That's right. and the real key to southern cooking is there aren't that many "rules". It's comfort food, you eat it the way that brings you the most comfort.
You put butter on the cornbread while its warm. So good. I hope you get to try crawfish or shrimp Etoufee while you are there. I love it. I was born in north Louisiana. And we love our flavor in Louisiana. New Orleans is the best.
Yes as others have said put butter on it. I been to places that also gave you honey to put on the cornbread. There really isn’t any right or wrong. Just enjoy. Have fun y’all
Being born and raised in Louisiana I still consider the food the BEST in the U.S. Sure, my bias is clear but the infusion of so many cultures make Louisiana food the best by far.
@@theresahenderson3534I'm from Texas and I agree also, we do beat them in bbq. Oh, you can get a taste of Louisiana in Beaumont Texas and the border towns of Texas BUT still nothing like the original..
I'm a Chicago native and that's one of the hot sauces we use. Can't eat fried fish or chicken, red beans or greens without it. Have friends that carry a bottle of hot sauce around with them.
@@seanoreilly3905 Contrary to decades of allopathic lies, natural fat, spice and salt are all good for you, but if you believe they aren't you will make yourself sick anyway, and or blame sicknesses caused by the allopathic food pyramid and or pharma crap on good healthy rich natural foods.
And that was the day you two found out, there is no bad food in New Orleans. I was last there for a week, back in 2000, and I didn't have a bad meal in that whole time. Just food bliss. I'm glad you two enjoyed it!
That's real Gumbo! Soup consistency. All these celebrity and internet chefs passing that thick gravy and rice as Gumbo. Lil Dizzy's used to have all you can eat fried chicken day. Not sure if they still have it. Y'all picked a perfect spot! Great job!❤
@@thebritstryYou’re using plastic spoons…so I have a feeling they had a counter with utensils,napkins, and possibly containers of butter. Maybe not. But butter on hot corn bread is delicious !!!
You can eat cornbread alone. You can split it while its warm and put butter in the middle. You can eat it cold with butter smeared on top. You can crumble it up and put in the red beans and rice. Its great with beef stew, or any kind of soup. Great in potato soup. You can crumble it up and add to a glass of milk, or buttermilk.
The thing about us, we love people loving our food. I'm so happy y'all are in New Orleans, because I'm away and missing it so much. I grew up putting hot sauce on fried chicken. Hunt: get the leg and the wing when hot sauce is used. The crispy skin, meat, and hot sauce go so well together. If y'all going to get some po-boys, please go to Parkway Bakery. It's a restaurant and it's the best po-boy in New Orleans, in my opinion, but it is😂. Y'all haven't even started, y'all need to stay and travel everywhere else. Y'all have fun!
Best andouille sausage is from a sausage maker in Milwaukee,Wi Klements should be able to ship anywhere in US at reasonable prices. Few small butchers in Louisiana are better but Klements is best commercial by far.
Cornbread with collard greens is a must. You haven't truly experienced southern food until you try greens and cornbread. Y'all should also try other southern cooking/soul food besides just New Orleans style. Alabama, Georgia Tennessee, the Carolinas. Even Florida has locally owned restaurants with great southern cooking. I say southern because when I was young I heard about soul food and wondered. When I finally went to a friend's reunion, this friend was black, I found out that soul food is what my mom had cooked my whole life but, we just called it southern food.
@@thebritstry You absolutely have to try sweet potato pie. Preferably in Georgia. My wife was from Georgia and fixed the best sweet potato pie I've ever eaten. It's similar to pumpkin pie but so much better. I have had really good sweet potato pie in Florida but, I've never tried it in a restaurant. Southern or soul food style oxtails are really good. My wife used to fix pigtails and rice that were excellent. I doubt you'd find that in a restaurant though. But you can get oxtails in restaurants. They've recently become a gourmet item so, they've gotten very expensive. They used to be fairly inexpensive. Even Gordon Ramsay has cooked them.
On your next visit, I'd suggest going to the Court of Two Sisters on Royal Street for their Sunday jazz brunch buffet. The food is incredible and as it's a buffet, you can try a bit of everything.
Thanks for suggesting! We tried to visit Court of Two Sisters, unfortunately it was busy at the time we visited on the Sunday. Next time we will try and get there!
Beans and Cornbread is a staple of my diet, I get it while its still hot cut the square in half put butter on it and ladle ham and beans on top with salt and pepper.
I'm eating Red Beans & Rice right now. I LOVE me some Cajun/Creole food! Living in Houston is so great. I have access to Cajun/Creole food from Louisiana, I have access to awesome Texas BBQ, there is great Seafood coming in from the Gulf of Mexico, access to amazing Mexican food (as well as Central, and South American dishes), Houston has very large Asian communities as well which brings in great Tai, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Indian foods, and we can't forget the TexMex!
@phobiaone - What people that like to lay claim to New Orleans food will stop doing is giving credit to Cajun/ Creole people, when saying Creole food is another way of crediting French/ Cajuns with food that is not theirs and the continuing erasing of the enslaved Africans. New Orleans food is the food of the African enslaved people or considered Soul Food today but, you will not find any of these dishes being served in the Native American or french cultures. As for as Caribbean cultures, central and South American and even in South Carolina where the Gullah Ghee people live, they serve the same foods by similar names that is the culture of the enslaved people including BBQ. The only reason why people can lay claims to African Americans food is because, we never had or was given any money to make money off of our intellectual property or culture and our culture becomes American culture and currency for anyone that wants to claim it. We are America’s ORIGINAL TOP CHEF’s!
@@thesquid2794 I Agree 💯 with everything your saying, Being too , the Spice trade wasn't in European Cultures, and what Contributions the Native American have anything we cook , or Spanish? What , But , as with everything they copy us , And from Foundational Black People teaching these people our culture,
You guys are such a great couple. Thank you for the great videos. It makes me happy when people come to our country and appreciate what we have to offer.
Next y’all have to try hush puppies with some seafood like stuffed flounder or crab cakes. As for the cornbread, slather lots of butter on it. But you can also eat it with the gumbo or red beans and rice by dipping it.
@@thebritstry My grandmother and great grandmother would eat cornbread crumbled into a bowl of buttermilk for a night time snack or even a light dinner.
Cornbread is amazing EVERY way. By itself, coated in butter, soaking up juice from red beans and rice, crumbled up in gumbo, with a little honey on it, whatever you do with it is excellent. My family is from Appalachia, and our cornbread is much lighter in color, and prepared with buttermilk as an ingredient. Totally different flavor and texture, but just as versatile. I like all kinds/types of cornbread, and I really don't have a favorite, they're all delicious in their own way. Love your videos, and I love seeing you both enjoying yourselves and each other. ❤
Crystal brand hot sauce, the kind you used there, is my favorite brand of hot sauce. To me, it has just the right flavor. I am also a fan of most kinds of vinegar, malt, balsamic, cider, etc.
