Is there such a thing as Gumbo without rice?

Cauliflower rice

While gumbo with rice is heavenly, gumbo without rice can be pretty satisfying, too. Just make sure it's GOOD gumbo.

I eat it all the time without rice. I’ve always been a “light on the rice” gumbo eater, as are many others. It all boils down to personal preference. If you lined up the Cajuns at a family reunion, you’d have a wide range of gumbo eating styles, ranging from lots of rice/minimal juice all the way to no rice at all, with stops In between at potato salad or baked sweet potatoes or (more recent) cauliflower rice.

Cauliflower rice doesn’t have remotely the same taste, but it is a decent alternative if you just need something else in your bowl.

My wife and son do not eat rice except for rice dressing or jambalaya.
They’ll eat gumbo, roast or any kind of beans, no rice.

Thanks everybody. I'm not a cajun and don't claim to be one. Just love the food.

cup of flour95g/20 bowls =

Whenever I order it in a restaurant I tell them to put the rice on the side.

Then you can eat as much or as little as you want.

I prefer no rice and always am amazed seeing people eat theirs with so much rice, it’s like a stew. But hey, eat it how you want.

I prefer rice, though I'm not heavy on the rice. However, dipping some sweet potato into the gumbo is quite good. I don't put the whole thing in. I just get some on my spoon and then get gumbo on the spoon with it.