Walter Mosley

My father always taught by telling stories about his experiences. His lessons were about morality and art and what insects and birds and human beings had in common. He told me what it meant to be a man and to be a Black man. He taught me about love and responsibility, about beauty, and how to make gumbo.

American Novelist

Texas Battle

To all my soap fans out there, my horror fanatics, comedy lovers, I will tell you this: 'Death Valley' is an action-packed drama, comedic, horror TV series that has a non-stop adventure in each episode. It's like a huge pot of Texas gumbo. If you like all four of those genres, then you'll love this show.

American Actor

Mitch Landrieu

One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness.

American Politician

Robbie Robertson

The Band is probably the ultimate example of people taking all kinds of music, from gospel to blues to mountain music to folk music to on and on and on and on and putting them all in this big pot and mixing up a new gumbo.

Canadian Musician

Isabel Gillies

There has never been a shrimp that I've eaten that I haven't been like, 'I am so lucky that I get to eat this.' I would eat a shrimp enchilada, shrimp burrito, shrimp cocktail, fried shrimp, shrimp po boy, shrimp gumbo.

American Actress

Tamala Jones

People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.

Hunter Hayes

My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.

American Musician

Trombone Shorty

Supafunkrock' is a musical gumbo. We throw all those musical influences into the pot and put it out there.

Flo Rida

I think just growing up in Miami, there's gumbo of different cultures that influence us.

Etta James

All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore.

Gumbo is a symbol of Southern Louisiana culture and its diverse history.

Cultural Dish

While meats and seafood are common, gumbo can vary greatly in ingredients and taste.

Ingredient Variation

Gumbo is often served at gatherings, showing its role in community and celebration.

Occasion Specific

Gumbo soil can transform land into difficult terrain for walking and farming.

Challenging Terrain

The condition of gumbo soil worsens with rain, making it sticky and dense.

Weather Dependent

Unlike other clays, gumbo is not suitable for making pottery because of its properties.

Not For Pottery

 that's where they planned all their meetings. They would come and we would serve them a bowl of gumbo and fried chicken. So I said, we'd changed the course of America over a bowl of gumbo and some fried chicken.

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