When it comes to Southern comfort food, few dishes evoke the warmth and depth of Louisiana’s culinary heritage like a classic Seafood Okra Gumbo. This dish, brimming with the rich flavors of the ...

Gumbo is a Cajun and creole specialty throughout the state of Louisiana. It's a thick, stew-like dish with several ingredients such as the trinity (onions, celery, and bell peppers), okra, and meat.

West African slaves brought okra from their native lands to the southern United States. The vegetable, which they called kimgombo, also gave gumbo its name. In the 1840s, hundreds of Louisianans ...

Gumbo was born in Louisiana. The rich stew is iconic, while also being deeply personal to each chef. And love of Gumbo is ...

When the oil is hot, take each sliced okra piece and dip into the egg white ... salt as soon as they come out of the oil. Finish the gumbo with a good squeeze of lemon and a generous amount ...

Gumbo commonly is made with meat or seafood — or both — with okra or filé powder (ground dried sassafras leaves) added for flavor as well as for thickening; this is sometimes in ...

This iconic stew has a complicated history. Here’s how gumbo became emblematic of both Creole and Cajun cuisines.