No state is more food-obsessed than Louisiana, and few states have a culinary history so diverse and multifaceted. Longtime New Orleans food authority Jyl Benson shares the secrets of this fascinating state's regional cooking in her tour of Louisiana's regional tables -- from New Orleans Creole seafood gumbos, bread puddings and bananas Foster to the étouffées, dirty rice and maque choux of Prairie Cajun Country; from the crawfish pies, courtbouillons and game dishes of the Florida Parishes and Mississippi Delta to the crab and shrimp stews, Spanish caldos and oyster casseroles of the Coastal Wetlands and Bayous; from the Choctaw-Apache fry breads and the street-style tamales and meat pies of the Crossroads to the hot-water cornbread, purple-hull peas and smothered collard greens of the Northwest.
Louisiana's Tables: A Culinary Heritage Tour
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