Filé gumbo
Gumbo is a stew that is popular among the U.S. Gulf Coast community, the New Orleans stew variation being the official state cuisine of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Gumbo consists primarily of a strongly flavored stock, meat or shellfish (or sometimes both), a thickener, and the Creole "holy trinity": celery, bell peppers, and onions. Gumbo is often categorized by the type of thickener used, whether okra or filé powder (dried and ground sassafras leaves).
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Recipes

Creole Filé Gumbo Recipe | Explore Louisiana
This November recipe is brought to you by Louisiana Kitchen and Culture Magazine.Lil' Dizzy’s Café in New Orleans is serving up some tasty Creole Gumbo. Their recipe for uses the traditional filé powder (ground sassafras leaves). Filé was first used by...