Questions For Cajuns

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-do you think file is necessary for gumbo?
-do you eat broken rice down there? In France it's referred to as "rice creole"
-are mashed potatoes traditionally served with any Cajun specific dishes or is it always rice?

 

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Not a Cajun nor Creole. Not even been down there. But love cooking gumbo, jambalaya, and étouffée. File is thickening agent from ground leave of sassafras. I don't use it since my gumbo stay thick while I'm eating it. But I would love to hear it from people from that region.