You eat the cornbread with butter on it, but you can also dip it in something if you want, it is up to you, there is no wrong way to eat cornbread. But if you eat it with no butter it can be sort of dry. I always eat conbread with butter, I heat it in the microwave, then put the butter on it.
@@thebritstry I am surprised the place that sold it did not ask you if you want butter for your cornbread. I have never had any cornbread without butter, and they usually give you some with the cornbread. Eating cornbread without butter is like eating a hot dog without mustard, it just goes with it.
We sop up all the juices from whatever were eating. Wipe our plates clean with cornbread. Don't even have to wash them, just put them back in the cupboard. 😉😅
@@tlittle705 I posted because it was funny to me they did not know you put butter on cornbread. I have been eating cornbread for 50 years, and it is just normal for me to add butter to it. And shame on the place that sold them cornbread and did not give them any butter with it.
this is the video i have been waiting for there are many different hot sauces , i like a few dashes of chipotle Tabasco in my gumbo , it adds a good smokey flavor and a touch of heat
You pretty much eat corn bread with anything you want. Your taste buds will tell you if you get it wrong but I have yet to find a wrong way lol. I love it best with some thick , rich pinto beans with all the sides. As for gumbo, that stuff differs like you wouldn't believe and its all that good. Its funny you have try 10 different ones within a 20 mile area and they will all be some what different.
Thanks for sharing, we can see cornbread is the ultimate universal food! After trying the gumbo a Dizzy's we would love to try some more from other places..
Since you like the sweet cornbread, get a box of Jiffy Cornbread.Get a box of the Zatarins Gumbo or beans and rice. Follow the directions on the boxes! While the cornbread bakes, cook the main dish. Split the cornbread in half and spread plenty of butter. Done with the main dish? Here goes...crumble some cornbread in a soup bowl and cover with the main dish. Wrap leftover cornbread in foil after it cools and do the same with a different toping like chili, onions and ANY beans. Way to fill up quick after a busy day! ❤❤❤❤ you both.
Every local region takes whatever ingredients they have to hand and makes magic with them. I applaud your adventurous palates, traveling around and trying the best each place has to offer.
Everything looked so yummy! I've never been to New Orleans but my husband has and he said the food is outstanding! It has a reputation of being so. Looks like your trip was a success! :)
My mom's side of the family is from Louisiana. And all the stories I've heard about how good the food is down there, before I went I was skeptical I am no longer skeptical.
Oh how cool! I didn’t know you were Mancunians! Now I love you even more 🥰 I worked for a few years near Old Trafford and also near East Didsbury and have amazing memories. Since you’ve had beignets, I’d love to see you two try the classic southern desserts like peach cobbler or pecan pie and there are really too many to name. Or you can come to Chicago and have some Italian Beef sandwiches and deep dish pizza. Keep up the good work as I enjoy watching!
Wow! such a small world!!! We used to live near Didsbury and went to watch soccer at Old Trafford all the time.. We would love to visit Chicago and hopefully we can soon, we will ask for some recommendations when we get something booked. We have a another video with some more Southern desserts coming soon! Thanks for watching...
I'm from Mississippi about 3 hours north of New Orleans. I'm 60 now, but when I was young, my Mom would cook ham, black-eyed peas, butter beans and cornbread for supper. Sometimes we would have turnip greens and home made pepper sauce too for supper with the rest of it. We lived in Jackson, MS but half of our yard was a Garden that we worked in all the time. Then in the morning, Mom would warm up the left over cornbread in the oven, she would split it open and smother it in butter. Then we would pour some strong backstrap molasses over it for Breakfast with milk to wash it down. It was the BEST. I still love that sometimes for desert instead of breakfast. Another way to enjoy cornbread is to make it a little sweet like my Mom's, butter it, then pour black-eyed peas and juice over it.
Gumbo yes, but typically don't put roux in our red beans. We mash some of the beans in the pot to make it thicker, and use some type of meat like a hamhock or turkey neck to give it its meaty flavor.
I think I'm loving these videos as much as you're enjoying the food and you're making me hungry. We need a 1 bedroom apt and have got 2 tickets to California. LOL! Really loving the food. May not love New Orleans so much in the summer time as it gets really hot and humid. Red Beans and Rice plus Gumbo are considered to be Creole/Soul food. Usually considered to be a mix of French, African, Caribbean and Native American cultures. Next stop Austin Texas and Terry Blacks for BBQ. Oh, Cornbread really good but kind of on the dry side so dipping it in the Red Beans and Rice sauce was a good idea. More commonly you put butter and honey on it.
@golfr-kg9ss New Orleans food is the food of the African enslaved people or considered Soul Food today but, you will not find any of these dishes being served in the Native American or french cultures. As for as Caribbean cultures, central and South American and even in South Carolina where the Gullah Ghee people live, they serve the same foods by similar names that is the culture of the enslaved people including BBQ. The only reason why people can lay claims to African Americans food is because, we never had or was given any money to make money off of our intellectual property or culture and our culture becomes American culture and currency for anyone that wants to claim it. We are America’s ORIGINAL TOP CHEF’s!
Glad y'all liked it! Welcome to Louisiana! I love corn bread! You can get Gumbo in the UK by ordering Uncle Larry's Ready, Set, Gumbo online! Back in the 90's I was in a band with his nephews, his product is really good!
So glad you've enjoyed the food in one of the cuisine capitols of America. Now, it's time for Texas BBQ. Not that grilling that people do in their backyards. BBQ in Texas means Terry Black's BBQ restaurant. Another truly life changing experience.
Thank you for suggesting this! We would love to try BBQ and in Texas would be amazing! we will try and get a plan together. We will come and ask for recommendations of what to try when we are ready.
@@thebritstry Take your time. You'll need to be mentally prepared for true Texas BBQ, and of course, traveling isn't cheap. But I guarantee an eye opening experience. Keep the great videos coming.
@@dorisbruun1034 Not a damn thing wrong with Kansas City/Memphis dry rubs. Most people prefer Texas style rub, so I suggest they should try them both and decide for themselves.
Next time you’re in the New Orleans area, travel about two hours east and hit the Lafayette area. Cajun food has lots of similarities to Creole food, but it’s amazing the difference the short drive will do. Our gumbo is different, as we use roux instead of file and we normally don’t mix seafood with land meat. Lots of little hidden gems in the Lafayette area, but you also can’t go wrong with the more touristy places like Prejeans.
