| Cajun cooking was born of necessity. When the British | | | | Although many people associate Cajun food with |
| caused the Acadians to abandon Nova Scotia in 1785, | | | | spiciness and being hot, this is not necessarily true. The |
| there were approximately 1600 that had to find | | | | use of spices is a part of the seasoning but the true |
| somewhere else to live. They ended up in Louisiana | | | | Cajun recipes used the spices for the taste, not to add |
| and the major source of food was from fishing, | | | | heat to the dish. |
| farming and hunting. | | | | So Cajun is a combination of Southern and French |
| When the Cajuns settled in Louisiana, they were not | | | | cooking. Cajun Bourbon Chicken is made of chicken |
| met with hospitality. They were looked down upon by | | | | soaked in Bourbon and the Cajun spices are added. |
| the French Aristocracy. The swampy areas were | | | | The origins of this type of chicken are not agreed |
| where they had to settle due to this treatment. | | | | upon by very many people. Some say it is from |
| Although they basically had been eating what the | | | | Kentucky. Others say it was named after Bourbon |
| Aristocracy ate, this move caused them to have to | | | | Street in New Orleans. The marinade used for soaking |
| adapt the recipes they knew and use things that were | | | | the chicken is normally sugar, soy sauce and whiskey. |
| available. So they adapted the recipes to what they | | | | This may be the reason for the name rather than any |
| had or could grow and this developed into Cajun | | | | of the other reasons. |
| cooking. | | | | The confusion is due to the differences between the |
| Because they sold a great deal of what they raised or | | | | two names. Bourbon chicken and Cajun bourbon |
| caught, the Cajuns, as they became known learned | | | | chicken do not use exactly the same ingredients. While |
| how to create dishes out of the leftover goods to | | | | the ingredients used in Bourbon chicken are also used |
| feed their families. At this time families were quite large | | | | in Cajun Bourbon chicken, there are a few things |
| and the amount of food fixed had to be enough to | | | | added to Bourbon Cajun chicken and this will vary |
| feed everyone. This necessity caused Cajuns to mix | | | | according to the cook. The addition of Cajun |
| rice with almost everything eaten. Cajun Chicken was | | | | Seasoning is not used in Bourbon Chicken. This can be |
| one of the dishes they found easy to prepare and | | | | the type you buy in the store or if your roots are |
| was enough to feed the large families. | | | | Cajun, it can be whatever ingredients handed down by |
| Using what was available such as seafood, chicken, | | | | your mother or grandmother. |
| turtle and alligator many Cajun recipes were born. The | | | | Irregardless of the origins of Cajun Bourbon chicken, |
| use of a roux and the fat from whatever type of | | | | one thing everyone agrees on is the taste. It is delicious |
| meat is being fixed; the ingredients and seasonings are | | | | and has a flavor all its own. This is why it is made |
| what make the Cajun dish so different and tasty. | | | | using different variations all over the country. |