Jackson Jambalaya

It's not gumbo without okra.

Bear's Gumbo recipe is nearly identical to my recipe which I have made for 25+ years. It is transportative, be prepared to close your eyes in pleasure eating Bear's Gumbo. For me. This recipe tastes like Weidmann's in Meridian, which is the 'Holiest' Gumbo I ever enjoyed, better than in New Orleans.
Before and during the Depression, my Grandfather traveled Bajous (bye-ohs) buying oil leases. He said he always had to eat their Gumbo to be courteous, and that the Gumbo simmered all day, every day, transitioning as fresh fish or game or hens were added. Magnificent to hear good news for Bear's grand angel in hospital.

Gumbo literally is derived from the West African term for okra, "ki ngombo." Thank you for your stew recipe, it isn't gumbo sans okra.

Potato Salad on the side or on top and mixed in?

now is a good time to go to the grocery store to getting your ingredients .

grocery stores right now look like ghost towns.

gives one an idea just how many people live of SNAP. about 50% of them being able-bodied.

I detest okra unless it takes the field at Delta State or comes as a fried side with pork chops.

I also will never add tomato to my gumbo and don't limit myself to chicken and sausage...and potato salad with gumbo makes about as much (non)sense as spaghetti with fried catfish.

For years we've added oysters to gumbo and this Christmas I'm adding frog legs. Already got mine bought at Moore's between Oxford and Batesville.

I don't give one whit what gumbo means in any African dialect.

You're the same guy who says 'it ain't a steak without a loaded baked potato'.

Welsh Rarebit doesn't contain any rabbit and probably didn't originate from Wales. The etymology of something doesn't dictate the ingredients. Okra is not required in gumbo, stop being pedantic gatekeepers

Chef Bear mentioned Jax beer. I didn't know it was still around. I was featured in a Jax beer advertising poster back in 1980 and still have the poster. God, I was young, unwrinkled and my hair wasn't white.

My husband says that woman TikTok cook HAS to lean on the counter in all her photographs, so she won't fall forward into her food.

Well the name "Welsh Rarebit" does come from rabbit. It was a reference to the poverty of the Welsh by the British making fun of their not being able to afford meat so they used cheese in its stead. And there is nothing "pedantic" about sticking to tradition within culturally significant recipes such as gumbo. Sometimes the etymology is significant as it describes the dish precisely as it is traditionally made. Derivations from that dish happen, but that makes them variations and, thus, non-traditional. Gimme okra in my damn gumbo!

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