Gumbo as a dish has at least been around for AT LEAST the early 1800's. Possibly (likely) before that, but HER version of gumbo has been being made for 75 years. The Creole or seafood gumbo of New Orleans is one of the best-known, and best-documented, types of gumbo. However, the earliest references to gumbo in general date to the early 1800s. Do you two have a P.O. Box? You need some "Slap Ya Mama!" seasoning. (Cajun Seasoning) & some Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning & some Sazón seasoning. (used in many cuisines, including Puerto Rican, Dominican and Mexican cooking, sazón is a blend of spices, and when translated from Spanish, it means simply "seasoning." But there's an inherent complexity to sazón.)
I’m from south Louisiana. Many people from Asia move to south Louisiana and many of our traditional foods include rice. Jambalaya, gumbo, and many other dishes are made with rice.
For those who don’t like seafood gumbo, there’s also chicken and sausage gumbo with okra; equally flavorful in a different way. Jambalaya and gumbo that I grew up with did not have tomato products or ham in them. Jambalaya mostly had chicken and sausage, but sometimes had small cubes of pork.
Soul Food is love, meaning it's made with love. But soul food, soul food, and the foods and techniques associated with the African American cuisine of the United States. The term was first used in print in 1964 during the rise of “Black pride,” when many aspects of African American culture-including soul music-were celebrated for their contribution to the American way of life.
I really love that we can all share and connect through these types of videos. I love watching people, from all over the world, cook and review food! I've had the pleasure of making my own Tikka masala, banh mi sandwich, southern red beans and rice, and a number of other dishes all because people are willing to share their lives with us. Thanks for a great video!
Ok, here is a surprise for you ladies! The Creole style spicing of the food, that is used in the Louisiana food's, that you saw in this video is, literally an American version of the Indian style food's, that you would be used to, back in India! The Creole style of food is, a derivative of a mash-up of Jamaican spice's, that are extremely similar to that used in India, such as the chili pepper's(Hence, why you saw the rice a reddish color, from the medium red chili pepper's, that grew wild in the Jamaican island's, just as they have grown in the field's of India for centuries), aromatic spice's, just as you use in Indian food's, along with garlic, and other spice's, that are used around the world, due to the trade route's across the globe, for centuries. But, the twist to it is, how the influence of the French brought new type's of meat, than just wild bird's and seafood, to the Jamaican Island's a long time ago, that caused an influx of new meat's being available to use. Now, just like in India, the main kind of meat is seafood. The difference is, the type of seafood, such as the type of fish being used, just like in India, the "crawdad's" are just a freshwater shrimp, with many name's(And size's) around the world. Hence, why the Creole style dishes, would taste very similar to as if you were in India. And, the same goes for both countries, with the use of the bell pepper's, tomatoes and etc, that are common vegetables. I have had both authentic Indian food(I love spicy food), as well as authentic Creole style food, and they both are unique in a similar way(Like, comparing 2 type's of chili pepper's, where they are similar, but unique in their own way, as well), with the difference of the way that the spice's & herb's are used, to flavor the food's made with them. And, if you are wondering why I keep bringing up "Creole" style food's, instead of "Soul Food"? It is because they are one in the same. Now, with Louisiana, it is a mash-up of how the French slave owner's, from France, that came to the USA, bought their slave's, from the Jamaican Island slave trader's, causing the 2 to be mashed together, to create the unique but similar flavor to that of India, from the trade's between France & India, over the centuries, and the French bringing the newer spice's & herb's from France, that the Jamaican's fell in-love with, and started to grow them on their island's, along with the similar chili pepper's...
What? African-Americans didn't come from Jamaica. 99% of American slaves came directly to the states from Africa. The Caribbean had a high mortality rate & low birth rate, they didn't have the numbers to export slaves vs African-Americas having a high birth rate and a low mortality rate. And ppl on the gulf coast use the same spices as Jamaicans because the gulf coast has the same wild vegetation as Jamaica due to proximity & the same native tribes inhabiting the areas. Plus we shared the same colonizers.
@Gigi-fp8pd yes they did sell slave's to the plantation owner's in Louisiana. I didn't say that ALL of them came from there, but some of them did. Do some research, before you question historical fact's. Plenty of the slave's came from Jamaica and Haiti. Now, did the majority of them come from Africa? The answer is yes. But, did they all come from Africa? That answer is, no. Not all slave's were only African's. You probably don't even know anything about the Irish slave's, either. Or, how there are still slave's in the Middle East, even today...
Dude, the seasonings and food are from Africa. The styles of cooking are a combination of African, French and Spanish. Jamaica is similar but different.
@@melisasmythe dudette, many of the Spanish seasoning's such as the chili pepper's, were transported back from the Mid-America's & Northern-South America area's, that were originally used by the Aztec's, that the Spanish brought back to Spain, after they found the Mid-American land, as the Native American tribe's, were using them to cook their food's with. And, the Jamaican's and Native American's, traded spice's, long before Spain even knew the America's even existed. Please turn off "The View", and change the channel to the "Discovery" & "History" channel's, instead. And, you just might learn something useful. Just sayin...🙄😒
I wonder if you can make a vegetarian gumbo. Sure some can call me crazy for that idea but I'm more curious than anything since I am aware of what is and isn't ok for varying cultures and religious beliefs. Same with the jambalaya. Though I have heard of beans used for patties before. ...I just can't remember right now which beans are used.... But then again my head feels like an angered bull is ramming my skull. Weather pressure changes does that to me.
