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It's food, good food. I usually have it at family reunions.
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Except I keep finding people online who don't know what jambalaya is.
I have my AIM up on most of the message boards I post on, so I get the occasional IM from various people.
I had a plate of kickass jambalaya at a Christmas party today and mentioned it when someone asked how my day was. Their response was "jambawhut?" I did a quick survey of other people I keep up with on AIM. Most didn't know.
Most of them are outside the South (sometimes way out, like Canada. The one who did know is in Florida), so for shits and giggles I decided to check to see if jambalaya is an American South thing that just doesn't get the press coverage gumbo does.
I have my AIM up on most of the message boards I post on, so I get the occasional IM from various people.
I had a plate of kickass jambalaya at a Christmas party today and mentioned it when someone asked how my day was. Their response was "jambawhut?" I did a quick survey of other people I keep up with on AIM. Most didn't know.
Most of them are outside the South (sometimes way out, like Canada. The one who did know is in Florida), so for shits and giggles I decided to check to see if jambalaya is an American South thing that just doesn't get the press coverage gumbo does.
He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
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It might be an american south thing, but we're pretty good about cuisine theft here in California. I prefer it to gumbo as it turns out.
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Jambalaya is food.
Spicy, maybe a soup or something. Probably from the same area as gumbo.
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yeah, it's Creole food, but Google Images seems to indicate that jambalaya doesn't have to be soup/stew.
EDIT: voted "yes". I vaguely know what jambalaya is and where it comes from, that's probably good enough.
Spicy, maybe a soup or something. Probably from the same area as gumbo.
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Google check:
yeah, it's Creole food, but Google Images seems to indicate that jambalaya doesn't have to be soup/stew.
EDIT: voted "yes". I vaguely know what jambalaya is and where it comes from, that's probably good enough.
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Well, not soup. Doesn't have to be spicy, either.
But it's basically rice cooked in soup stock, with chunks of whatchagot added in and then cooked.. The plate I had had, I believe, chicken, sausauge, and shrimp, in additional to various diced veggies.
It rocked my socks.
But it's basically rice cooked in soup stock, with chunks of whatchagot added in and then cooked.. The plate I had had, I believe, chicken, sausauge, and shrimp, in additional to various diced veggies.
It rocked my socks.
He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
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I knew it was food, but I didn't know exactly what kind of food.
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I'm from East Texas/Louisiana and I don't care for it.
For the first thing, I don't care for gummy rice. I only like rice with a very specific level of firmness to it, which I can get if I'm cooking for myself but it seems that Jumbalaya cookers like overly soft rice.
The second thing is that oftentimes it's too greasy. Most people put the meat with the rice and then start cooking it. It isn't too bad if it's just shrimp, but when you put sausage and chicken in there it becomes unacceptable. The meat should be cooked separately, partially drained, then thrown in with the mixture lightly toasted afterwards.
Now I've have some very good Jambalaya and when it's good it's really good, but 9 times out of ten I get something that makes me want to dump it in the trash. So by default I don't like it.
For the first thing, I don't care for gummy rice. I only like rice with a very specific level of firmness to it, which I can get if I'm cooking for myself but it seems that Jumbalaya cookers like overly soft rice.
The second thing is that oftentimes it's too greasy. Most people put the meat with the rice and then start cooking it. It isn't too bad if it's just shrimp, but when you put sausage and chicken in there it becomes unacceptable. The meat should be cooked separately, partially drained, then thrown in with the mixture lightly toasted afterwards.
Now I've have some very good Jambalaya and when it's good it's really good, but 9 times out of ten I get something that makes me want to dump it in the trash. So by default I don't like it.
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I tend to get it a bit confused with gumbo on first blush, but yeah, I know what it is.
Though on the other hand... one could make a jumbalaya possibly more to your taste by making a broth with the bones and drippings (and shells) from the meats and then cooking the rice in that broth.
Both of your problems with jumbalaya basically come from the way it's cooked, without which it's less jumbalaya and more "rice with meat tossed in".Lago PARANOIA wrote:I'm from East Texas/Louisiana and I don't care for it.
For the first thing, I don't care for gummy rice. I only like rice with a very specific level of firmness to it, which I can get if I'm cooking for myself but it seems that Jumbalaya cookers like overly soft rice.
The second thing is that oftentimes it's too greasy. Most people put the meat with the rice and then start cooking it. It isn't too bad if it's just shrimp, but when you put sausage and chicken in there it becomes unacceptable. The meat should be cooked separately, partially drained, then thrown in with the mixture lightly toasted afterwards.
Now I've have some very good Jambalaya and when it's good it's really good, but 9 times out of ten I get something that makes me want to dump it in the trash. So by default I don't like it.
Though on the other hand... one could make a jumbalaya possibly more to your taste by making a broth with the bones and drippings (and shells) from the meats and then cooking the rice in that broth.
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You can make jambalaya out of anything as long as...FrankTrollman wrote:I have a shrimp allergy. I have to know what jambalaya is so I can avoid it.
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1) It has rice that's been cooked in some kind of soup stock
2) You call it jambalaya.
The other ingredients vary wildly. I've had chicken jambalaya, veggie jambalaya, sausage jambalaya, crabmeat jambalaya.
If you're unsure, ask 'em what's in it.
