| Normally when tourists or firs-time visitors come to | | | | from the entire world. As a matter of fact, this cuisine |
| New Orleans, they can hardly understand the city. It | | | | is the Creole cuisine and consists of using the special |
| looks like no other place in the USA. The first puzzling | | | | spices and a set of determined products. And as I |
| impression usually comes from the appearance of the | | | | have already said the passion of the local inhabitants |
| French Quarter. But it is an American city - just a very | | | | for such kind of food is so big that they don't want to |
| different place with a very peculiar history. New | | | | hear about anything else. Louis Armstrong, native of |
| Orleans is a place where Africans, both slave and | | | | New Orleans, signed his letters instead of traditional |
| free, and American Indians shared their cultures and | | | | "Sincerely Yours" by such signature "Red Beans and |
| intermingled with European settlers. | | | | Ricely Yours". Besides if you want to taste the real |
| Naturally it influenced on such special New Orleans | | | | jambalaya you have to come in New Orleans. You |
| cuisine. When you'll arrive to New Orleans you have to | | | | can't do it in another place or country. The best |
| taste local cuisine, though any other escape you won't | | | | restaurants and its chiefs are here, in New Orleans. |
| have. The local inhabitants love their food so much that | | | | You can eat only corn bread here for dinner cause |
| do not accept any other cuisines. Certainly you can | | | | only this kind of bread does not spoil from the local |
| eat the simple hamburger or fried potatoes, but then | | | | moisture. The usual smoked cauldron is a symbol of |
| there is no any sense to come to New Orleans. | | | | Cajun cuisine. The name of this cauldron is Cajun and |
| Thanking McDonald's these goods suffices worldwide. | | | | the great chiefs cook in it a great set of |
| Being in New Orleans we've tasted a lot of Creole | | | | dishes-improvisations. |
| dishes including jambalaya, soup gumbo, red beans and | | | | By the way New Orleans' inhabitants prefer to eat |
| rice and muffalettas (a huge, round sandwich | | | | water animals instead of meat. They like to eat |
| consisting of ham, salami, and other meats, cheese, | | | | catfishes, small ratchets, and alligators. They eat only |
| pickles, and olive salad). Our first acquaintance with | | | | juicy and meaty alligators' tails. |
| New Orleans cuisine was not very successfully. Later I | | | | As for the main dessert, New Orleans bakes it on the |
| understood that before you want to eat into a bar or | | | | most important holiday - the carnival Mardi Gras. It is |
| restaurant you have to look around. If the bar is | | | | one the most important dish during the Mardi Gras. It is |
| situated into internal yard and there are few visitors | | | | multicolored knot-shaped biscuit with cinnamon. Its |
| there, the dishes in this restaurant won't be tasty. | | | | name is King Cake. The tradition of the king cake is |
| We've decided to go into "Gumbo Shop" one of the | | | | very beautiful and it dates back to the Middle Ages |
| oldest restaurants in this city. The dinner was | | | | when a popular devotion during Christmas was placed |
| wonderful. At last I could estimate the real Creole | | | | on the Three Wise Men (or Kings) who followed North |
| cuisine including the incomparable soup gumbo, | | | | Star to find Christ. I was very sorry that I didn't have |
| jambalaya, Creole shrimps, and spinach mashed | | | | the opportunity to taste that ritual delicacy cause I didn't |
| potatoes and magnificent bread pudding with coffee | | | | arrive New Orleans during the carnival. However, the |
| for dessert. We've joined to the local traditions and | | | | tradition of the pretzel consists not only in its interesting |
| drank iced coffee (coffee contains here Chicory-the | | | | history. Modern knot-shaped biscuit has to be printed in |
| specific thing for Louisiana) with beignet (sweet square | | | | the carnival colors: purple, green and gold. The small |
| doughnuts that are heavily sprinkled with powdered | | | | figure of Christ is baked in the pastry. The person who |
| sugar). | | | | finds the figure must buy the next king cake or host |
| The famous Cajun cuisine is one of the most | | | | the next party. It is a very beautiful tradition, isn't it? |
| attractive things that pull the tourists in New Orleans | | | | |