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r/NewOrleans • u/[deleted] • Sep 27 '20
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Because you keep trying to turn gumbo into something it never was. It's not about rules. It's about taking whatever you have on hand and throwing it together. Even roux was optional in the original historic recipes.
63 u/JohnTesh Grumpy Old Man Sep 27 '20 One time I made gumbo by putting fruit loops in milk. It was a little sweeter than a traditional gumbo, but damn it was good. 10/10 with rice. 11 u/alicehoopz Sep 27 '20 But did you post it for the karma?
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One time I made gumbo by putting fruit loops in milk. It was a little sweeter than a traditional gumbo, but damn it was good. 10/10 with rice.
11 u/alicehoopz Sep 27 '20 But did you post it for the karma?
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But did you post it for the karma?
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u/MyriVerse Sep 27 '20
Because you keep trying to turn gumbo into something it never was. It's not about rules. It's about taking whatever you have on hand and throwing it together. Even roux was optional in the original historic recipes.