re: A question for those of you who put tomatoes in jambalaya

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You know, if you trace the roots of jambalaya back to its parent paella, tomatoes as an ingredient is almost a no brainer. I'm not saying it's a rule or anything, but it's far from strange to see tomatoes in jambalaya.

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I was born and raised in New Orleans and I always heard that Creole jambalaya had tomatoes and Cajun jambalaya did not. I don't know how accurate that is since I am neither Creole nor Cajun, but that's what I always used to heard the old folks say.