Thank you for coming down to Louisiana and trying our food. So many places advertise themselves as "Louisiana" or "Cajun", but nothing compares to the real thing. As a native south Louisianian it makes my heart happy seeing you two experience this kind of food for the first time :-)
You watched the JOLLY video and they put the hot sauce on the jambalaya and that ruined it, lol. You just confirmed what Josh and Ollie said as well about the shrimp...you've been missing out. Too bad you didn't get to try the fried catfish. That's also some GOOOD eatin'! You need to make cornbread. It's another easy thing to make. There are two camps you'll find people in who love it, sweet and not sweet, lol. I don't mind either but I'd rather have sweet. I discovered a honey cornbread recipe that's fabulous and to cut through the sweet, I add black pepper....sooo yummy!!
The cornbread we had was slightly sweet but not over the top sweet! It was delicious... We did try catfish while in town and will upload the video soon!
Tonight I'm making Maple Bourbon Roasted chicken thighs. Seasoned chicken roasted skin side up until crisp, then dipped in a maple bourbon glaze and roasted again until the glaze crisps up.
Louis Armstrong, who was from New Orleans, would sign off his letters with "Red beans and ricely yours." There are as many recipes for gumbo as there are cooks. I didn't see any okra in it, so I suspect it was a filé gumbo (which uses powdered sassafras leaf instead of okra as a flavoring and thickener). Li'l Dizzy's has good po' boys. Maybe you could try one or more of those when you go back.
That's a fascinating tidbit about Louis Armstrong! Thanks for sharing. We would have loved to have tried more food at Dizzy's, next time we would definitely head back again!
New Orleans is the BEST eating city in America, followed by New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago, in that order. After that it's Canada, with Vancouver, followed by Toronto - Then Huston, Mexico City, Seattle, Santa Fe, and finally Miami. America, like Britain, used to be mediocre for food. But now America, like Britain, has some of the Best food in the World.
Food and Music are two universal languages!! I live in the Midwest,but, grew up on southern food like fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, collard greens, etc! Glad you enjoyed your meal ❤❤❤ Emily from Missouri US ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing! Food and music really do bring people together! It's so cool that you grew up on southern cuisine. We really enjoyed our time in New Orleans!
I grew up around New Orleans! It's fascinating to see people experiencing the food I grew up with for the first time! One thing to note : next time I recommend dipping the cornbread in the red beans and rice, or even crumbling it up and mixing it together (like one would crumble crackers into soup). It makes them less soupy, and the cornbread absorbs the juices without getting too soggy, adding a nice thick texture to the dish. As for where we get all those flavors for the gumbo, New Orleans is one of the oldest "melting pots" in the U.S. It's a mix of many cultures, especially when it comes to the food and spices. Great video! I'm hungry now.
Thanks for sharing your insights! It's always great to hear from someone who knows the New Orleans food scene so well. Those tips on cornbread sound delicious!
I love seeing more and more people venturing out from the tourist traps of the US and getting down to the south to experience (what I consider) some of the best eating you’ll find in all of the US.
I've been living in Louisiana for nearly 12 years, and the food never ceases to amaze me with how delicious it is. And I love when I can top it off, with beignets. Glad you folks got to try the amazing cuisine, New Orleans and Louisiana are famous for.
A good gumbo has something that pleases everyone. Shrimp, andouille sausage, chicken, and rice. Cornbread with butter and a bit of honey goes well with it. Glad you were able to try it.
Yea that Crystals hot sauce is vinegar forward. If you have a chance next time just try regular louisian hot sauce, a smidge bit thicker but its more spice less vinegar
My family is from south Louisiana and I have lived overseas plus I have a sister in law from Malaysia I have had two occasions to cook gumbo for friends from Europe and from Malaysia loved their reactions because we do what I call float our potato salad in the gumbo also I don’t cook it spicy (peppery) but spicy flavor multiple seasonings
It's amazing to hear how food can bring together different cultures! Your approach to gumbo sounds delicious, especially with the potato salad floating on top. Thanks for sharing your culinary adventures!
One of my favorite memories from childhood is having leftover cornbread with milk in a tall drinking glass and using a spoon to scoop up the chunks of cornbread. It was such a good snack before bedtime 50+ years ago. 😁
Crystal hot sauce has been my favorite hot sauce since I was a little boy, and red beans and rice has always been my favorite meal. Obviously, I'm from New Orleans so every Monday the house special in most restaurants in NOLA is red beans and rice. It's been that way for a hundred years I'd bet. My wife doesn't put her red beans on rice she puts it on top of a corn bread muffin in a bowl, try that out too you won't be disappointed. Also, next time you folks are in NOLA eating out try to add a little bit of Crystal hot sauce to your red beans and rice, it's very tasty. Cheers!
Making Gumbo is an art form. It's the epitome of the "family recipe" genre of cooking, even more so than fried chicken or apple pie. It's not only the special mix of spices someone chooses, but the cooking time, how they stir it, how much heat they use, etc. Unfortunately, I've never learned to cook it myself, it wasn't part of my family's tradition. So I have to rely on the experience of others. Nicola, I had to laugh at you a little because when you first tried the gumbo, I was saying "Nooooo! Blow longerrrr!!!" because I knew you were going to burn your mouth. Gumbo generates its own heat, if you ask me. By the way, you guys are an adorable couple.
Thank you so much for your kind words.. it was delicious at Lil Dizzy's restaurant. Cooking gumbo does seem like it is a art form! It's amazing how each family has their own special touch when it comes to recipes.
Welcome to 'Merica, mates! This is what we call Cajun Food. You can't beat a good soupy Red Beans & Rice. And Gumbo is also very good. The only thing you didn't try was Jumbolia. But the spices is just typical Cajun seasoning. Usually consists of fresh coarse pepper amongst other things.
It's really Louisiana Creole cuisine. Most dishes associated with Cajuns have their origins in Creole cuisine which is older. Cajuns adopted the dishes after they derived.
Red beans and rice is a dish traditionally enjoyed on Mondays. This is because Monday used to be laundry day way back when. A household would heat up a large amount of water to do all the laundry. They would take some of that hot water and cook the red beans and rice all day.
I like how genuine they are, I like they're chemistry, and I think she has a great personality and I would want to see more from her. She could host something small. Her voice is nice. If she was hosting a nature documentary or something, her voice would be a really great note in something like that.
The food in NOLA is incredible! And the people are fantastic. I would live there half a year there and half a year in Texas in a heartbeat if I could afford a little house in the French Quarter. I love the vibe, the music and the spirit. It's like no place else on Earth.
