Gumbo...

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » September 3, 2004 1:41 pm

Coconuts wrote:It wasn't really bad food poisoning, if that makes it any better.

any kind of violent expellations from both ends after eating a food product.. is a bad thing.

tommcat327 · Post by **tommcat327** » September 3, 2004 7:41 pm

ragtopW wrote:I love gumbo but it needs to be cold
outside to eat it.

i just like it to be cold outside

tommcat327 · Post by **tommcat327** » September 3, 2004 7:44 pm

12 lb. nestle crunch wrote:a file' gumbo is different than a roux gumbo. roux gumbos usually have chicken and sausage, file gumbo's are better with shrimp and okra. a roux gumbo with shrimp is pretty much a stew.

ok,so bein a dumba$$ northern boy i need an explanation of the difference between roux and file so i can make a good gumbo.i love gumbo but wouldnt know what kind it was that i've eaten

RhumChum · Post by **RhumChum** » September 3, 2004 10:38 pm

12 lb. nestle crunch wrote:heres where i live - Houma, Louisiana

Woo Hoo! I've been there . . .
. . . for strawberries . . .

parrotmedic · Post by **parrotmedic** » September 4, 2004 10:06 am

At the risk of being boiled in a roux by traditionalists I would like to suggest the following.

Zatarains makes a decent Gumbo in the box. It's reasonably quick and easy. You can add in your meats whether it be boudin, andouille, or seafood as well as at things like okra or other veggies.