A Pasta Gallery Ramps Rhubarb Rice Salsify Shad and Shad Roe Sorrel Strawberries Summer Squash Taro Root Cajuns are the folks who live in the bayou country to the west and south of New Orleans.
Cajun food is simple and full of flavor.
It is mostly prepared in heavy, cast iron pots and makes use of the rice and seafood that are so abundant in the Gulf of Mexico. Gumbos and jambalayas are the most well-known Cajun specialties . They were probably imported by the Spanish, who briefly occupied the area. Likewise, Native American influence is strongly felt in many recipes. The term, Creole, means simply a person with European blood who has been born in the New World.