Traditional food in New Orleans

The local cuisine is one of the reasons why you should visit the main city of the state of Louisiana and stay longer. The cuisine further emphasizes New Orleans' inextricable connection to French culture and tradition. The French are said to know food, and New Orleanians "live to eat."

Restaurants in New Orleans offer authentic Cajun cuisine (a Creole cuisine whose main ingredients are green peppers, onions and celery). Among the must have gastronomic finds for travelers are fresh seafood gumbo in a flavorful rice gravy, ham and sausage jambalaya, benete doughnuts, and a special pouboy sandwich in a flavorful baguette with milk crumb.

A must-try dessert is the legendary banana foster, which is made from bananas and vanilla ice cream with a sauce of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum and banana liqueur.