American | Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission

Amore Pizzaroma

301 Ardly Dr

70510 Abbeville

Phone: 337-898-6002

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Mon-Fri 11 am-9 pm, Sat 5-9 pm

Burger King

920 N. State Street

70510 Abbevile

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410 Second St.

70542 Gueydan

Phone: 337-536-6600

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Tues-Sat 9 am-6 pm

Country Restaurant & Deli

102 W. Hwy. 14

70528 Delcambre

Phone: 337-658-6108

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Donut Queen

420 W. Veterans Memorial Dr.

70548 Kaplan

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Eddie's One-Stop

100 W. Veterans Memorial Dr.

70533 Erath

Phone: 337-937-5550

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Sun-Thurs 5 am-10 pm, Fri-Sat 5 am-11 pm

6th St.

Gueydan

Phone: 337-536-5010

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Sun-Fri 5:30 am -1 pm

Hebert's Steak House

15013 Veterans Memorial Dr.

70548 Kaplan

Phone: 337-643-2933

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916 West Veterans Memorial Dr

70548 Kaplan

Phone: (337) 643-7000

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Johnny's Drive Inn

502 First St.

70542 Gueydan

Phone: 337-536-6251

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What is gumbo and why is it different than the gumbo served in New Orleans?

Gumbo is a flour based soup mixture, made of different main ingredients. While those ingredients vary, they all begin the same. First you make a roux. Then you choose chicken, sausage, shrimp, crab, various seafoods and on and on. Gumbo will always be served with a spoonful of rice in the bowl and a side of potato salad. Unlike New Orleans, which serves Creole gumbo containing tomatoes and okra, southwest Louisiana gumbos are Cajun and contain no tomatoes and okra only when we desire it.

Bouquet Garni (boo-kay gar-nee)

An herb bouquet. A small cheesecloth bag containing 1 large bay leaf, teaspoon thyme, teaspoon dried basil, about 8 sprigs fresh parsley, teaspoon dried tarragon, 3 chopped green celery tops, 6 whole peppercorns and a slashed clove of garlic used in Cajun cooking