Mathias Gumbo

Mathias Gumbo is an American folk hero known for his central role in the creation myth of the official state cuisine of Louisiana, gumbo. The story was passed through oral tradition down to folk historian Dr. Benny Graves who first relayed the tale of Mathias Gumbo to the general public in Say You Love Satan 80s Horror Podcast Episode 136 - The Beast Within (1982). He is described by Dr. Graves as "like a cross between Gambit and Johnny Appleseed".
== The Myth of Mathias Gumbo ==
"Oorih, so I be walken szroo zee wood, aftuh mah dey, woken at teh rice fak-to-ri, an I be tinkin wot am I gone make mah keeds fo' dinnuh this dey, Honh? An so, I heer thu' soun of duh zylaco an I know eet iz duh Craw Witch. She got her crawfish in a bo', an I be sayin', "Craw Witch, watchoo got der". She say "Mathias Gumbo, I be makin my famous crawfish n' mah spice.' N' I say I trade you sum rice fo' dat craw. An' she say, "Mathias Gumbo, gladly." So den I got da rice an' duh craw, an I be walkin' troo duh swamps aggin', an' I tink to mysef, but dis this isn enuf fo' me n' mah chilrenz be really mad if I sho' up. An' den I see duh Been Wizard. He be hangin' out. "Been Wizzoh! Watchu got ovuh dere?" An' he go "Mahmemako my famo' been *unintelligible*" An' I say "Gimme some of dem been an' some of dat been juice on mon ami!" So I be gettin' some been and some of dat craw and that I got dat rice from da day. I mix em up in a pot wen I get home an I add a little bit uh secret Mathias Gumbo spice. An mum! My children dey be sayin' "Poppa, what is dis delicious ting you been creatin'?" An I say, HM, what do I call dis, Honh? GUMBO! An' dat is the origins story of gumbo."
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