Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
“Roux baked so dark you could call it hot chocolate, spices balanced between savory and hot, heaven in a bowl. The best version is the best version made by each person who makes it.”
“We boil the seasoning in, we don’t sprinkle!”
“When u say New Orleans, people automatically think Gumbo. Antione’s makes it best. Actually my grandmothers do”
“You have not lived until you have had a New Orleans PoBoy on real French bread, fully dressed. Fried oyster poboy fully dressed with an ice cold beer from Phil’s Marina Slidell”
“No two gumbos are the same - except that everybody loves it. a fine example of the history of our state, blending of cultures, and locally grown ingredients! My mom’s is the best!”
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.