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Refers to a type of cuisine that combines French and Louisiana cooking and is noted for its spicy quality.

A type of pork sausage that is Creole/Cajun in origin and has a hot and spicy flavor. Chaurice is popular in Creole/Cajun cooking both as a main dish and as an ingredient in dishes such as gumbo and jambalaya.

A Cajun food dish prepared with poultry giblets (turkey or chicken gizzard and liver), ground chicken, turkey, beef, or game, onions, green peppers, celery, fried or steamed rice, garlic, pepper, bacon fat, and Cajun seasoning.

Lean, highly seasoned pork that is served in the southern United States and most often associated with Cajun cuisine.

A course-grained smoked meat made with pork, chitterlings, pepper, wine, onions, and seasonings. French in origin, but brought to Louisiana by German and French immigrants, this sausage is most often associated with Cajun cooking.

A Cajun dish made as a stew containing vegetables and a single type of seafood served over a bed of rice.

A Creole or Cajun seasoning made by grinding the dried leaves of sassafras trees into a powder. It is often used as a thickener for gumbo, casseroles, stews, and other similar foods.

Black velvet-like to dark brown in appearance, this variety of roe is harvested from an ancient species of fish common in back waters of southeastern U.S.

A smaller version of Andouille sausage, a course-grained smoked meat made with pork, chitterlings, pepper, wine, onions, and seasonings.

Pronounced white zin-fan-dell. Contrary to what the name suggests, white zinfandel is a rosé (or blush), wine rather than a white wine.

A grape varietal used in the production of white wine. Originating in the Rhône region of France, the varietal is also grown in the Tuscany region of Italy, the Languedoc, the Rousillon, and (most recently) California in the United States.

Pronounced she-mee-yohn or say-mee-yohn. A grape varietal used in the production of white wine. Originating in the Bordeaux and Loire regions of France, in modern day it is also grown in Australia, the United States (primarily CA), Argentina, Chile, and South Africa.

A spice consisting of coarsely ground flakes of dried red chiles. The seeds are also ground with the chiles.

Pronounced roo-sahn. A grape varietal used in the production of white wine. Originating in the Rhône region of France, the varietal is also grown in the Tuscany region of Italy, the Languedoc, the Rousillon, and (most recently) California in the United States.

Most notably known as "Riesling". A grape varietal used in the production of white wine and is used as a blending agent in the production of Ice Wine in Canada.

Most notably known as "Riesling". A grape varietal used in the production of white wine and is used as a blending agent in the production of Ice Wine in Canada.

Most notably known as "Riesling". A grape varietal used in the production of white wine and is used as a blending agent in the production of Ice Wine in Canada.

Most notably known as "Riesling". A grape varietal used in the production of white wine and is used as a blending agent in the production of Ice Wine in Canada.

Pronounced rees-ling or reez-ling. A grape varietal used in the production of white wine and is used as a blending agent in the production of Ice Wine in Canada.

A spicy Creole dish made with rice, ham, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and seasonings, and occasionally other meats or shellfish.