Food Blog Cajun Food

Food blog post #1

The culture that I am choosing to focus on and research is Cajun style food. I chose to research Cajun style of food because when I think of Cajun food I think of hot spicy yet tasty food and that appeals to me for some reason. First let’s start out with its name, Cajun. Many Acadiens travelled south to Louisiana during the eighteenth century from a part of Canada known as Acadie. Over time Acadiens settled in rural parts of the state and their style of food was quickly adopted by other local people. The term “Acadien food ” developed into “Cajun food”. Like the area it came to be from, south Louisiana and Mississippi, Cajun food is typically spicy, rich and surprisingly was developed by poor people. Because of the need for food, when first created Cajun style food was made in bulk with rice because that was cheap and filling. Given the location of people who eat Cajun style, near the Gulf of Mexico, seafood is a huge part of Cajun Cuisine dishes. One good characteristic of Cajun style food is that it hasn’t changed much over the past few years. Another fact about Cajun food is that it is cooked in a roux to perfection. Cajun food is the main cuisine made in southern Louisiana. It is made in what’s known as “Cajun Country”, which is another word for South Louisiana. Considered on of the best cities for food, New Orleans thrives on customers looking for their world wide famous Cajun style food.