Whenever I make cornbread, I always stir some softened butter with a couple of teaspoons of locally harvested honey. It tastes fantastic on the cornbread and local honey is really good for people with hay fever and other seasonal allergies.
Southern food is like a hug from your Grandma
Absolutely! Southern food has a way of warming the heart and soul.
Soul food to be exact
Real rap
Cornbread is great for Sopping up the juices from the red beans and rice 😊
Oh yes! That's sounds perfect!
I've always chopped a little cornbread in with my beans and rice or soup, etc.. That is allowed lol,
That's right. and the real key to southern cooking is there aren't that many "rules". It's comfort food, you eat it the way that brings you the most comfort.
Also, pinto beans, and any kind of greens
Cornbread can be sooooo satisfying when done properly. Good warm cornbread IS comfort soul food.
It’s so funny watching Brits tasting flavor for the first time
Thanks for watching
this is making me hungry. Gonna make me some Gumbo.
Yeah Britain took over most of the world for spices and forgot to put it in their food.
i know right? their food is so bland, that any ounce of seasoning they can taste it right away.
You put butter on the cornbread while its warm. So good. I hope you get to try crawfish or shrimp Etoufee while you are there. I love it. I was born in north Louisiana. And we love our flavor in Louisiana. New Orleans is the best.
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We didn't know to put butter on the cornbread! that would have been amazing. New Orleans was great.
@@thebritstry My favorite is to put honey butter on cornbread.
@@thebritstryAlso, Cornbread is great crumbled up, and mixed in with the Red Beans & Rice!
Yes as others have said put butter on it. I been to places that also gave you honey to put on the cornbread. There really isn’t any right or wrong. Just enjoy. Have fun y’all
Being born and raised in Louisiana I still consider the food the BEST in the U.S. Sure, my bias is clear but the infusion of so many cultures make Louisiana food the best by far.
Louisiana food is so good, We could have spent lots more time there trying new meals! We can't wait to visit more places..
I'm from Texas and I agree with you.
@@theresahenderson3534I'm from Texas and I agree also, we do beat them in bbq. Oh, you can get a taste of Louisiana in Beaumont Texas and the border towns of Texas BUT still nothing like the original..
Most New Orleans food actually come from South Carolina & the Gulah Geechi folks. South Carolina soul food is on another level
@@MrJersey89 sure bud lol
Perfectly-seasoned Collard Greens are a Soul Food staple for me. 😋
Crystal hot sauce by the way is perfect to use for the red beans
Andrew Loved it! but he loves all spicy sauces more than i do!
I'm a Chicago native and that's one of the hot sauces we use. Can't eat fried fish or chicken, red beans or greens without it. Have friends that carry a bottle of hot sauce around with them.
My soul feels happy. Beautifully said.
Thank you!
@@thebritstry Soul food makes your soul happy but your heart clogged. The eternal battle of heart vs mind
@@seanoreilly3905 Contrary to decades of allopathic lies, natural fat, spice and salt are all good for you, but if you believe they aren't you will make yourself sick anyway, and or blame sicknesses caused by the allopathic food pyramid and or pharma crap on good healthy rich natural foods.
EXACTLY. Good food does that in general. Soul food is on another level. Good soul food can stop hunger and create peace in the world.
And that was the day you two found out, there is no bad food in New Orleans. I was last there for a week, back in 2000, and I didn't have a bad meal in that whole time. Just food bliss. I'm glad you two enjoyed it!
It's true, We had a great time in New Orleans, the food was delicious!
That's real Gumbo! Soup consistency. All these celebrity and internet chefs passing that thick gravy and rice as Gumbo. Lil Dizzy's used to have all you can eat fried chicken day. Not sure if they still have it. Y'all picked a perfect spot! Great job!❤
Thanks you for watching! Lil Dizzy's was delicious... All you can eat fried Chicken sounds like a perfect day out!
I like a thick gumbo with a dark roux. But I wouldn't turn down any gumbo! 😅
When it was on Oak St. it was so amazing!!! They had a buffet lunch every day.
With Usher playing in the background!! Southern food...nothing like it in the world. ☺️❤️
😃Thanks for watching
We were raised putting cornbread in our beans or dipping it in greens with pot liquor but most people eat with butter
You split the cornbread and butter it, so that the butter melts into the soft interior.
That makes prefect sense! We didn't think to ask for butter.
@@thebritstryYou’re using plastic spoons…so I have a feeling they had a counter with utensils,napkins, and possibly containers of butter. Maybe not. But butter on hot corn bread is delicious !!!
I love my cornbread smoothed in honey butter.
Or, my favorite, crumble it up and pour beans all over.
@@deborahdean what kind of beans ?
You can eat cornbread alone. You can split it while its warm and put butter in the middle. You can eat it cold with butter smeared on top. You can crumble it up and put in the red beans and rice. Its great with beef stew, or any kind of soup. Great in potato soup. You can crumble it up and add to a glass of milk, or buttermilk.
Now i am hungry! crumbled into a glass of milk, or buttermilk sounds delicious. We need to try that.
@@thebritstry Cornbread and sweet milk is hard to beat.
Or sop up the pot liquor from the greens! My favorite!
The thing about us, we love people loving our food. I'm so happy y'all are in New Orleans, because I'm away and missing it so much. I grew up putting hot sauce on fried chicken. Hunt: get the leg and the wing when hot sauce is used. The crispy skin, meat, and hot sauce go so well together. If y'all going to get some po-boys, please go to Parkway Bakery. It's a restaurant and it's the best po-boy in New Orleans, in my opinion, but it is😂. Y'all haven't even started, y'all need to stay and travel everywhere else. Y'all have fun!
Thanks for your suggestions! we tried to get to Parkway bakery but it was closed on a Monday. Next time we will definitely give it a try.
Keep em coming! Red beans and rice is really a perfect Monday start into the week
Absolutely! it was delicious
So glad y'all are enjoying your visit to New Orleans.
It was great! we loved our time there. Thanks for watching
YES! I've been waiting for this! If you look in the grocery store you can find Zatarains red beans and rice. I add Andoulli sausage to it.
We hope you like it and thanks for watching.
Crystal is the best hot sauce. My lil' brother got my niece drinking it! LMAO, he does it too. I like it, but not that much!
Best andouille sausage is from a sausage maker in Milwaukee,Wi Klements should be able to ship anywhere in US at reasonable prices. Few small butchers in Louisiana are better but Klements is best commercial by far.
Cornbread with collard greens is a must. You haven't truly experienced southern food until you try greens and cornbread.
Y'all should also try other southern cooking/soul food besides just New Orleans style. Alabama, Georgia Tennessee, the Carolinas. Even Florida has locally owned restaurants with great southern cooking.
