One might call a gumbo a soup, but doing that is like calling a Rolls-Royce a thing to drive you from one place to another. Gumbos are the kings of soups, and there are as many varieties as there are Louisianians. I'll include a few gumbo recipes here among some other fabulous, classic Louisiana soups and soups from other cuisines that I've come across and loved.
Gumbos
- Gumbo du Monde: Chuck's recipe (with chicken, andouille, shrimp, crabs and okra)
- Simple Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
- Gumbo de Savoy: Marc Savoy's recipe for chicken and sausage gumbo (from Eunice, Louisiana; this is as Cajun as it gets)
- Gumbo z'Herbes: Greens gumbo
- Leah Chase's Creole Gumbo, with chicken, crabs, oysters and two kinds of sausage
- Oyster Gumbo
- Seafood Gumbo
- Shrimp and Collards Gumbo
- Shrimp and Crab Gumbo
- Smoked Duck and Andouille Gumbo
- Leftover Holiday Turkey Gumbo
Bisques
- Corn and Crab Bisque
- Crawfish Bisque, perhaps our grandest dish.
- Shrimp and Crab Bisque
- Yam and Lump Crabmeat Bisque, from Chef John Folse of Lafitte's Landing
Other Louisiana-style Soups
- Chef Frank Brigtsen's amazing Backyard Crawfish Boil Soup
- Cream of Crabmeat and Spinach Soup
- Cream of Garlic Soup, from Bayona
- Herbsaint-Poached Oyster Soup
- Oyster and Artichoke Soup
- Oyster and Fennel Soup from Chef Anne Kearney at Peristyle
- Oyster Rockefeller Soup, one of the most famous and requested dishes at Lafitte's Landing Restaurant (outside link)
- Pecan Soup
- Shrimp and Corn Chowder from Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse
- Spinach and Sweet Potato Soup, from Chef John Folse [outside link]
- Stuffed Eggplant Soup, with shrimp and andouille. A meal in itself. From Sclafani's Restaurant.
- Turtle Soup
Other Tasty Soups I've Come Across and Loved
- Cream of Roasted Tomato and Fennel soup, with parsley croutons
- Mike's Fiddlehead Gumbo, from Winnipeg! Not a Creole dish, but good.
- Pumpkin Soup, with fig quenelles
- Soup of Seven Onions and Seven Peppers
- Spring Vegetable Soup, with Creole croutons
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