Other than the meats, what's the difference between Yaya and pastalaya?

Google shows it to be a cream and
Cheese based mushroom/crawfish pasta. So yea, just like pastalaya.

I don’t put mushrooms, cream, or cheese in my pastalaya.

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Google shows it to be a cream and
Cheese based mushroom/crawfish pasta.

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I Google it and all I get is Gumbo ya ya recipes - which is a stupid enough moniker in and of itself.

Pasta jambalaya in restaurants is a cream base. Cajun pastalaya is jambalaya over noodles. Never heard of ya ya.

Biggest difference in restaurant style vs “Cajun” style is that a restaurant usually will cook the ingredients and then mix with the pasta. Because it’s quicker and easier. And restaurants love to use cream and butter because it tastes good. I like the name “pasta jambalaya” for that because it’s catchy and can sell dinners.

A real pastalaya is cooked in one pot like a jambalaya. That’s the real difference, in my opinion.

My definition of pastalaya is jambalaya with pasta instead of rice. My pastalaya is the same thing as my jambalaya until I pour the pasta in.

I’m not again at adding cream, cheese, or anything else, but to me, that then becomes a pasta dish, not really a pastalaya. Don’t offer me “pastalaya” if it’s going to be creamy or cheesy, call it something else! Or call it a creamy pastalaya.