Put extra pepper on it. Now it's Cajun! The Cajun and Creole food thread.

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The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Phil Moscowitz posted:

That looks really good.

Thanks! First attempt, and it was probably the most delicious thing I�ve ever made. Definitely going to make that again soon, in bigger quantities.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2021 10:18

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 22:59

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

There�s a few good ones there, and a few I�d definitely skip. The Main St Market has some really nice places. Last time I went I had some really good soul food from SYI Express, who aren�t on that list. Calling it a food court though is a bit of a disservice. On the one hand, technically yes that�s true, but on the other they�re all little independent local retailers.

Capital City Grill is nice for brunch. Tsunami is expensive and not that great, but the view is good.

It�s all very downtown, which doesn�t have a massive selection, so the McDonald�s and Jimmy John�s fee like they�re scraping the barrel in terms of what to have. If you can go out of downtown you start getting much more choice, and honestly much better options. If you need suggestions, I�m more than willing to drop a small list as well.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2021 11:41

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Discussion Quorum posted:

I've been gone from BR long enough that the restaurant scene is pretty unrecognizable from when I lived there, but here are a few thoughts.

Parrain's is a standby for seafood. I liked Sammy's on Highland for crawfish. Tsunami is all about the view, but if you're downtown it's worth at least grabbing a drink on the rooftop. On a more recent visit we ate at City Pork which I thought was pretty good. Bistro Byronz is another good option.

I can't speak too much for fine dining because I was a broke as poo poo twenty-something, but Juban's is good and Nino's Italian on Bluebonnet is owned and operated by some friends of ours.

I guess you could go to the original Raising Cane's location if you want the experience of "eating Cane's in a place that doesn't look like a Cane's" Although if I wanted to go eat somewhere with a campus vibe it would probably be The Chimes (get the blackened alligator and boudain balls).

Is the little hole-in-the-wall Thai place under the Perkins Road overpass still there? I remember that being really good. If you just wanted to drive and see what catches your eye, Perkins Road heading east from the I-10 overpass is a decent bet. Also Government Street heading east out of downtown.

If you're talking about Rama, unfortunately they shut down less than a year ago.

These are all good suggestions, especially Chimes, City Pork, and Parrain's. Juban's is having issues right now, it seems. I'd also recommend Louie's, which is a diner that's been around LSU campus since the 40s. Elsie's Pie & Plate on Government is really nice. I have to give a shout out to Pit-n-Peel, which is owned by a friend of mine, for bbq and seafood. Every time I'm back in BR, I get a chimichanga at Zippy's because I've not found one as good anywhere else. Ruby Slipper Cafe is a small chain, based out of New Orleans, but their food is really good. Chicken Shack I've been recommended by everyone, but haven't gone yet myself.

For coffee, hit up Coffee Call, Highland Coffee, Brew Ha Ha, or a CC's.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2021 13:32

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

gwrtheyrn posted:

Has fried catfish topped with crawfish etouffee always been a thing? I definitely don't remember having them together growing up, but the last time I was in baton rouge I noticed that lots of restaurants had that. Well at least two of them anyways, chimes being one of them

Either way, it was a convenient way of getting two things I wanted at the same time

drat, that sounds good. I�ll have to hit up Chimes when I can finally fly back to the US.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2021 17:55

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Endless Justin Wilson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfEOok17Lko

# ¿ Apr 23, 2021 13:57

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Nolacuisine doesn�t have a crab au gratin recipe, who does? I remember having the one at Deanie�s and it being probably the richest thing I�ve ever eaten.

# ¿ May 24, 2021 18:38

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Looks pretty simple, surprisingly. The hard part is going to be getting decent lump crabmeat in the UK.

# ¿ May 25, 2021 02:24

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Rand Ecliptic posted:

Has anyone here cooked the 'red beans & rice with ham hocks and smoked andouille sausage', straight out of Chef Paul's cookbook? I've long used the recipe for red beans and rice on the Goons with Spoons wiki (https://www.goonswithspoons.com/New_Orleans_style_Red_Beans_and_Rice) and it's always so amazing. I can't wait to go back for leftovers.

Recipe sounds good, but none of the pictures load?

# ¿ Nov 26, 2021 10:06

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Rand Ecliptic posted:

Yeah, I don't know about that. I guess the pictures the author uploaded are gone. It's been 13 years since they first published it. The pics weren't really necessary as I recall, though one did show their pet tortoise nibbling on a stalk of celery which was pretty cute.

The internet provides with pictures! That tortoise :3:

# ¿ Nov 28, 2021 12:26

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Trying that red beans recipe, but drat some measurements wouldn�t hurt.

