Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
Rice sits under most of Louisiana's ballot. Gumbo, Jambalaya, and Crawfish Étouffée all land on it, and Boudin puts it inside the casing. New Orleans sends the Po'Boy on French bread, the Muffuletta with olive salad, Beignets buried in powdered sugar, and Bananas Foster flambéed tableside. The rest is calendar: King Cake between Epiphany and Mardi Gras, and the Crawfish Boil every spring weekend until the mudbugs finally run out. What Louisiana is famous for takes a roux and most of an afternoon. So what is Louisiana's official state dish? That is what the vote decides.