# Gumbo: Creole or Cajun style? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 19, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853 "2021-07-19T21:33:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thdudescar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thdudescar/32/4638_2.png) [@thdudescar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thdudescar)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853/21 "2021-07-21T19:31:38Z")
Well, I’ve learned something new today. Apparently, there are some gumbos that some put tomatoes in, though it seemed to be a small amount. I was raised by a coonass mother that never put tomatoes in her gumbo, nor did I ever see anyone else do so. Seems I’ve lived a gumbo sheltered life. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853/22 "2021-07-21T19:40:06Z")
Same here. The only times I’d encounter tomatoes in gumbo was at family reunions or maybe an office dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853/23 "2021-07-23T23:46:28Z")
Okra is a fine vegetable. If the mucilaginous accompaniment is distressing, try using fried okra.\* A gumbo without okra is like a Mexican dish lacking cilantro. 😃 \*its availability at Captain D’s is the one reason I will probably return to that otherwise less than inspiring chain. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853/24 "2021-07-24T12:28:46Z")
The Old Coffee Pot restaurant (closed permanently) had a delicious breakfast of okra and eggs. Mmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853/25 "2021-07-24T17:02:49Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > There’s also “gumbo z’herbes” if you want to try something different. > […] > Oh, hey, gumbo pages has a recipe that is pretty darned similar to the cookbook I have, but with a roux: > > [https://www.gumbopages.com/food/soups/gumboz.html](https://www.gumbopages.com/food/soups/gumboz.html) I found this recipe intruiging—I kept thinking about it. I love cooked greens and I love gumbo, so I figure the two combined should be delicious. I decided to make it for dinner today! I went greens shopping yesterday and unfortunately was only able to find a portion of the different types listed in the recipe link, but I think they’ll suffice… I got collard greens, mustard greens, spinach, a big batch of carrot tops, and cabbage. My version is definitely **not** going to be vegan…I just put the greens on the stove to simmer with a smoked ham hock, and I’m going to cook sausage and make the roux in the rendered sausage fat, like I saw done on a PBS show about New Orleans cooking. Will give a follow-up report after dinner! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853/26 "2021-07-24T17:41:52Z")
Yeah, don’t worry about the exact mix of greens — just a good variety of whatever you can get your hands on. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853/27 "2021-07-25T15:39:01Z")
A big storm blew in after dinner last night and took out out power and internet, but I’m sure a lot of you are just on the edge of your seats waiting for a report on how my gumbo with greens turned out, and I don’t want to let you down… Anyway, it was very, very good. Awesome in fact. Will definitely make again, though it’s a lot more prep simmering the greens for hours. Thought my one kid who’s a picky eater but likes my normal gumbo would turn it down once he saw all the greens in it, but he gobbled it up. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853/28 "2021-07-31T23:04:52Z")
Speaking of New Orleans food, we had red beans & rice tonight. I normally mix together a can of [Blue Runner red beans](https://smile.amazon.com/Blue-Runner-Red-Cream-Style/dp/B00N7JXNA0) and a can of [Glory Foods red beans & rice](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J8YB2CE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01) but the Glory cans somehow turned out to be Dinty Moore beef stew instead. At least the Blue Runner cans were what the were supposed to be so I used two of them and 1½ cups of Minute Rice. 'Course, a proper red beans & rice contains andouille but my SO won’t let me use that anymore. I use bratwurst instead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gumbo-creole-or-cajun-style/946853.md?page=1)