Making a gumbo with no chicken

of course.

but

I need somekinda sausage.

Oh ok, cool. Is the taste much different than chicken?

I dont think the taste is different considering you will be tasting the juice of the roux and stock that it sits in. Chicken and turkey are both bird. However, the texture is slightly different, but it’s not noticeable unless you have a keen palate.


For example: The restaurant I worked at used to use turkey and sell it as chicken and sausage gumbo because turkey is cheaper. Nobody ever noticed. (Atleast no one said anything...)

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Best gumbo recipe I’ve ever had

If you like it, that's all that matters. But I personally prefer to keep my poultry and my seafood separate when it comes to gumbo. Most Louisianans would agree

fair, but I grew up in GA and all my family is in MS minus a few who are in LA

I love turkey and sausage gumbo. If you smoke the turkey, it's also excellent. I actually prefer turkey to chicken except in fried chicken gumbo like Paul Prudhomme's recipe, but I've thought about frying turkey pieces the same way. Just haven't gotten around to it.

@BOB