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Jambalaya (pronounced /dʒɑmbəˈlaɪə/) or <jahm-buh-LIE-uh> or <jum-buh-LIE-uh>, is a Louisiana Cajun or Creole dish. Image File history File links http://pdphoto. ... Image File history File links http://pdphoto. ... Jambalaya is a popular song. ... This is a concise version of the International Phonetic Alphabet for English sounds. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29Â°N to 33... Cajun cuisine originates from the French-speaking Acadian or Cajun immigrants in Louisiana, USA. It is what could be called a rustic cuisine â€” locally available ingredients predominate, and preparation is simple. ... Louisiana Creole cuisine is a style of cooking originating in Louisiana (centered on the Greater New Orleans area) that blends French, Spanish, and American influences. ...

Jambalaya is traditionally made in one pot, with meats and vegetables, and completed by adding rice. There are two primary methods of making jambalaya. Meat is animal flesh (mainly muscle tissue) used as food, sometimes with the exception of fish, other seafood, and poultry. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans[1]. (The term wild rice can refer to wild...

The first and most common is to cook the meat(s) or sausage (such as Andouille or chorizo), then add vegetables and tomatoes to cook, then add seafood, adding rice and stock in equal proportions at the very end. This is known as "Red Jambalaya." Freshly cooked pork sausages. ... Cajun Andouille, From Wayne Jacobs Smokehouse in La Place, Louisiana. ... Chorizo Chorizo is a pork sausage originating from Spain. ... Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ... Binomial name Solanumlycopersicum Linnaeus ref. ... Spaghetti with seafood (Spaghetti allo scoglio). ... Stock is a flavoured liquid. ...

The secondary method is to cook all ingredients separately from the rice, adding rice cooked in a savory stock, then blending the ingredients to serve. This is called "White Jambalaya."

As well, there are two additional variations of styles of jambalaya, differentiated by the addition or deletion of tomatoes. The traditional northern recipe variation omits tomatoes. Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. Percentages are relative to US RDI values for adults. ...

Jambalaya is considered somewhat similar to, or replacement for a simple-to-prepare, yet filling casserole by most Louisianans, while gumbos, étouffées and creoles are considered dishes more difficult to perfect. In cooking, a casserole (from the French for stew pan) is a dish consisting of tough cuts of meat, poultry or game stewed in liquid with vegetables and flavourings. ... A bowl of shrimp gumbo Gumbo is a spicy, hearty stew or soup, found typically in the states on the Gulf of Mexico in the United States, and very common in the southern part of Louisiana and the Lowcountry around Charleston, South Carolina. ... Etouffee (also spelled Ã‰touffÃ©e, pronounced EH-too-FAY) is a Cajun seafood dish typically served over rice, similar to gumbo, very popular in New Orleans and in the Cajun country of the Atchafalaya River Basin to the west. ...

Most usually, a long grain white rice is used in making jambalaya, which is mixed with the vegetables and meat, with numerous variations upon that central theme.

Jambalaya is differentiated from other traditional ethnic Louisiana dishes such as gumbo, étouffée, and creoles by the way in which the rice is included. In the latter dishes, the rice is cooked separatedly and is served as a bed upon which the main dish is presented. In the usual method for preparing Jambalaya, a rich stock is created from vegetables, meat, and seafood. Raw rice is then added to the broth and the flavor is aborbed by the grains as the rice cooks. An ethnic group is a group of people who identify with one another, or are so identified by others, on the basis of a boundary that distinguishes them from other groups. ... A bowl of shrimp gumbo Gumbo is a spicy, hearty stew or soup, found typically in the states on the Gulf of Mexico in the United States, and very common in the southern part of Louisiana and the Lowcountry around Charleston, South Carolina. ... Etouffee (also spelled Ã‰touffÃ©e, pronounced EH-too-FAY) is a Cajun seafood dish typically served over rice, similar to gumbo, very popular in New Orleans and in the Cajun country of the Atchafalaya River Basin to the west. ...

