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When living outside of Louisiana How or what do you do to replicate Louisiana dishes?
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:09 pm
I’ve lived away from home for quite a few years.
How do y’all enjoy red beans and rice, gumbo, jambalaya etc?
I may get a ton of down votes, but i enjoy blue runner for their gumbo bases (and red beans/creole cream style).
I love trappeys for their okra tomato cans (I can make a solid etouffe with extra frozen okra/and copious shrimp
And yes, I do go home on occasion to get the real deal, but this is more a question for folks that love to cook, but live far away from their roots
Also, the off topic lounge is much more enjoyable than the food board , so save that comment
How do y’all enjoy red beans and rice, gumbo, jambalaya etc?
I may get a ton of down votes, but i enjoy blue runner for their gumbo bases (and red beans/creole cream style).
I love trappeys for their okra tomato cans (I can make a solid etouffe with extra frozen okra/and copious shrimp
And yes, I do go home on occasion to get the real deal, but this is more a question for folks that love to cook, but live far away from their roots
Also, the off topic lounge is much more enjoyable than the food board , so save that comment
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Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:11 pm to dexy82
I moved somewhere with great seafood, just with a different flair. I honestly don't miss it much but you can find most louisiana seasonings and stuff on Amazon these days
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:11 pm to dexy82
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:12 pm to dexy82
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How do y’all enjoy red beans and rice, gumbo, jambalaya etc?
Texas has grocery stores, so I just go there and get the ingredients I need and make whatever dish I'm craving.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:13 pm to dexy82
We drive back home twice per year to load the freezer with seafood primarily. my wife is an amazing cook. Her gumbo is fire
This post was edited on 4/21/25 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:14 pm to dexy82
I have one of those replicators from Star Trek,
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:15 pm to dexy82
The biggest challenge for me (living in TX) is finding smoked sausage that makes my gumbo taste how I want it to taste. Also miss tasso for the same reasons.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:17 pm to dexy82
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When living outside of Louisiana
How or what do you do to replicate Louisiana dishes?by dexy82
I’ve got access to great seafood but the sausage game is for shite.
When I visit I bring back an assortment of sausages, pickled pork etc.Last time I brought back about 45 lbs.
I always bring back po boy bread too.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:19 pm to dexy82
Sorry you had to leave Louisiana just to find a job
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:19 pm to dexy82
I buy sausage when I go home. You can make all of those dishes with items from any grocery store in the country plus good sausage.
People love to wax poetic about the food, and it’s good, but it can be made from anywhere in america well.
People love to wax poetic about the food, and it’s good, but it can be made from anywhere in america well.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:22 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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People love to wax poetic about the food, and it’s good, but it can be made from anywhere in america well.
This.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:23 pm to dexy82
Why would you want to replicate Louisiana food? It sucks. It’s one of the reasons everyone’s so fat here.
This post was edited on 4/21/25 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:23 pm to dexy82
I moved to MN and let me tell it's hard as hell to get good ingredients for Louisiana cooking.
I found one little grocery in the hood that sells good stuff.
Also some Asian markets will have LA products.
Otherwise I buy stuff online.
I've all but given up on good French bread though.
I found one little grocery in the hood that sells good stuff.
Also some Asian markets will have LA products.
Otherwise I buy stuff online.
I've all but given up on good French bread though.
This post was edited on 4/21/25 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:25 pm to dexy82
I can make a roux for a gumbo or a pot of red beans, etc. anywhere but the further I get from Louisiana, the harder it is to find good smoked sausage and those dishes just don't taste as good without it.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:26 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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People love to wax poetic about the food, and it’s good, but it can be made from anywhere in america well.
I do agree.
But with two starving boys and a family to feed, I get lazy when it comes to cooking so I look for paths of leaset resistance.
AND…
I cook constantly
No fast food (save vacation)
This post was edited on 4/21/25 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:28 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
I'm north of DFW Airport and there's a local place that stocks up on gumbo crabs, Savoy's Tasso and Andouille, plus Leidenheimer bread. Got another business making crawfish, shrimp and oyster runs every week and I'm on their list to check with every week.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:28 pm to MRTigerFan
quote:you have to have it shipped or have an ice chest carry on imo.
good smoked sausage
Sausage everywhere else is
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:28 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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People love to wax poetic about the food, and it’s good, but it can be made from anywhere in america well.
Sure, it "can" be made.
It's the effort of making it that is the main issue.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:29 pm to dexy82
you order Louisiana brands online and have them shipped.....thats what I do and most of the people from Louisiana that I know that live out of state do
Posted on 4/21/25 at 4:30 pm to HubbaBubba
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gumbo crabs,
See.
That’s where I miss my mom making gumbo with little blue crabs
That’s not feasible on a Tuesday in Wisconsin
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