Cajun Creole Cuisine
A typical creole roux is made from butter and flour as in france while a cajun roux is usually made with lard or oil and flour.
Cajun creole cuisine. Smoked meat is widely used in cajun cuisine to this day. Cocina acadia is a style of cooking named for the french speaking acadian people deported by the british from acadia in canada incorporating west african french and spanish cooking techniques in region of louisiana. The history of cajun cuisine. This cuisine is based on seafood especially shellfish game pork and generous seasoning.
However the distinction runs much deeper into the history of new orleans. One of the simplest differences between the two cuisine types is that creole food typically uses tomatoes and tomato based sauces while traditional cajun food does not. This is partly due to the scarcity of dairy products in some areas of acadiana acadia louisiana when cajun cuisine was being developed. Looking for cajun and creole recipes.
The encyclopedia of cajun creole cuisine. Allrecipes has more than 550 trusted cajun and creole recipes complete with ratings reviews and cooking tips. Cajun and creole food are both native to louisiana and can be found in restaurants throughout new orleans. Chef john folse co gonzales la 2004 isbn 0 9704457 1 7.
In their rural surroundings cajun cooks excelled at using every part of an animal. Hippocrene books new york ny 2005 isbn 0 7818 1120 1.