NEW ORLEANS CUISINE

1. NEW ORLEANS CUISINE

2. NEW ORLEANS CUISINE

3. Spice Up Your Life: 200 This leaf used is many dishes because of its distinct flavor and smell. But don’t eat it! BAY LEAF Back

4. Spice Up Your Life: 400 This spice has a warm and bitter taste and is actually in the mint family. It’s name sounds Italian. OREGANO Back

5. Spice Up Your Life: 600 This word is used commonly to define the spices and taste of the foods in New Orleans. CAJUN Back

6. Spice Up Your Life: 800 Made from sassafras, this spice makes gumbo thicker. Too much will turn it into green slime! FILÉ Back

7. Spice Up Your Life: 1000 This green spice and herb is very secretive in most dishes. It is salty and sprinkled over pastas. PARSLEY Back

8. Veggie Tales: 200 This vegetable is used in almost every dish, and like an ogre, it has layers. ONION Back

9. Veggie Tales: 400 This veggie can be red, green, or yellow, and is part of the “holy trinity” of cooking with onions and celery. PEPPER Back

10. Veggie Tales: 600 Also a protein, you can find these usually served over rice. You might even find one in your King Cake! BEANS Back

11. Veggie Tales: 800 This not only boosts your health, but it can also keep vampires away! GARLIC Back

12. Veggie Tales: 1000 This vegetable is the heart of most gumbos. OKRA Back

13. Dish It Out: 200 This thick soup is usually made with meat, vegetables, and a roux, and is served over rice. GUMBO Back

14. Dish It Out: 400 This rice dish, which has sausage, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and garlic, is as fun to say as it is to make. JUMBALAYA Back

15. Dish It Out: 600 This sandwich, served on rectangular French bread, got its name from striking streetcar workers. PO’ BOY Back

16. Dish It Out: 800 If you answer the door, answer the phone, or do anything except focus on stirring this, it will be ruined ROUX Back

17. Dish It Out: 1000 Layered with lots of meats, salad, and cheese, this giant creation can feed a group of kids like you! MUFFALETTA Back

18. Something Smells Fishy: 200 This seafood is the most commonly used in most New Orleans’ cuisine. It is also the smallest and only becomes pink after its cooked. SHRIMP Back

19. Something Smells Fishy: 400 These creatures can be soft or hard, red or pink, but they definitely have a bad attitude and will pinch you if they are upset. CRAB Back

20. Something Smells Fishy: 600 Families gather together to have traditional giant broils where many of these mini lobsters are slurped out of their shells. CRAWFISH Back

21. Something Smells Fishy: 800 Hiding at the bottom of rivers and lakes, you will never hear these tasty fish “Meow.” CATFISH Back

22. Something Smells Fishy: 1000 Usually steamed, boiled, or fried, these are served on their original shells. Be sure to avoid chomping on grains of sand! OYSTERS Back

23. Would You like Some Dessert?: 200 If you find the bean or the baby in this sweet, sugary, colorful dessert, you must buy the next one! KING CAKE Back

24. Would You like Some Dessert?: 400 This cool treat is made from shaving a block of ice and adding syrup. Don’t throw it at your friends though! SNO-BALL Back

25. Would You like Some Dessert?: 600 You can find these at the world famous Café du Monde, and you will leave covered in powdered sugar. BEIGNETS Back

26. Would You like Some Dessert?: 800 These sweet sugary lumps are made from pecans, sugar, and caramel. PRAILINES Back

27. Would You like Some Dessert?: 1000 This dessert is made from stale bread and is traditionally covered in warm sweet custard sauce. BREAD PUDDING Back