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The article says: "Creole is a long-embattled term, perhaps best defined now as a person whose background and identity is traceable to colonial French Louisiana
by bonniemuffin 7y ago
The article says: "Creole is a long-embattled term, perhaps best defined now as a person whose background and identity is traceable to colonial French Louisiana and/or its Franco-African culture."
I have a simpler definition. If your family has a secret gumbo recipe, you're either cajun or creole. If the recipe has tomatoes, you're creole. If not, you're cajun.
- joejerryronnie 7y agoI don’t have a secret gumbo recipe but I do have a secret family chicken adobo recipe. It would be fun to try and identify different cultural geographical backgrounds with a particular secret family recipe.
- ruckusing 7y agoMind sharing your secret chicken adobo recipe?
- rjbwork 7y agoWell damn, you nailed it. We're cajun and I've never heard of tomatoes in gumbo.
- jriot 7y agoAs a Cajun, I approve of this definition.