Louisiana, I miss your food...

_noob_

This generic crap in lifeless, cultureless suburbia in TX is getting old. At least houston has more LA influence than Dallast to have some hope...but my goodness I miss LA, and I'm just from NE LA.

jonnythan

Oh god tell me about it.

The saddest thing is when I'm here up north and see a place called something like "Bayou Cafe." Or when I see jambalaya or blackened catfish on a menu, even at a nice restaurant.

This stuff isn't hard to make. I don't know how it's possible no one ever gets it to even resemble the food they say it is.

RobTheGourmet

Oh god tell me about it.

The saddest thing is when I'm here up north and see a place called something like "Bayou Cafe." Or when I see jambalaya or blackened catfish on a menu, even at a nice restaurant.

This stuff isn't hard to make. I don't know how it's possible no one ever gets it to even resemble the food they say it is.

first off agree and 2nd damn you now I want some catfish

and to answer your question its because most if not all chains are not interested in proper training nor good chefs, they are in it for a bottom line short term profit using mostly processed packaged foods and then assembly.

dlanoux

Yep....in Austin here. Grew up in Baton Rouge. I can cook the LA favorites, but don't try to go to a restaurant and get anything that comes close to cajun cooking. :noway: That is what I miss most about not living there anymore.

dlanoux

Oh god tell me about it.

The saddest thing is when I'm here up north and see a place called something like "Bayou Cafe." Or when I see jambalaya or blackened catfish on a menu, even at a nice restaurant.

This stuff isn't hard to make. I don't know how it's possible no one ever gets it to even resemble the food they say it is.

Yep...this!

Laces_0ut

im going through the same thing here in Phoenix. i moved from DC where you have tons of food options from all over the world but in Phoenix there are certain foods you just cant get. for example..Korean fried chicken....its the best fried chicken you will ever have but its nowhere to be found here. they dont even have a Bon Chon(chain restaurant that serves it).

GRINOLA

I'm from the mecca of Louisiana (New Orleans) but living in Europe. What I wouldn't give for a dozen of charbroiled oysters right now!

rikwaynik

I feel "yall" Military for many years and now in Cali. If you want it real good you have to get in the kitchen and have some shipments coming in the mail.

jennpaulson

I'm from the mecca of Louisiana (New Orleans) but living in Europe. What I wouldn't give for a dozen of charbroiled oysters right now!

I was in New Orleans last fall and had Charbroiled oysters for the first time on my first day and made sure I had them again before I left : ) While I love the food here in Maryland, I'll definitely be returning to New Orleans for the food as well as everything else. I turtle soup

lostdogg

When I moved to South Mississippi and worked in New Orleans with many sleepless nights there, I learned to cook creole/cajun. I feel ya pain. I'm glad I learned too.... I moved back to Alabama and it's come in quite handy. Many of the dishes are extremely easy to make to taste so good. There are many recipes on the Internet as well, but beware, some will disappoint you. They claim to be cabjun but are crap. Jambalaya is rather simple to make. Authentic red beans and rice as well if you use the dried beans and overcook em with the right seasonings. I'd hold up on gumbo tho, until you get used to the seasoned cooking. You'll throw away gallons of before you get it right if you're like me. The roux is the hardest part.

Now I want a weekend road trip. Thanks. Lol.

Good luck if you choose to try your hand at cooking cajun dishes. You may surprise yourself.