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Etouffee

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Etouffee is a dish found in both Cajun and Creole cuisine, typically served with shellfish over rice and made using a technique called smothering, a common cooking method in the Cajun and Creole areas of south Louisiana. It is most popular in New Orleans and the Acadiana region as well as the coastal counties of Mississippi, Alabama, northern Florida, and eastern Texas.

Facts
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1925 1
Origin Region
Louisiana, United States 2
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Uses Ingredient

Rice, Ingredients
Source Etouffee - Wikipedia
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1. Étouffée (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia 'Étouffée' 2026-09-27: 'crawfish étouffée was introduced to restaurant goers...around the 1950s; however, the dish may have been invented as early as the late 1920s.'View the Source
2. Etouffee - Wikipedia
  • History
    Originally, crawfish étouffée was a popular dish amongst Cajuns in the bayous and backwaters of Louisiana.
  • Uses Ingredient: Rice, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Shellfish]], [[rice]]
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Wikidata: Etouffee
Wikidata Q5642869, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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