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This signature dessert from New Orleans is a classic Creole dish.
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For most people, the word gumbo immediately conjures the Cajun and Creole cooking of Louisiana. But okra (ngombo in Bantu), for which the soup-stew is named, reached South Carolina with the slave trade...
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Garlic bread is perfect on the side. You can find Creole or Cajun seasoning in the spice section of most supermarkets.
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Southern cornmeal crusted deep-fried shrimp.
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