Gumbo as a dish has at least been around for AT LEAST the early 1800's. Possibly (likely) before that, but HER version of gumbo has been being made for 75 years. The Creole or seafood gumbo of New Orleans is one of the best-known, and best-documented, types of gumbo. However, the earliest references to gumbo in general date to the early 1800s.
Do you two have a P.O. Box? You need some "Slap Ya Mama!" seasoning. (Cajun Seasoning) & some Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning & some Sazón seasoning. (used in many cuisines, including Puerto Rican, Dominican and Mexican cooking, sazón is a blend of spices, and when translated from Spanish, it means simply "seasoning." But there's an inherent complexity to sazón.)
I’m from south Louisiana. Many people from Asia move to south Louisiana and many of our traditional foods include rice. Jambalaya, gumbo, and many other dishes are made with rice.
For those who don’t like seafood gumbo, there’s also chicken and sausage gumbo with okra; equally flavorful in a different way. Jambalaya and gumbo that I grew up with did not have tomato products or ham in them. Jambalaya mostly had chicken and sausage, but sometimes had small cubes of pork.
Soul Food is love, meaning it's made with love. But soul food, soul food, and the foods and techniques associated with the African American cuisine of the United States. The term was first used in print in 1964 during the rise of “Black pride,” when many aspects of African American culture-including soul music-were celebrated for their contribution to the American way of life.
You ladies give great reactions. I enjoyed watching this with you two. Much success and many blessings to you two and your channel.
I really love that we can all share and connect through these types of videos. I love watching people, from all over the world, cook and review food! I've had the pleasure of making my own Tikka masala, banh mi sandwich, southern red beans and rice, and a number of other dishes all because people are willing to share their lives with us. Thanks for a great video!
There are also Indian restaurants in Louisiana run by Indian immigrants. My favorite is Punjabi Dhaba. They started in a gas station.
Ok, here is a surprise for you ladies! The Creole style spicing of the food, that is used in the Louisiana food's, that you saw in this video is, literally an American version of the Indian style food's, that you would be used to, back in India! The Creole style of food is, a derivative of a mash-up of Jamaican spice's, that are extremely similar to that used in India, such as the chili pepper's(Hence, why you saw the rice a reddish color, from the medium red chili pepper's, that grew wild in the Jamaican island's, just as they have grown in the field's of India for centuries), aromatic spice's, just as you use in Indian food's, along with garlic, and other spice's, that are used around the world, due to the trade route's across the globe, for centuries. But, the twist to it is, how the influence of the French brought new type's of meat, than just wild bird's and seafood, to the Jamaican Island's a long time ago, that caused an influx of new meat's being available to use. Now, just like in India, the main kind of meat is seafood. The difference is, the type of seafood, such as the type of fish being used, just like in India, the "crawdad's" are just a freshwater shrimp, with many name's(And size's) around the world. Hence, why the Creole style dishes, would taste very similar to as if you were in India. And, the same goes for both countries, with the use of the bell pepper's, tomatoes and etc, that are common vegetables. I have had both authentic Indian food(I love spicy food), as well as authentic Creole style food, and they both are unique in a similar way(Like, comparing 2 type's of chili pepper's, where they are similar, but unique in their own way, as well), with the difference of the way that the spice's & herb's are used, to flavor the food's made with them. And, if you are wondering why I keep bringing up "Creole" style food's, instead of "Soul Food"? It is because they are one in the same. Now, with Louisiana, it is a mash-up of how the French slave owner's, from France, that came to the USA, bought their slave's, from the Jamaican Island slave trader's, causing the 2 to be mashed together, to create the unique but similar flavor to that of India, from the trade's between France & India, over the centuries, and the French bringing the newer spice's & herb's from France, that the Jamaican's fell in-love with, and started to grow them on their island's, along with the similar chili pepper's...
What? African-Americans didn't come from Jamaica. 99% of American slaves came directly to the states from Africa. The Caribbean had a high mortality rate & low birth rate, they didn't have the numbers to export slaves vs African-Americas having a high birth rate and a low mortality rate.
And ppl on the gulf coast use the same spices as Jamaicans because the gulf coast has the same wild vegetation as Jamaica due to proximity & the same native tribes inhabiting the areas. Plus we shared the same colonizers.
@Gigi-fp8pd yes they did sell slave's to the plantation owner's in Louisiana. I didn't say that ALL of them came from there, but some of them did. Do some research, before you question historical fact's. Plenty of the slave's came from Jamaica and Haiti. Now, did the majority of them come from Africa? The answer is yes. But, did they all come from Africa? That answer is, no. Not all slave's were only African's. You probably don't even know anything about the Irish slave's, either. Or, how there are still slave's in the Middle East, even today...
Dude, the seasonings and food are from Africa. The styles of cooking are a combination of African, French and Spanish. Jamaica is similar but different.
@@melisasmythe dudette, many of the Spanish seasoning's such as the chili pepper's, were transported back from the Mid-America's & Northern-South America area's, that were originally used by the Aztec's, that the Spanish brought back to Spain, after they found the Mid-American land, as the Native American tribe's, were using them to cook their food's with. And, the Jamaican's and Native American's, traded spice's, long before Spain even knew the America's even existed. Please turn off "The View", and change the channel to the "Discovery" & "History" channel's, instead. And, you just might learn something useful. Just sayin...🙄😒
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I wonder if you can make a vegetarian gumbo. Sure some can call me crazy for that idea but I'm more curious than anything since I am aware of what is and isn't ok for varying cultures and religious beliefs. Same with the jambalaya. Though I have heard of beans used for patties before. ...I just can't remember right now which beans are used.... But then again my head feels like an angered bull is ramming my skull. Weather pressure changes does that to me.
Yes, you could make it a vegetarian version.
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