I say southern because when I was young I heard about soul food and wondered. When I finally went to a friend's reunion, this friend was black, I found out that soul food is what my mom had cooked my whole life but, we just called it southern food.
Thanks for the suggestions! We hope to visit lots more states to try different foods. let us know if you have any favorites you can recommend.
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You absolutely have to try sweet potato pie. Preferably in Georgia. My wife was from Georgia and fixed the best sweet potato pie I've ever eaten.
It's similar to pumpkin pie but so much better. I have had really good sweet potato pie in Florida but, I've never tried it in a restaurant.
Southern or soul food style oxtails are really good. My wife used to fix pigtails and rice that were excellent. I doubt you'd find that in a restaurant though. But you can get oxtails in restaurants. They've recently become a gourmet item so, they've gotten very expensive. They used to be fairly inexpensive. Even Gordon Ramsay has cooked them.
It’s called soul food and y’all yt washing it calling it southern food. STOP colonizing what blk ppl created and gaslighting
She is _stuck_ on that Gumbo, man-that’s Louisiana cookin’ for ya!
Lol! It was delicious...
On your next visit, I'd suggest going to the Court of Two Sisters on Royal Street for their Sunday jazz brunch buffet. The food is incredible and as it's a buffet, you can try a bit of everything.
Thanks for suggesting! We tried to visit Court of Two Sisters, unfortunately it was busy at the time we visited on the Sunday. Next time we will try and get there!
Court of Two Sisters has THE best shrimp and grits!
Really enjoying the two of you. Such a pleasure to watch your food adventures. Hope all is well with the both of you.
Thank you for checking in again! we really appreciate it! We hope you are well!
Beans and Cornbread is a staple of my diet, I get it while its still hot cut the square in half put butter on it and ladle ham and beans on top with salt and pepper.
That sound delicious.. Now i am Hungry!! Thanks for sharing
They are cracking me up! I love watching people enjoy Southern food. :)
Thank you so much for watching! glad we could make you smile.
You guys keep coming back to New Orleans, might as well move to Louisiana, and become honerary southerners.
Lol!!! Don't put ideas in our heads!
I'm eating Red Beans & Rice right now. I LOVE me some Cajun/Creole food! Living in Houston is so great. I have access to Cajun/Creole food from Louisiana, I have access to awesome Texas BBQ, there is great Seafood coming in from the Gulf of Mexico, access to amazing Mexican food (as well as Central, and South American dishes), Houston has very large Asian communities as well which brings in great Tai, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Indian foods, and we can't forget the TexMex!
So Jealous!! We are hoping to try some Texas style food soon! When we have a plan we will come back to ask for recommendations. Thanks for watching
@@thebritstrywhen you go to Texas, try Terry black's. I heard that the place to be in Austin
@phobiaone - What people that like to lay claim to New Orleans food will stop doing is giving credit to Cajun/ Creole people, when saying Creole food is another way of crediting French/ Cajuns with food that is not theirs and the continuing erasing of the enslaved Africans. New Orleans food is the food of the African enslaved people or considered Soul Food today but, you will not find any of these dishes being served in the Native American or french cultures. As for as Caribbean cultures, central and South American and even in South Carolina where the Gullah Ghee people live, they serve the same foods by similar names that is the culture of the enslaved people including BBQ. The only reason why people can lay claims to African Americans food is because, we never had or was given any money to make money off of our intellectual property or culture and our culture becomes American culture and currency for anyone that wants to claim it. We are America’s ORIGINAL TOP CHEF’s!
@@thesquid2794 I Agree 💯 with everything your saying, Being too , the Spice trade wasn't in European Cultures, and what Contributions the Native American have anything we cook , or Spanish? What , But , as with everything they copy us , And from Foundational Black People teaching these people our culture,
@@maryh9569Grits came from native Americans. So did cornbread and we also eat fry bread here and there which is also Native American.
You guys are such a great couple. Thank you for the great videos. It makes me happy when people come to our country and appreciate what we have to offer.
Thank you so much for your kind words! We love exploring different countries and sharing our experiences with everyone.
Next y’all have to try hush puppies with some seafood like stuffed flounder or crab cakes. As for the cornbread, slather lots of butter on it. But you can also eat it with the gumbo or red beans and rice by dipping it.
Sounds like a delicious combo! Thanks for the suggestion.
@@thebritstry My grandmother and great grandmother would eat cornbread crumbled into a bowl of buttermilk for a night time snack or even a light dinner.
Cornbread is amazing EVERY way. By itself, coated in butter, soaking up juice from red beans and rice, crumbled up in gumbo, with a little honey on it, whatever you do with it is excellent. My family is from Appalachia, and our cornbread is much lighter in color, and prepared with buttermilk as an ingredient. Totally different flavor and texture, but just as versatile. I like all kinds/types of cornbread, and I really don't have a favorite, they're all delicious in their own way. Love your videos, and I love seeing you both enjoying yourselves and each other. ❤
Crystal brand hot sauce, the kind you used there, is my favorite brand of hot sauce. To me, it has just the right flavor. I am also a fan of most kinds of vinegar, malt, balsamic, cider, etc.
Thank you so much for your kind words! We really enjoyed the cornbread but a lighter version with buttermilk, sounds amazing!
Andrew enjoyed the crystal sauce, i'm still working on my hot sauce palate!
I've never had soul food it looks amazing
It definitely was! we would highly recommend it.
In Louisiana, we really eat more of a mix of traditional Louisiana Creole cuisine and soul food. In other states, I think it tastes quite different.
@@thebritstry The next time I have the opportunity I will!!
Try it as soon as you can! From NC USA🎉
Always a pleasure to watch one of your videos. But I always get hungry when I do. LOL.
Us too!! Thanks for taking the time to watch it.
Your videos make me smile!
Yep, and their videos makes me hungry too.
Thank you very much!!!
Us too!!!
Spread some butter on that cornbread
That would have been Amazing! we just didn't think to try it! next time we will definitely ask for butter.. Thanks for recommending it.
In the South you can put hot sauce on anything!!!! 😊 Andrew would & I believe Mikaela too would prefer Louisiana hot sauce.
Well, not pecan pie but I get your point.
@@curtisrobinson7962 true not in any type of dessert.
Andrew is good with hot sauce but i need to work on my hot sauce threshold
That's absolutely true! it's sacrilegious not to use Louisiana hot sauce !! Y'all need to eat more greens too!!
Who Mikaela?
Need to try Willie Mae’s in New Orleans.
Thanks for the suggestion. We did try to visit but it was temporarily closed! we will try when we revisit in the future.