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Jambalaya originates from Louisiana's rural, low-lying swamp country where crawfish (aka "mudbugs"), shrimp, oysters, alligator, duck, turtle, boar, venison and other wild meats were readily available. Any variety or combination of meats, including chicken or turkey may be used to make jambalaya. The Gulf Coast area's geographical basin (including Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, and Louisiana) also provided an exceptionally nutritive soil and conducive environment in which rice flourished. Thus the combination of the two foods was quite natural. A freshwater swamp This article is about the wetland type (a landform). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Superfamilies and families Alpheoidea Alpheidae - snapping shrimps Barbouriidae Hippolytidae Ogyrididae Atyoidea Atyidae Bresilioidea Agostocarididae Alvinocarididae Bresiliidae Disciadidae Mirocarididae Campylonotoidea Bathypalaemonellidae Campylonotoidae Crangonoidea Crangonidae Glyphocrangonidea Galatheacaridoidea Galatheacarididae Nematocarcinoidea Eugonatonotidae Nematocarcinidae Rhynchocinetidae Xiphocarididae Oplophoroidea Oplophoridae Palaemonoidea Anchistioididae Desmocarididae Euryrhynchidae Gnathophyllidae Hymenoceridae Kakaducarididae Palaemonidae Typhlocarididae Pandaloidea Pandalidae Thalassocarididae Pasiphaeoidea Pasiphaeidae Procaridoidea Procarididae Processoidea... The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ... Species Alligator mississippiensis Alligator sinensis An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae For other uses, see Duck (disambiguation). ... Suborders Cryptodira Pleurodira See text for families. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 Young piglets feeding The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. ... Venison is the term for the meat of deer. ... Since pre-historic times, humans have hunted wild animals and gathered wild plants. ... Trinomial name Gallus gallus domesticus A chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. ... Basin has several meanings: Look up basin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area Ranked 32nd - Total 48,434 sq mi (125,443 kmÂ²) - Width 170 miles (275 km) - Length 340 miles (545 km) - % water 3 - Latitude 30Â°13N to 35Â°N - Longitude 88Â°7W to 91Â°41W Population Ranked 31st... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area Ranked 30th - Total 52,423 sq mi (135,775 kmÂ²) - Width 190 miles (306 km) - Length 330 miles (531 km) - % water 3. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29Â°N to 33... SOiL is a five-piece aggressive rock/Nu Metal band from Chicago, formed in 1997 by ex-members of renowned death metal acts Broken Hope and Oppressor. ...

The first printed reference to "jambalaya" occurred in 1872, and the 1900 edition of "The Picayune's Creole Cook Book" called it a "Spanish-Creole dish." Jambalaya is also very similar to the Spanish dish Paella. 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The origin of the name "jambalaya" is uncertain, and there are many theories surrounding its etymology. Prominent among them is the combination of the French "jambon" meaning ham, the French article "à la" meaning "in the style of" and "ya", thought by some to be of West African origin meaning rice, though "ya-ya" is also an old Creole patois phase meaning "everybody's talking at once." Etymology is the study of the origins of words. ... West African refers to: West Africa An airline: West African Airlines [1] This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Alternate entymologies of the word point to the combining of the Creole words "Jhamba" (gift) and "laya" (rice). The name came from the plantation slave meals, which were often a pot of rice (or rice and beans). The slaves considered it a treat to find a "gift" of some meat (normally a left over from the owners meal or a table scrap) in with the rice. This is the current entymology being taught by the St. Louis School of Cooking.

The Dictionary of American Food and Drink offers this colorfully creative, yet unverified explanation on the origin of the word "jambalaya": Late one evening a traveling gentleman stopped by a New Orleans inn which had no food remaining from the evening meal. The inn's owner instructed Jean, the cook, to "balayez" or "mix some things together" in the local dialect. The guest pronounced the resulting hodge-podge dish as "Jean Balayez." New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Inns are establishments where travellers can procure food, drink, and lodging. ...

Gonzales, Louisiana is the self-proclaimed Jambalaya Capital of the World. Every Spring, the annual Jambalaya Festival is held in Gonzales. Gonzales is a city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. ... Look up spring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Jambalaya is also used as a main dish in many MREs (Meals, Ready-to-Eat) for the military. An MRE packet, containing a main course or entrÃ©e of spaghetti with meat sauce. ...

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