries where ingredients are pretty standard & mainly vegetarian.
2007-03-20 15:36:39 · answer #6 · answered by Desi Chef 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are some things I don't like from La, but crawfish isn't one of them. I see them as micro-lobsters. I'm not a big fan of jambalaya, but one of my favorite dishes is boudain (sp?). I had it when I was in La. We go to Bojangles all the time. Ok, I know that's like saying a McDonald's burger is like we fix at home, but still, I like the spicy flavors.
2007-03-20 16:19:07 · answer #7 · answered by dwilmoth822 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love Jambalaya, seared catfish, lots of hot stuff like that. Being from Vermont I don't know if these are considered Cajun cuisine or what...I just know I really enjoy the taste.
2007-03-20 17:32:43 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ironically, Travel channel is airing an episode of Bizarre foods in the Gulf Coast (LA) March 26th.
2007-03-20 15:41:20 · answer #9 · answered by tHEwISE 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in Texas so I ate Louisiana(Cajun/Creole) style food occasionally, and I I don't think its weird at all, in fact I love the spicy flavors.
2007-03-20 16:35:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