Cornbread is best with butter and possibly some honey if you want it to be sweet.
Next time we will ask for some butter.. It sounds like it would be delicious.
Louisiana soul food is world class
You eat the cornbread with butter on it, but you can also dip it in something if you want, it is up to you, there is no wrong way to eat cornbread. But if you eat it with no butter it can be sort of dry. I always eat conbread with butter, I heat it in the microwave, then put the butter on it.
We can see that butter on cornbread would be delicious! we didn't think to ask for some. Next time we will.
@@thebritstry I am surprised the place that sold it did not ask you if you want butter for your cornbread. I have never had any cornbread without butter, and they usually give you some with the cornbread. Eating cornbread without butter is like eating a hot dog without mustard, it just goes with it.
We sop up all the juices from whatever were eating. Wipe our plates clean with cornbread. Don't even have to wash them, just put them back in the cupboard. 😉😅
@@tlittle705 I posted because it was funny to me they did not know you put butter on cornbread. I have been eating cornbread for 50 years, and it is just normal for me to add butter to it. And shame on the place that sold them cornbread and did not give them any butter with it.
Always warms my heart to see brits experience something we call 'flavor' for the first time
this is the video i have been waiting for there are many different hot sauces , i like a few dashes of chipotle Tabasco in my gumbo , it adds a good smokey flavor and a touch of heat
Thanks for watching! I am sure Andrew would love the spicy taste of the Tabasco sauce. Next time we will try adding some.
As a New Orleanian it's always fun to watch foreigners enjoy our food for the first time.
It is so delicious!
You pretty much eat corn bread with anything you want. Your taste buds will tell you if you get it wrong but I have yet to find a wrong way lol. I love it best with some thick , rich pinto beans with all the sides. As for gumbo, that stuff differs like you wouldn't believe and its all that good. Its funny you have try 10 different ones within a 20 mile area and they will all be some what different.
Thanks for sharing, we can see cornbread is the ultimate universal food! After trying the gumbo a Dizzy's we would love to try some more from other places..
Since you like the sweet cornbread, get a box of Jiffy Cornbread.Get a box of the Zatarins Gumbo or beans and rice. Follow the directions on the boxes! While the cornbread bakes, cook the main dish. Split the cornbread in half and spread plenty of butter. Done with the main dish? Here goes...crumble some cornbread in a soup bowl and cover with the main dish. Wrap leftover cornbread in foil after it cools and do the same with a different toping like chili, onions and ANY beans. Way to fill up quick after a busy day! ❤❤❤❤ you both.
Thank you for your recipe and recommendations! we will give this recipe a go int he future.
Crawfish etouffee is my favorite. You should also try the cornbread with butter and honey.
We can't wait to try cornbread with Butter & honey in the future. Thanks for suggesting
Every local region takes whatever ingredients they have to hand and makes magic with them. I applaud your adventurous palates, traveling around and trying the best each place has to offer.
Everything looked so yummy! I've never been to New Orleans but my husband has and he said the food is outstanding! It has a reputation of being so. Looks like your trip was a success! :)
Thanks for sharing.. Lil Dizzy's Cafe was delicious! We had lots of fun in New Orleans and would definitely go again...
I love the way both enjoy profoundly the food.
We might be having some fun! Thank you so much for watching!
Put some butter on that cornbread...!! 😃
Not a big fan of sweet cornbread sometimes it's so sweet it tastes like a dessert. But when done right it's deliciously crave worthy.
We didn't think to ask for it! thanks for the tip, next time we will.
Luckily the one we had wasn't overly sweet.
Thank y'all for coming down.
We loved New Orleans and will hopefully come back soon! Thanks for watching
My mom's side of the family is from Louisiana. And all the stories I've heard about how good the food is down there, before I went I was skeptical I am no longer skeptical.
We loved it, especially how tasty the food was! we can't wait to visit more of the USA, to see what else is hiding out there!!
So delightful watching these two discover these iconic delicious classics! Bon temp rouler,cher!
Thank you for your kind words! It's always fun to share new experiences with others.
Oh how cool! I didn’t know you were Mancunians! Now I love you even more 🥰 I worked for a few years near Old Trafford and also near East Didsbury and have amazing memories. Since you’ve had beignets, I’d love to see you two try the classic southern desserts like peach cobbler or pecan pie and there are really too many to name. Or you can come to Chicago and have some Italian Beef sandwiches and deep dish pizza. Keep up the good work as I enjoy watching!
Wow! such a small world!!! We used to live near Didsbury and went to watch soccer at Old Trafford all the time.. We would love to visit Chicago and hopefully we can soon, we will ask for some recommendations when we get something booked. We have a another video with some more Southern desserts coming soon! Thanks for watching...
I'm from Mississippi about 3 hours north of New Orleans. I'm 60 now, but when I was young, my Mom would cook ham, black-eyed peas, butter beans and cornbread for supper. Sometimes we would have turnip greens and home made pepper sauce too for supper with the rest of it. We lived in Jackson, MS but half of our yard was a Garden that we worked in all the time. Then in the morning, Mom would warm up the left over cornbread in the oven, she would split it open and smother it in butter. Then we would pour some strong backstrap molasses over it for Breakfast with milk to wash it down. It was the BEST. I still love that sometimes for desert instead of breakfast. Another way to enjoy cornbread is to make it a little sweet like my Mom's, butter it, then pour black-eyed peas and juice over it.
Your memories of those meals sound so heartwarming and delicious! Thanks for watching.
I’m glad you enjoyed the food. New Orleans has amazingly good food.
I always put hot sauce on my chicken.
Andrew Loved it! but he loves all spicy sauces! Is there a particular brand he should try?
@@thebritstrythey have a brand called slap ya mama lol. Go to a place there called Pepper Palace, they have all kind of hot sauces
@@thebritstry you can find it in some grocery stores but Sweet Baby Ray's makes the best tasting hot sauce
So so happy that you are enjoying our food.
So good, Lil Dizzy's was a really great experience.
The red beans and gumbo are both made with a rue base, which is part of what gives them their rich flavor
They were delicious! so tasty and hearty..
Gumbo yes, but typically don't put roux in our red beans. We mash some of the beans in the pot to make it thicker, and use some type of meat like a hamhock or turkey neck to give it its meaty flavor.
I have seen and had it made with a roux though, turkey neck in gumbo I'm familiar with, not so much with red beans.@@JLDReactions
Roux not rue
Grew up on Cajun, Creole, and Southern cooking. Glad to see the joy of it spreading so much in recent years.
Thanks for watching! The Food at Lil Dizzy's was delicious! we have a great time in New Orleans
warm corn bread with a little butter...mmmm...
