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Combined Graph record U-00965 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0565. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
National Park Service, Cane River Creole foodways: 'Roux was the base for gumbo and file gumbo'; okra and filé thicken it; 'most often these gumbos are made of chicken' in Cane River, Louisiana, traditional for large Creole gatherings. Stored roux, okra, chicken, and Louisiana Creole origin established; the stored sausage and seafood variants are not addressed by this page and are not stamped.
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National Park Service, Cane River Creole foodways: 'Roux was the base for gumbo and file gumbo'; okra and filé thicken it; 'most often these gumbos are made of chicken' in Cane River, Louisiana, traditional for large Creole gatherings. Stored roux, okra, chicken, and Louisiana Creole origin established; the stored sausage and seafood variants are not addressed by this page and are not stamped.
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- Work type: dish
- Category: mains
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- https://www.nps.gov/articles/creole-food-ways.htm (verification source · master store)
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National Park Service, Cane River Creole foodways: 'Roux was the base for gumbo and file gumbo'; okra and filé thicken it; 'most often these gumbos are made of chicken' in Cane River, Louisiana, traditional for large Creole gatherings. Stored roux, okra, chicken, and Louisiana Creole origin established; the stored sausage and seafood variants are not addressed by this page and are not stamped.
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