re: I make better gumbo and roux than any LSU fan in this biatch

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That may well be but celery and carrots have been historically used because they are cheap filler

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adding carrots makes it the mirepoix.

But yes it’s cheap filler because Cajuns were dirt poor. Same reason why Mexicans add peas to rice.

Italians down here will also drop an egg in red gravy as well as a cheap protein add