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Why is tomato. based "gumbo" so prevalent outside of Louisiana? ??
Posted on 8/15/15 at 11:09 am
Posted on 8/15/15 at 11:09 am
I have never been able to figure this out. You will never find a dark roux based brown gumbo on a menu or cooked by a home chef unless it is from a La native. I understand that most people from outside the state view our food based on what they have had in New Orleans. I have never ordered gumbo in New Orleans. How common is a tomato based gumbo in New Orleans? Is a tomato based gumbo just more appealing to the masses? Help me understand. 
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Posted on 8/15/15 at 11:13 am to mouton
Had a non tomato gumbo in Mobile a few weeks ago. Was pretty good and dark.
Wintzels or something on Dauphin.
Wintzels or something on Dauphin.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 11:21 am to mouton
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How common is a tomato based gumbo in New Orleans?
It's the second biggest problem in New Orleans after Confederate monuments.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 11:43 am to mouton
It's simple. Creoles put tomatoes in everything. New Orleans has a deep Creole history. Therefore you get tomatoes in your jambalaya and gumbo sometimes. Deal with it.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 11:50 am to MightyYat
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Therefore you get tomatoes in your jambalaya and gumbo sometimes. Deal with it.
Creole. Not Cajun. So when alot of places out of state advertise "Cajun gumbo", it's really not.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 11:55 am to ragincajun03
Who gives a shite what someone in Kentucky calls gumbo? People that get their panties in a wad over tomatoes in these dishes are as bad as the damn beer snobs.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 12:07 pm to TigerWise
quote:
t's the second biggest problem in New Orleans after Confederate monuments.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 12:45 pm to mouton
I never get Jambalaya or gumbo at a restaurant in NOLA.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 1:31 pm to TigerWise
quote:
It's the second biggest problem in New Orleans after Confederate monuments.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 2:32 pm to mouton
Because they're idiots
Posted on 8/15/15 at 2:35 pm to MightyYat
The term creole is on a very large continuum. What makes someone a Creole?
I thought, was having a blood line of either French or Spanish ancestry from Europe.
But it came about with mixed races of African, Spanish, and French.
Anyway, I thought the Italians put tomatoes in their gumbo. Haha
I thought, was having a blood line of either French or Spanish ancestry from Europe.
But it came about with mixed races of African, Spanish, and French.
Anyway, I thought the Italians put tomatoes in their gumbo. Haha
Posted on 8/15/15 at 2:44 pm to MightyYat
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Who gives a shite what someone in Kentucky calls gumbo?
Hmmm, I didn't see any poster from Ky but I've had gumbo in Lexington. It was white. It had no tomatoes. They simply don't make a roux. It was horrible.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 3:16 pm to mouton
I've found that most folks outside of Louisiana really don't make too many things with a roux. Most don't know how or don't want to take the time to make sure it doesn't burn.
New Orleans is where most visitors come and eat and most restaurants serve "Creole" gumbo...hence the tomatoes.
As long as it's good, I don't care if it's creole or Cajun.
New Orleans is where most visitors come and eat and most restaurants serve "Creole" gumbo...hence the tomatoes.
As long as it's good, I don't care if it's creole or Cajun.
This post was edited on 8/15/15 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 8/15/15 at 3:22 pm to mouton
Actually, there are plenty of restaurants in NO that do not have tommy-toes in their gumbo. Some do, however, and, yeah, it's a Creole thang.
Posted on 8/19/15 at 1:18 pm to VOR
It seems like most Gumbos that homecooks make outside of La are just a tomato and okra soup with some seafood. Is this common in New Orleans as well?
Posted on 8/19/15 at 1:26 pm to mouton
The only tomato "based" gumbo I have ever had in New Orleans is Liuzza's. I have had many with tomatoes in the gumbo, but they are still using okra and/or filé as the thickening agent.
Posted on 8/19/15 at 1:26 pm to mouton
quote:Welcome to Piccadilly. This is what they serve for gumbo.
outside of La are just a tomato and okra soup with some seafood.
As per tomatoes in Gumbo, stupid is as stupid does.
Posted on 8/19/15 at 1:38 pm to StripedSaint
What is considered tomato based? I have had great seafood gumbo with some tomato in it but it was still a dark brown roux with mostly an okra base.
Posted on 8/19/15 at 1:39 pm to mouton
Who makes gumbo, outside of yáll?
If it´s outside of LA, it´s either
1. LA themed restaurant
2. A novelty
Correct?
If it´s outside of LA, it´s either
1. LA themed restaurant
2. A novelty
Correct?
Posted on 8/19/15 at 1:52 pm to mouton
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This post was edited on 8/19/15 at 2:16 pm
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