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a people exiled by an empire who answered with the best food in America
means Relating to the French-descended people of Louisiana, or their famously bold, spice-rich cuisine and lively music.
from A worn-down pronunciation of 'Acadian.' The Acadians were French colonists in Acadia (modern Nova Scotia and nearby maritime Canada); when the British expelled them in the mid-18th century — an event remembered as 'Le Grand Dérangement' — many drifted south to French Louisiana. In local speech 'Acadien' softened and slurred into 'Cadien' and then 'Cajun,' the name now carried by their descendants and their famous food.
- origin
- Acadian refugees deported by the British in 1755
- the name
- Acadian, slurred fast, became cajun
- holy trinity
- onion, celery, bell pepper start nearly everything
- language
- a French dialect once banned in Louisiana schools
- the blackening
- chef Paul Prudhomme made it famous in the 1980s
louisiana cajun cuisine — ethnic food tradition from french acadian descendants in south louisiana bayou region
cajun navy — volunteer fleet of boats that rescued 33,500+ people during hurricane katrina in new orleans, 2005
justin wilson cajun chef — louisiana-based television cooking show host famous for 'you're gonna like it' catchphrase, aired 1960s-2000s