You can travel all over the world and taste many different ethnic foods and spices, but nothing compares to a few good southern meals. Most of my family is from Louisiana, so I am partial to Gumbo, Jambalaya, Crawfish, Boudain, and Red Beans and Rice. Gumbo is a mix of meats, usually shrimp, chicken, and sausage, made into a soup with rice, celery, okra, and alot of Cajun spice served over rice. Throw some crackers in there and you've got a meal fit for a king. Jambalaya and red beans and rice are similar, Jambalaya is any combination of chicken, beef, shrimp, or sausage over rice. Where as Red Beans and Rice is just that, red beans over rice. Its the Cajun seasonings that make these dishes unique. One of the most popular sausages you will find in Louisiana is Boudain, which is ground sausage cooked with rice and spices and then restuffed into a skin and sold in links. After a quick trip to New Orleans, you can keep heading east and find yourself eating fried chicken, collard greens, mashed potatoes, cornbread, and drinking a tall glass of sweet tea. If you're lucky, you might come across someone roasting a fresh killed hog in a pit in the backyard or frying catfish just caught from the lake! The south is home of some of the best food on earth, just ask Paula Dean!
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