re: Why are tomatoes absent in Cajun cuisine?

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Just no tomatoes in gumbo or jambalaya

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I’ve said it since I’ve been on this board. I put tomatoes in my gumbos because I like them and I’ve never had anyone slide a bowl back across the table and refuse to eat it because of them. Never had anyone push them aside either. I’ve eaten a lot of gumbo with them from other people as well.

I don’t put them in jambalaya because I can’t cook jambalaya but if they are in it I’ll eat it.

For full disclosure im not a Cajun nor to I pretend to be. Im African Irish.