Would You Rather Eat Jambalaya or Red Beans and Rice?

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Would You Rather Eat Jambalaya or Red Beans and Rice?

June 1, 2008

Whenever I'm dining at a Cajun restaurant, I'm always torn between shrimp-tastic jambalaya and red beans and rice with sausage. So I usually end up ordering a po'boy and gumbo instead. But if you had to choose, which one of these spicy New Orleans rice dishes would you pick?

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37 Comments

NurseKimberly 3 years

Both!

Jessydny 3 years

I'm latina so I luuuuuvv red beans & rices, it's pretty much a staple in our diets. But for a yummy alternative instead of jambalaya which is too cajunny for me I'd choose some paella...yum yum yum.

g1amourpuss 4 years

Dirty Cajun Rice! (w/out liver) Or red beans and rice. (I was born a coon-ass unfortunately. I try to rarely have rice though. Mostly eat the cajun foods during Christmas or special occasions.)

milosmommy 5 years

can't I have both???

JLollie 5 years

Actually I would rather have the crawfish etoufee from Tony's Restaurant/Deli on Plank Road in Baton Rouge! http://www.tonyseafood.com/

jessy777 5 years

I could never choose. I love them both and some gumbo and boudin plate would be great too.

aimeeb 5 years

Neither...

coquinamcb 5 years

crawfish etouffee

ayuninur 5 years

neither..

sharshar 5 years

Jambalaya is always a winner :D give me shrimps and chorizo, I'm in heaven!

MindayH 5 years

Jambalaya - hands down!

ilanac13 5 years

i wouldn't eat either. i think that either one dish has meat which i don't eat or the other has beans and rice which are foods that i try to stay away from - so both are just a no go for me.

teegaall 5 years

Both! But since that wasn't an option, I chose jambalaya. mmmmm

gigill 5 years

I like the zip in Jambalya but red beans and rice are quite tasty too!

Hautie 5 years

I love red beans and rice. It is a staple in my Mothers kitchen... yum! It is Jambalaya, for me, that can be either really good or really bad... depending on who cooked it. I find the common problem is it's either gummy or over cooked.

bellaressa 5 years

I love them both - what can I say I am a true Southerner.

designergirl 5 years

Red beans and rice! I use my mom's recipe and it reminds me of home.

soulight 5 years

I love jambulaya, gumbo, all those fabulous foods!

Rancher'sGirl 5 years

Red beans and rice, beignets, cafe au lait, oh my!:) I am seriously drooling here! :drool: I've never been to Louisiana but a coworker was from there and she fixed some seriously yummy eats for office potlucks...we were so spoiled!:)

danigraham 5 years

Yum! I love both... mine is determined by who has cooked it/where I'm ordering from =)

sepiaraven 5 years

Haven't properly had either, although I had a ready-meal jambalaya once, and it was a bit wierd. I'd try both though, if they were cooked nicely and freshly :)