How many types of gumbo are there?

Table of Contents:

1. How many types of gumbo are there?
2. What is traditional gumbo?
3. What's the difference between Creole and gumbo?
4. Is Creole broken French?
5. How do you say hello in French Creole?
6. What is broken French called?
7. What does Bobo mean in French?

How many types of gumbo are there?

two varieties

What is traditional gumbo?

Gumbo can be as thin as soup or as thick as gravy. The proteins might be chicken and crab or sausage and shrimp. The stew might be thickened with okra, with filé (powdered sassafras leaves), with a dark roux (a blend of oil and flour cooked slowly until well browned), or any combination of the three.

What's the difference between Creole and gumbo?

Another major difference between Creole and Cajun food is in the type of roux used as the base for the classic sauces, stews, soups, and many other savory dishes. ... Gumbo is perhaps the signature dish of both cuisines. Creole gumbo has a tomato base and is more of a soup, while Cajun gumbo has.

Is Creole broken French?

Contrary to popular belief, Haitian Creole is not a form of broken French. Haitian Creole is a language with its own grammatical rules and orthography. ... For many decades, Haitian Creole was not considered a “proper” language to be spoken, mainly by the elite in Haiti (those who spoke French).

How do you say hello in French Creole?

The Creole words for hi or hello are bonjou and bonswa.

What is broken French called?

Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen) is spoken in Haiti by all of its 7 million people. It is also spoken in the Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. (Ethnologue).

What does Bobo mean in French?

Bobo is a portmanteau word used to describe the socio-economic bourgeois-bohemian group in France, the French analogue to the English notion of the "champagne socialist". The term is used extensively in Paris, France, where it originates.