Subj : Beer (so I'm on topic) To : Roger Nelson From : Joe Bruchis Date : Thu Jun 08 2017 01:16 pm Roger Nelson wrote in a message to Joe Bruchis: RN> Back in my youth in New Orleans it was like this: RN> Creole food was seasoned to taste by the diner RN> Cajun food was non-existent, but when it came into being, it was RN> spicy to spicy-hot. Most of, but not all of the restaurants and RN> fast food places here serve cajun-type food whether you can stomach RN> it or not. Yes. I agree, and that will vary from place to place and especially if you are served it outside of South Louisiana. I think Creole food would lean more towards Red Beans and Rice, Oysters Rockefeller, Shrimp Remolaude, Chicken Creole, Creole style Gumbo, Turtle Soup, etc.... those are derived from the Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian, and many other immigrant cultures. Cajun food would be boudin, jambalaya, sausage gumbo, crawfish dishes, other sausage dishes. These came with the French immigrants from Nova Scotia, and the local Indian and African cultures. Making me hungry (time for lunch). RN> I once saw a local lawyer sitting in a Mexican restaurant eating RN> chili peppers like you'd eat M&Ms. GAG!! (-: Regards, Joe --- timEd/386 1.10+ * Origin: Fire on the Bayou BBS - bayouflames.ddns.net (1:3828/12) .