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The star of the show is the filé gumbo that uses filé, a spice made from dried and ground sassafras leaves that adds flavor and acts as a thickener. “The more you cook it, the more the flavors ...

Former Grand View football player Zack Hollier opened Cajun Belle in Johnston, Iowa, serving authentic Cajun cuisine. Hollier's menu features dishes like filé gumbo, jambalaya, kolaches, po'boys ...

Gumbo file powder is essentially a spice made from the dried leaves of the sassafras tree. It’s commonly used in Creole and Cajun cooking to add depth and flavor to dishes. In this post, we’re diving ...

For example, filé powder or powdered sassafras leaves, a common thickening agent for gumbo, was a contribution of Choctaw Native Americans and possibly other Native Americans. Okra was brought to ...

One of the most popular Creole meals, gumbo is a savory stew featuring seafood, sausage and a combination of vegetables in a dark, smoky roux. Okra or filé (herb seasoning made from sassafras ...

Gumbo commonly is made with meat or seafood — or both — with okra or filé powder (ground dried sassafras leaves) added for flavor as well as for thickening; this is sometimes in ...

The base of gumbo is typically formed with roux, a mix of flour and fat like oil or butter, ground sassafras called filé powder, and sometimes okra. The stock is then loaded with ingredients like the ...

Cajun gumbo also doesn't include okra. Instead, Brigtsen thickens the stew with filé powder, a ground spice made from sassafras leaves. "The flavour is kind of like dehydrated greens," explains ...

Others claim it’s not gumbo without filé powder, the dried and pounded leaves of the sassafras tree. Most agree that there must be roux, the French word for the mixture of fat and flour used as ...

French colonists contributed the roux, while Native American tribes shared techniques for cooking with filé powder (ground sassafras). Gumbo evolved into what we know today during the 18th century, ...