So good! i wish we would have added butter now!! why didn't we think of that?
Ahh, New Orleans! All the food is great. It's more than a hug from Grannie. It is a big kiss on the lips that you'll never forget!
New Orleans truly is a culinary paradise! We had a great time there. Thanks for watching
I think I'm loving these videos as much as you're enjoying the food and you're making me hungry. We need a 1 bedroom apt and have got 2 tickets to California. LOL! Really loving the food. May not love New Orleans so much in the summer time as it gets really hot and humid. Red Beans and Rice plus Gumbo are considered to be Creole/Soul food. Usually considered to be a mix of French, African, Caribbean and Native American cultures. Next stop Austin Texas and Terry Blacks for BBQ. Oh, Cornbread really good but kind of on the dry side so dipping it in the Red Beans and Rice sauce was a good idea. More commonly you put butter and honey on it.
Thanks for you lovely comment! The food was excellent. We would love to visit Austin, Texas and try BBQ. We will hopefully get there soon!
@golfr-kg9ss New Orleans food is the food of the African enslaved people or considered Soul Food today but, you will not find any of these dishes being served in the Native American or french cultures. As for as Caribbean cultures, central and South American and even in South Carolina where the Gullah Ghee people live, they serve the same foods by similar names that is the culture of the enslaved people including BBQ. The only reason why people can lay claims to African Americans food is because, we never had or was given any money to make money off of our intellectual property or culture and our culture becomes American culture and currency for anyone that wants to claim it. We are America’s ORIGINAL TOP CHEF’s!
Glad y'all liked it! Welcome to Louisiana! I love corn bread! You can get Gumbo in the UK by ordering Uncle Larry's Ready, Set, Gumbo online! Back in the 90's I was in a band with his nephews, his product is really good!
Yeah, but will how they know the flavor is right though?
Thanks for the tips!
ALWAYS HOT SAUCE ON FRIED CHICKEN!!
Andrew loved it! i am still not so sure! Thanks for watching
Im from texas and Louisiana has the best food in the us in my opinion. Cant get enough. Glad to be a next door neighbor!
So glad you've enjoyed the food in one of the cuisine capitols of America. Now, it's time for Texas BBQ. Not that grilling that people do in their backyards. BBQ in Texas means Terry Black's BBQ restaurant. Another truly life changing experience.
Thank you for suggesting this! We would love to try BBQ and in Texas would be amazing! we will try and get a plan together. We will come and ask for recommendations of what to try when we are ready.
@@thebritstry Take your time. You'll need to be mentally prepared for true Texas BBQ, and of course, traveling isn't cheap. But I guarantee an eye opening experience. Keep the great videos coming.
I prefer Memphis BBQ. Especially the dry rub ribs
@@dorisbruun1034 Not a damn thing wrong with Kansas City/Memphis dry rubs. Most people prefer Texas style rub, so I suggest they should try them both and decide for themselves.
We have just been to Terry Blacks in Austin Texas! Thanks for the suggestion! Our Terry Blacks BBQ video will be uploaded this afternoon!
Next time you’re in the New Orleans area, travel about two hours east and hit the Lafayette area. Cajun food has lots of similarities to Creole food, but it’s amazing the difference the short drive will do. Our gumbo is different, as we use roux instead of file and we normally don’t mix seafood with land meat. Lots of little hidden gems in the Lafayette area, but you also can’t go wrong with the more touristy places like Prejeans.
Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely keep Lafayette in mind for our next food adventure.
It doesn't need it but i always love hot sauce with my fired chicken.
Unfortunately I'm not as much of a fan but Andrew Loved it! but he loves all spicy sauces! Is there a particular brand he should try?
@@thebritstry yes have him try Da Bomb hot sauce😁
Thank you for coming down to Louisiana and trying our food. So many places advertise themselves as "Louisiana" or "Cajun", but nothing compares to the real thing. As a native south Louisianian it makes my heart happy seeing you two experience this kind of food for the first time :-)
It was such a pleasure to visit Louisiana and experience the authentic cuisine. We had a great time and will be back!
You watched the JOLLY video and they put the hot sauce on the jambalaya and that ruined it, lol. You just confirmed what Josh and Ollie said as well about the shrimp...you've been missing out. Too bad you didn't get to try the fried catfish. That's also some GOOOD eatin'! You need to make cornbread. It's another easy thing to make. There are two camps you'll find people in who love it, sweet and not sweet, lol. I don't mind either but I'd rather have sweet. I discovered a honey cornbread recipe that's fabulous and to cut through the sweet, I add black pepper....sooo yummy!!
The cornbread we had was slightly sweet but not over the top sweet! It was delicious... We did try catfish while in town and will upload the video soon!
@@thebritstry YAY!! So glad you didn't miss out on the that! Catfish, collard greens, cornbread or hush puppies...delish!!
Good soul food is heavenly. Love how much you enjoy the food experience.
It was so good at Lil Dizzy's . We have such a good time in New Orleans. Thanks for watching
Traditionally Mondays is Red Beans and Rice day.
It was delicious! we could eat it everyday..
Tonight I'm making Maple Bourbon Roasted chicken thighs. Seasoned chicken roasted skin side up until crisp, then dipped in a maple bourbon glaze and roasted again until the glaze crisps up.
Are you trying to make us jealous? That sounds amazing!🤗
Louis Armstrong, who was from New Orleans, would sign off his letters with "Red beans and ricely yours."
There are as many recipes for gumbo as there are cooks. I didn't see any okra in it, so I suspect it was a filé gumbo (which uses powdered sassafras leaf instead of okra as a flavoring and thickener).
Li'l Dizzy's has good po' boys. Maybe you could try one or more of those when you go back.
That's a fascinating tidbit about Louis Armstrong! Thanks for sharing. We would have loved to have tried more food at Dizzy's, next time we would definitely head back again!
I live in Texas now, but was born and raised in Louisiana. Glad you had a chance to taste some Louisiana food.
So good! Thanks for watching. Let us know if you have any other suggestions for us.
New Orleans is the BEST eating city in America, followed by New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago, in that order. After that it's Canada, with Vancouver, followed by Toronto - Then Huston, Mexico City, Seattle, Santa Fe, and finally Miami. America, like Britain, used to be mediocre for food. But now America, like Britain, has some of the Best food in the World.
Thanks for sharing your top picks for food cities! I'll definitely be adding these to my travel bucket list.
Cornbread goes with everything! I like mine split down the middle with a big smear of butter. It's also great in a mug with buttermilk. 😉
Great idea!! That sounds delicious...
