Some people use the terms Creole and Cajun cuisine interchangeably, but even though there is some overlap, there are many ...

“Indeed, the very word gombo, means okra in several African dialects. Okra adds a decidedly viscous quality to a gumbo, which some find to be off-putting and some an acquired taste, while others ...

Journalist Ken Wells told us about researching the origins of gumbo, the uses of bear lard and growing up in Bayou Black.

West African slaves brought okra from their native lands to the southern United States. The vegetable, which they called kimgombo, also gave gumbo its name. In the 1840s, hundreds of Louisianans ...

In response, families across the region turned to their gumbo pots. Elizabeth Hansen, a Lafayette mom of two, said, "the smell of gumbo filled the air" while taking her kids on a snowy ...

Clip: This is the best gumbo I've ever tasted. Alana: Dooky Chase has always celebrated diversity. In fact, it's New Orleans' only African American establishment featured in the Negro Motorist ...