The Cinema Chefs

Last Holiday - Creole & Cajun Food

Episode Summary

Jenn and Clara discuss Creole versus Cajun cooking in New Orleans, according to the film Last Holiday.

Episode Notes

Jenn and Clara discuss the differences and similarities of New Orleans Creole and Cajun in the film Last Holiday starring Queen Latifah. Learn about the heavy European, Native American, and African culinary influences in this flavorful and vibrant cuisine. Do tomatoes make that big of a difference, and who has time to make dishes with more than 12 ingredients? The popular dishes of the Big Easy are anything but easy to prepare.

CHAPTERS

0:30 Kick off to season 2 and Last Holiday

1:01 Content warning

1:21 Why we chose this movie

2:05 Notable actors

4:20 Jenn and mise en place

6:14 Food porn

7:30 Chicken Tchoupitoulas

9:04 New Orleans cuisine defined

12:20 Roux defined

12:54 The Holy Trinity

13:30 Immigrants in New Orleans

15:30 Jenn's picks for NOLA

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18:15 Collard greens and more

20:00 Clara's and Jenn's favorite Creole dishes

23:40 Where is Cajun and Creole food in the movie?

25:30 The secret of life 

26:30 Knife cuts and culinary terms

28:50 Dark roux

30:00 Muffuletta

32:28 Clara's and Jenn's best places for Creole and Cajun food

34:44 Our next episode 🙊

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