CREATING A CREOLE KITCHEN: THE ESSENTIALS

Criollo was the term the Spanish used for their cooking, but New Orleanians quickly christened it Creole. Call it what you choose, but don’t think it’s ordinary. Creoles are fiercely proud of their particular culture and heritage, which they consider more sophisticated than that of their Cajun country cousins.

Creole culture and heritage go back to the European settlers of New Orleans who were predominately of French and Spanish ancestry. Most were ...