Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- ROUX
- A true gumbo roux is cooked far longer than a French roux — stirred constantly over heat for 30 to 45 minutes until it deepens to a rich, nutty brown.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SASSAFRAS
- Filé powder — the classic gumbo thickener — is made from dried, ground sassafras leaves and was used by the Choctaw people of Louisiana long before European settlers arrived.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ANDOUILLE
- Andouille is a smoky Cajun sausage, slow-smoked over pecan wood, that gives gumbo much of its deep, savory backbone.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TRINITY
- The Cajun and Creole "holy trinity" — onion, celery, and bell pepper — is the aromatic base that starts nearly every proper Louisiana pot.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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A Pot of Gumbo — free and large-print, a slow-cooked bowl of Louisiana magic: roux, okra, andouille, and the deep bayou soul behind every spoonful.
About A Pot of Gumbo
Gumbo is Louisiana's most beloved pot, a dish where French, West African, Spanish, and Native American traditions all stir together into something wholly its own. The name itself traces to "ki ngombo," the Bantu word for okra — that green pod that thickens the pot and anchors the dish. On a cool evening with a cast-iron pot going low and slow on the stove, the whole house fills with the warm, dark smell of roux toasting in the pan — butter and flour coaxed to the color of chocolate, one patient stir at a time.
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- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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