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Gumbo

Language and culture of New Orleans embodied in one food: gumbo

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New Orleans if a fusion of cultures, a little bit French, a little bit Spanish, a little bit Caribbean and a little bit Cajun. Perhaps nothing embodies that more than gumbo, which is literally a fusion of foods and flavors. But even the word gumbo is a bit of a fusion.

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The New Orleans JazzFest is also a festival of food

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In New Orleans, the city’s famed Jazz & Heritage Festival is underway. And of course, most people go for the music. But there’s another side to JazzFest: the food.

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