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He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
shrimp is very common though, as people perceive creole cooking to focus mainly on seafood (which, being in marshland and river land, they typically do, but there are plenty of other meats they use)Maxus wrote:You can make jambalaya out of anything as long as...FrankTrollman wrote:I have a shrimp allergy. I have to know what jambalaya is so I can avoid it.
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1) It has rice that's been cooked in some kind of soup stock
2) You call it jambalaya.
The other ingredients vary wildly. I've had chicken jambalaya, veggie jambalaya, sausage jambalaya, crabmeat jambalaya.
If you're unsure, ask 'em what's in it.
Cuz apparently I gotta break this down for you dense motherfuckers- I'm trans feminine nonbinary. My pronouns are they/them.
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FrankTrollman wrote:In Soviet Russia, cosmic horror is the default state.
You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
Yeah, I think the jambalaya recipe varies from area to area (or even household to household). There is no hard rule that it has to have shrimp in it. The Jambalaya I had was spicy and had some meats, but no shrimp.
The flavor was very distinct from paella though.
The flavor was very distinct from paella though.
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It's like I said 'I don't like cheesecake, the filling is too rich' and you said 'that's not really cheesecake so much as cheese-filled cake, use a pie crust next time'.PA wrote: Though on the other hand... one could make a jumbalaya possibly more to your taste by making a broth with the bones and drippings (and shells) from the meats and then cooking the rice in that broth.
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In short, your entire post is dismissive of not merely my intelligence, but my agency. And I don't mean agency as a player within one of your games, I mean my agency as a person. You do not want me to be informed when I make the fundamental decisions of deciding whether to join your game or buying your rules system.
...not quite, but...Lago PARANOIA wrote:It's like I said 'I don't like cheesecake, the filling is too rich' and you said 'that's not really cheesecake so much as cheese-filled cake, use a pie crust next time'.PA wrote: Though on the other hand... one could make a jumbalaya possibly more to your taste by making a broth with the bones and drippings (and shells) from the meats and then cooking the rice in that broth.
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FrankTrollman wrote:In Soviet Russia, cosmic horror is the default state.
You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
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There's a lot of overlap between gumbo and jambalaya if you're the kind of person who puts a lot of rice in gumbo; the difference basically boils down to cooking method at that point.
But in my experience gumbo has been strictly better. Now that I've moved from the Frozen North to the [frozen] South, maybe it's worth giving jambalaya another try.
But in my experience gumbo has been strictly better. Now that I've moved from the Frozen North to the [frozen] South, maybe it's worth giving jambalaya another try.
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Jambalaya is a -lot- simpler. There's throwing stuff into a pot and cooking it down, pretty much.
Just making the damn roux for gumbo requires more attention to what you're doing for that. Seriously, don't let that shit burn.
Just making the damn roux for gumbo requires more attention to what you're doing for that. Seriously, don't let that shit burn.
He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
--The horror of Mario
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[TGDMB mode] If I'm not doing the cooking, I don't really give a fuck how hard it is to make. If I am doing the cooking, I know how to make a goddamn' roux. [/TGDMB mode]
Fair enough, though. One of the few things my dad can actually cook is a horrible mushy vegetable jambalaya.
I find that the hard part of making gumbo is not singeing the okra.
Fair enough, though. One of the few things my dad can actually cook is a horrible mushy vegetable jambalaya.
I find that the hard part of making gumbo is not singeing the okra.
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Mount Flamethrower on rear
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Mount Flamethrower on rear
Drive in reverse
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Given that most creole cooking uses a dark or black roux, you practically have to...Maxus wrote:Jambalaya is a -lot- simpler. There's throwing stuff into a pot and cooking it down, pretty much.
Just making the damn roux for gumbo requires more attention to what you're doing for that. Seriously, don't let that shit burn.
Cuz apparently I gotta break this down for you dense motherfuckers- I'm trans feminine nonbinary. My pronouns are they/them.
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FrankTrollman wrote:In Soviet Russia, cosmic horror is the default state.
You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
"Cook it 'till you -think- you've burned it and then five minutes more". Stirring while you do it. You leave it sitting, you -will- burn it. And you won't think. You will be forever able to say with aclarity "Shit was burned, man"Prak_Anima wrote:Given that most creole cooking uses a dark or black roux, you practically have to...Maxus wrote:Jambalaya is a -lot- simpler. There's throwing stuff into a pot and cooking it down, pretty much.
Just making the damn roux for gumbo requires more attention to what you're doing for that. Seriously, don't let that shit burn.
Making roux is something I suck at because I have a hard time staying still for a good period of time. But to make a decent roux, you have to stand there and stir and flip and mix the shit for...well, longer than I like to.
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He jumps like a damned dragoon, and charges into battle fighting rather insane monsters with little more than his bare hands and rather nasty spell effects conjured up solely through knowledge and the local plantlife. He unerringly knows where his goal lies, he breathes underwater and is untroubled by space travel, seems to have no limits to his actual endurance and favors killing his enemies by driving both boots square into their skull. His agility is unmatched, and his strength legendary, able to fling about a turtle shell big enough to contain a man with enough force to barrel down a near endless path of unfortunates.
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!
--The horror of Mario
Zak S, Zak Smith, Dndwithpornstars, Zak Sabbath. He is a terrible person and a hack at writing and art. His cultural contributions are less than Justin Bieber's, and he's a shitmuffin. Go go gadget Googlebomb!