There are some things that New Orleanians will always be stubborn about. Usually, it revolves around food, because let’s be honest, New Orleans is a food city. From family recipes to what makes the best crawfish boil, there are just some things New Orleans will always get into a debate about.
- Who makes the best po’boy
Michelle C./Trip Advisor Are you team Parkway? Team Bear’s? There’s a lot to consider. Your favorite shrimp po’boy might be at one spot and your favorite roast beef at another.
- The Saints
JaseMan/Flickr No one loves their football team more than the Who Dat Nation.
- Where to get the best crawfish
Leighkltz/Flickr So many places, it’s hard to choose but when you find a place with good crawfish, that’s your spot for the season.
- Gumbo
y6h6h6/Flickr Seafood? Chicken and sausage? Duck? They’re all delicious, but our loyalties will always be with seafood gumbo.
- Dodging traffic
Bart Everson/Flickr Weaving in and out of the city to outsmart the traffic is a carefully honed skill. You know what streets to take and you keep them a closely guarded secret. This skill becomes especially important during Mardi Gras, when all the roads are closed and you’ve got to get creative.
- Your recipes
John Varghese/Flickr Many New Orleanians know their way around a kitchen, and a lot of our own recipes are passed down from generation to generation. From gumbo to jambalaya, your recipes have been tinkered with for years, and they’re the absolute best in your eyes.
- What goes into a crawfish boil
Peter Clark/Flickr We can all agree on the basics like sausage, corn, and potatoes, but when people get wild and throw things like pineapple and Brussels sprouts, well, that’s where the debate begins.
- Your neighborhood
Chi Anunwa/Flickr And more specifically, where it ends and begins. The blurred lines of the Marigny/Bywater, the great debate over Lower Garden/Irish Channel. With 73 neighborhoods, things get a little blurry.
- The best roux
Rob Galloway/Flickr Light roux? Dark roux? Sometimes it comes down to how much time you have, and if you’re willing to commit to a dark roux. But the payoff with flavors is always worth it.
- That New Orleans is the best city in the world
Chan/Google Ain’t no place like New Orleans, and we are blessed to live in such an incredibly beautiful and culturally rich city.
What’s your favorite thing about living in New Orleans? Anything you would add to the list? Drop it in the comments below!
Michelle C./Trip Advisor
Are you team Parkway? Team Bear’s? There’s a lot to consider. Your favorite shrimp po’boy might be at one spot and your favorite roast beef at another.
JaseMan/Flickr
No one loves their football team more than the Who Dat Nation.
Leighkltz/Flickr
So many places, it’s hard to choose but when you find a place with good crawfish, that’s your spot for the season.
y6h6h6/Flickr
Seafood? Chicken and sausage? Duck? They’re all delicious, but our loyalties will always be with seafood gumbo.
Bart Everson/Flickr
Weaving in and out of the city to outsmart the traffic is a carefully honed skill. You know what streets to take and you keep them a closely guarded secret. This skill becomes especially important during Mardi Gras, when all the roads are closed and you’ve got to get creative.
John Varghese/Flickr
Many New Orleanians know their way around a kitchen, and a lot of our own recipes are passed down from generation to generation. From gumbo to jambalaya, your recipes have been tinkered with for years, and they’re the absolute best in your eyes.
Peter Clark/Flickr
We can all agree on the basics like sausage, corn, and potatoes, but when people get wild and throw things like pineapple and Brussels sprouts, well, that’s where the debate begins.
Chi Anunwa/Flickr
And more specifically, where it ends and begins. The blurred lines of the Marigny/Bywater, the great debate over Lower Garden/Irish Channel. With 73 neighborhoods, things get a little blurry.
Rob Galloway/Flickr
Light roux? Dark roux? Sometimes it comes down to how much time you have, and if you’re willing to commit to a dark roux. But the payoff with flavors is always worth it.
Chan/Google
Ain’t no place like New Orleans, and we are blessed to live in such an incredibly beautiful and culturally rich city.
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