Food and Music are two universal languages!! I live in the Midwest,but, grew up on southern food like fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, collard greens, etc! Glad you enjoyed your meal ❤❤❤ Emily from Missouri US ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing! Food and music really do bring people together! It's so cool that you grew up on southern cuisine. We really enjoyed our time in New Orleans!
Congrats. You guys are growing pretty good right now. Awesome!
Thank you so much for your kind words! We hope it continues...
I grew up around New Orleans! It's fascinating to see people experiencing the food I grew up with for the first time! One thing to note : next time I recommend dipping the cornbread in the red beans and rice, or even crumbling it up and mixing it together (like one would crumble crackers into soup). It makes them less soupy, and the cornbread absorbs the juices without getting too soggy, adding a nice thick texture to the dish. As for where we get all those flavors for the gumbo, New Orleans is one of the oldest "melting pots" in the U.S. It's a mix of many cultures, especially when it comes to the food and spices. Great video! I'm hungry now.
Thanks for sharing your insights! It's always great to hear from someone who knows the New Orleans food scene so well. Those tips on cornbread sound delicious!
I love seeing more and more people venturing out from the tourist traps of the US and getting down to the south to experience (what I consider) some of the best eating you’ll find in all of the US.
Thanks for sharing! Lil dizzys and New Orleans were both amazing
I've been living in Louisiana for nearly 12 years, and the food never ceases to amaze me with how delicious it is. And I love when I can top it off, with beignets. Glad you folks got to try the amazing cuisine, New Orleans and Louisiana are famous for.
So good! Lil Dizzy's was a great experience.. So glad we went to New Orleans
@@thebritstry excellent food and the birth place of jazz. Louisiana is also the birth place of Tabasco sauce.
The 2 of you are so cute. I love your reactions❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for your kind words! We really appreciate your support.
Good choices. Never been to Dizzy’s. I’ll have to check it out on my next visit.
Definitely worth a visit! It was delicious.... from what we understand it can get busy though, so check the best times to visit.
A good gumbo has something that pleases everyone. Shrimp, andouille sausage, chicken, and rice. Cornbread with butter and a bit of honey goes well with it. Glad you were able to try it.
So good, we enjoyed the gumbo, Lil Dizzy's was a really great experience.
Watching a sister eat fried chicken for the first time feels special and makes me happy lol 🤣 she even knew it was double seasoned 😀🤣😅
That's so heartwarming to hear! Food can really bring people together and create special moments. Lil dizzy's was delicious.
Yea that Crystals hot sauce is vinegar forward. If you have a chance next time just try regular louisian hot sauce, a smidge bit thicker but its more spice less vinegar
Thanks for the advice, we will try that next time
the small tear I shed when she said it was the first time she had cornbread....Girl you now have to make a schedule of soul foods to try.
Thanks for watching! we would love any recommendations on what to try in the future!
Love you guys.
Thank you!
My family is from south Louisiana and I have lived overseas plus I have a sister in law from Malaysia I have had two occasions to cook gumbo for friends from Europe and from Malaysia loved their reactions because we do what I call float our potato salad in the gumbo also I don’t cook it spicy (peppery) but spicy flavor multiple seasonings
It's amazing to hear how food can bring together different cultures! Your approach to gumbo sounds delicious, especially with the potato salad floating on top. Thanks for sharing your culinary adventures!
One of my favorite memories from childhood is having leftover cornbread with milk in a tall drinking glass and using a spoon to scoop up the chunks of cornbread. It was such a good snack before bedtime 50+ years ago. 😁
wow, thank sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing! it great how food can bring back many fond memories
Yes, feed your soul!
That's the plan! Thanks you!
When she said we've been missing out my soul left my body 😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you for watching
Truly love your video’s, the only issue i have is that I alway’s wind up sticking my head into the refrigerator afterwards❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoy the videos.
Crystal hot sauce has been my favorite hot sauce since I was a little boy, and red beans and rice has always been my favorite meal. Obviously, I'm from New Orleans so every Monday the house special in most restaurants in NOLA is red beans and rice. It's been that way for a hundred years I'd bet. My wife doesn't put her red beans on rice she puts it on top of a corn bread muffin in a bowl, try that out too you won't be disappointed. Also, next time you folks are in NOLA eating out try to add a little bit of Crystal hot sauce to your red beans and rice, it's very tasty. Cheers!
Making Gumbo is an art form. It's the epitome of the "family recipe" genre of cooking, even more so than fried chicken or apple pie. It's not only the special mix of spices someone chooses, but the cooking time, how they stir it, how much heat they use, etc. Unfortunately, I've never learned to cook it myself, it wasn't part of my family's tradition. So I have to rely on the experience of others. Nicola, I had to laugh at you a little because when you first tried the gumbo, I was saying "Nooooo! Blow longerrrr!!!" because I knew you were going to burn your mouth. Gumbo generates its own heat, if you ask me. By the way, you guys are an adorable couple.
Thank you so much for your kind words.. it was delicious at Lil Dizzy's restaurant. Cooking gumbo does seem like it is a art form! It's amazing how each family has their own special touch when it comes to recipes.
Welcome to 'Merica, mates! This is what we call Cajun Food. You can't beat a good soupy Red Beans & Rice. And Gumbo is also very good. The only thing you didn't try was Jumbolia. But the spices is just typical Cajun seasoning. Usually consists of fresh coarse pepper amongst other things.
It's really Louisiana Creole cuisine. Most dishes associated with Cajuns have their origins in Creole cuisine which is older. Cajuns adopted the dishes after they derived.
So good!
@@JLDReactions Better get that roux, holy trinity and file' out of the gumbo then. 😉
Red beans and rice is a dish traditionally enjoyed on Mondays. This is because Monday used to be laundry day way back when. A household would heat up a large amount of water to do all the laundry. They would take some of that hot water and cook the red beans and rice all day.
I like how genuine they are, I like they're chemistry, and I think she has a great personality and I would want to see more from her. She could host something small. Her voice is nice. If she was hosting a nature documentary or something, her voice would be a really great note in something like that.
The food in NOLA is incredible! And the people are fantastic. I would live there half a year there and half a year in Texas in a heartbeat if I could afford a little house in the French Quarter. I love the vibe, the music and the spirit. It's like no place else on Earth.
I couldn't agree more! NOLA has a unique charm that captivates everyone who visits.
I've eaten soul food all my life and I react like this every time.
It was so good! Thanks for watching
Whenever I make cornbread, I always stir some softened butter with a couple of teaspoons of locally harvested honey. It tastes fantastic on the cornbread and local honey is really good for people with hay fever and other seasonal allergies.
That sounds like a delicious combination! Honey and butter on cornbread must make it even more enjoyable. Next time we will try it!