jambalaya

[ juhm-buh-lahy-uh ]

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noun

a dish of Creole origin, consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, herbs, spices, and vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers.

jambalaya

/ ˌdʒʌmbəˈlaɪə /

1740–50; < Louisiana French < Provençal jambalaia, of uncertain origin

C19: from Louisiana French, from Provençal jambalaia chicken and rice stew

Freshwater — or mainland — Geechee, like my family, made something closer to a jambalaya, no okra but richly flavored with tomatoes and red pepper.

The 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.

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