EDIT: came out great, eventually. Next time I wouldn�t add the bitters like the recipe says though. Ended up putting a tablespoon of sugar in to balance out and that worked.

(This is actually seconds, the first bowl vanished so fast I didn�t get to take a photo)

The_Doctor fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Dec 3, 2021

# ¿ Dec 3, 2021 11:49

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Any particular pastalaya recipe you guys like?

# ¿ Feb 2, 2022 20:17

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I found this in a cupboard at home, which I forgot I bought a few months ago, so that�ll be fun to try.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2022 11:38

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Make your own! Or drop by any of my friends, someone will be cooking something and they will feed anyone who turns up.

# ¿ May 1, 2022 18:00

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The_Doctor posted:

I found this in a cupboard at home, which I forgot I bought a few months ago, so that�ll be fun to try.

That Works posted:

Post a trip report. I haven't seen one of those in years, kinda curious to see how it stacks up to a standard jambalaya.

I finally got around to cooking it, and it came out really nice. Put like 4 chicken thighs worth of meat in, plus a whole sausage. The heat built nicely, and my spice-loving boyfriend really dug it.

# ¿ May 9, 2022 22:21

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Hell yeah, I�d love some of that

# ¿ Sep 18, 2022 15:27

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

You gotta fight Ms. Linda for it. And she can take you.

# ¿ Jan 29, 2023 22:54

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

So it�s a giant sausage roll

# ¿ Feb 20, 2023 17:07

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Til it look right

# ¿ Mar 25, 2023 02:41

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

See, it�s definitely all personal preference. I wouldn�t put anything more than 2-3 shakes of Peychauds in anything, if at all. it has a very strong note that can be quite unpleasant.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2023 07:45

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Red Stick Spice Co. does some great stuff, highly recommend.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2023 14:05

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

This is my go to etoufee recipe. It�s for shrimp, but it�s the sauce that�s the important part.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2023 18:44

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I remember going to a Louisiana-themed restaurant in London (because I'm a masochist) and Jambalaya was on the menu described as coming 'with a side of rice'. Like... what?

# ¿ Aug 25, 2023 00:22

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Discussion Quorum posted:

I was also flabbergasted to learn about potato salad in gumbo as an adult,

Right?! I only learnt about that a few years back and it just blew my mind, but not in a good way. Just, ew.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2023 23:37

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I�ve got good friends. I�m coming into BR late October for a long week, and they�re all planning what they�re gonna cook me. :unsmith:

# ¿ Oct 2, 2023 01:30

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Mulaney Power Move posted:

Never seen that in the store. No fish stock either, not even bouillon. I think I'd need to go to the Asian market for that.

Yeah, when I make etoufee, I�ve bought fish bouillon cubes from my local Asian supermarket. On one occasion I used a seafood hotpot base, which was a thick goopy bag of stock and veggies that needed to be mixed in boiling water, and that came out really nicely,

# ¿ Oct 15, 2023 23:54

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Does Dooky Chase still do the lunch buffet?

# ¿ Oct 28, 2023 07:53

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The_Doctor posted:

Does Dooky Chase still do the lunch buffet?

They do not. Food still amazing.

# ¿ Oct 31, 2023 18:49

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

eke out posted:

isn't there that video where justin wilson fries chicken then just pours flour into the leftover grease to make a roux? lol

This one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5XXU47q9js

# ¿ Nov 1, 2023 15:53

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Second time I�ve seen Billy�s mentioned online in the last couple of days. They good?

# ¿ Dec 13, 2023 03:18

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Give the pup whatever they want. :3:

# ¿ Feb 14, 2024 04:12

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Hash browns too.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2024 19:02

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Edit: wrong continent

The_Doctor fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Feb 25, 2024

# ¿ Feb 25, 2024 16:39

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I. M. Gei posted:

Well I just made my first ever shrimp stock with shrimp heads, following Phil Moscowitz's megapost. It smells a little pepper-y but maybe that'll balance out later when I make the actual gumbo.

Now if only I could find some fresh okra. I know frozen okra works fine but it feels like a waste after all the effort I went to to make this stock.

Check your local big Asian market/store. If it�s big enough to have a fresh produce section, chances are good they�ll carry okra.

# ¿ Feb 26, 2024 07:11

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I prefer fried okra, but you do you.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2024 03:59

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

Walmart fried okra (for snacking as you walk around the store) is only available in Louisiana, to my sadness.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2024 14:55

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

nolacuisine.com has vanished again! :ohdear:

# ¿ Mar 19, 2024 15:22

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 22:59

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

pandy fackler posted:

Internet archive always has your back https://web.archive.org/web/20230929123659/http://www.nolacuisine.com/

yeah, I've been using that, and just c/p-ing to a text file

# ¿ Mar 19, 2024 17:53

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