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Traditional New Orleans Fare


Learn how to cook traditional New Orleans dishes and the history behind them 

What unites everyone in New Orleans is the city’s love affair with its traditional fare. It’s a romance conducted over white-linen tablecloths graced by crawfish etouffe, in a bistro courtyard with a bowl of gumbo or requited on a picnic bench with a po-boy sandwich stuffed with fried oysters. Creole, Cajun, the list could go on forever.

  • Locals would argue that gumbo is almost its own food group. Learn what's in New Orleans gumbo, where to get it, and recipes for how to make it.
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  • One of the best reasons to visit New Orleans is Crawfish Ettouffee. Try this traditional recipe at home.
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  • New Orleans is famous for a lot of foods, and chief among them is the traditional rice dish known as jambalaya. Here's where to get it. 
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  • New Orleans has a tasty Monday tradition known as Red Beans and Rice. Learn more about this traditional NOLA dish and find a recipe to make it at home!
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  • Try this Italian sandwich invented in New Orleans with cured meats, cheese, olive dressing and great bread.
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  • Beignets are more than just a doughnut! Learn the history and then use our recipe to make them at home.
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  • Do you want that dressed? Po-boys are stuffed and slathered with sauce and served between two slices of french bread. The bread is the most important part!
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  • Learn about the history of bananas foster in New Orleans and then use this recipe to make it yourself!
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  • Every summer, mounds of shaved ice flavored with sweet syrups appear. This affordable sweet treat is known as a snowball (or sno-ball). Not a snow cone!
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  • A look inside the history, traditions and culture around the seasonal treat.
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  • Hand-made or store-bought, pralines are a unique candy of the Crescent City loved by visitors and locals alike.
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  • Boil, peel and enjoy this favorite New Orleans seafood specialty.
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  • Don’t let the name fool you - there’s no grill involved in this iconic dish. Grab a bib and try this beloved (and messy) New Orleans staple.
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  • You can’t come to New Orleans without trying some Gulf oysters. Enjoy them fried, grilled, baked, raw and everything in between.
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  • Whether it’s Lent or just a craving for delicious cuisine, fresh-from-the-Gulf fried seafood can be found in abundance here in New Orleans. From fried shrimp to fried catfish or plump fried...
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