jambalaya
a dish of Creole origin, consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, herbs, spices, and vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
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Freshwater — or mainland — Geechee, like my family, made something closer to a jambalaya, no okra but richly flavored with tomatoes and red pepper.
A Shrimp Creole Recipe That’s Fed Generations on a Coastal Georgia Farm | Monica Burton | May 13, 2021 | EaterThe Utah congressman headlined Airhart's "Blue Jean Bash" at Jethro's BBQ and jambalaya in West Des Moines.
jambalaya can have sausage, chicken, shrimp, or duck, tomatoes or no tomatoes; gumbo can be thick or thin or dark or light.
British Dictionary definitions for jambalaya
/ (ˌdʒʌmbəˈlaɪə) /
a Creole dish made of shrimps, ham, rice, onions, etc
Origin of jambalaya
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