Most people agree that gumbo should be served with rice, although some Cajuns serve it with potato salad. C.C. Robin, a Frenchman who published a log of his travels in Louisiana in the early 1800s ...

Creole gumbo recipes might include andouille sausage ... but also in a dive bar. Is red beans and rice Creole? Sure. Bread pudding? Yes. Is fried chicken? Maybe? It’s also soul food.

Serve over white rice (cook according to package directions ... Once drained of excess oil, add sausage and chicken to gumbo. Let simmer till done. Stir often!

One particularly prolific season for greens, they shared a Gumbo z’Herbes recipe that has since become a family favorite.

where heaping bowls of crab-filled gumbo, comforting red beans and rice, zingy jambalaya with fettuccine noodles, and tender cornbread muffins await them. There aren’t any Abita beers ...

I didn't have that thought though, when I had the gumbo. But I also loved it. It's just spicy enough. And I loved the classic presentation of the rice. It was just, you know, like, very elegant ...