Ever visit CAJUN COUNTRY??

[Accountable]

Originally Posted by southern yankee

same down here> they are proud of that name But I like CAJUN better. but i will admit my husband and i give it a YANKEE flare. But being from Indiana. I am still not into the RICE thing. You know sometimes when we make GUMBO were serve it over elbow macaronie. If my NEIGHBORS seen that!! We gotta have pasta or potatos.

I can't quite picture that gumbo. That's like an SUV with a gun rack.

[southern yankee]

[quote=Accountable;936147]I can't quite picture that gumbo. That's like an SUV with a gun rack. [/QUOTE You would be suprized . Pretty darn good.Had Cajuns say it was good. But when we know it's not us YANKEES we serve it with RICE. Now my hubby does not concider himself a YANKEE. He was born in NORTHERN MO. But raised in SOUTHERN IL.

[Accountable]

I grew up thinking that the Mason-Dixon line was that southernmost point where it snowed every winter. If you got snow every winter - Yankee. If not - Southern.

[southern yankee]

Originally Posted by Accountable

I grew up thinking that the Mason-Dixon line was that southernmost point where it snowed every winter. If you got snow every winter - Yankee. If not - Southern.

you know what cajuns say. anything north of Interstate 10

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by Accountable

Which do you like more, cajun or creole?

I spent my childhood in northern Louisiana. It might as well have been a different country. We're called coonass up there.

Unfortunately due to this post you will also be known as "coon ass" here on FG now.

[southern yankee]

Originally Posted by Nomad

Unfortunately due to this post you will also be known as "coon ass" here on FG now.

i am a tranzplant. didn't marry one either. so no coon ass here.

[Nomad]

Im just teasing accountable

[southern yankee]

But you know over a millon people are in Lafayette for Mardi Gras. it is much more towards the: family then N.O. I feel everyone should do Mardi Gras at least once. Not the big drunk like in N.O. But a heck of a lot of fun.

[Lon]

Originally Posted by southern yankee

Another name for it would be Acadiana, I live between Lafayette and Baton Rouge. in a very small town of Butte La Rose. in the Atchafalaya Basin. (Ok Who will be the first to try to pronouce it.?) Now cajun is MUCH different then Creol. FOOD AND CULTURE. Come in the spring or fall. My sister in-law came the first of JULY. TOOOO HOT AND STICKY. Plus New Orleans isn't the only place to do Mardi Gras. Lafayette is fun and safer

I always thought it was interesting that the Louisiana Cajuns were originally from Nova Scotia and migrated south in the 1700's during and after the French & Indian Wars and conflict with the Brits.

[AussiePam]

I got rather lost once in Baton Rouge. wandered about the bayous etc a bit out of Nawlins, took a ride on a shrimp boat - like the food, learnt a few new dances and think it all sounds very nice indeed, SouthernYankee!!!