Spice Up Your Life Veggie Tales Dish It OutSomething Smells Fishy Would You Like Some Dessert? NEW ORLEANS CUISINE

Spice Up Your Life: 200 This leaf used is many dishes because of its distinct flavor and smell. But don’t eat it! BAY LEAF

This spice has a warm and bitter taste and is actually in the mint family. It’s name sounds Italian. OREGANO Spice Up Your Life: 400

This word is used commonly to define the spices and taste of the foods in New Orleans. CAJUN Spice Up Your Life: 600

Made from sassafras, this spice makes gumbo thicker. Too much will turn it into green slime! FILÉ Spice Up Your Life: 800

This green spice and herb is very secretive in most dishes. It is salty and sprinkled over pastas. PARSLEY Spice Up Your Life: 1000

This vegetable is used in almost every dish, and like an ogre, it has layers. ONION Veggie Tales: 200

This veggie can be red, green, or yellow, and is part of the “holy trinity” of cooking with onions and celery. PEPPER Veggie Tales: 400

Also a protein, you can find these usually served over rice. You might even find one in your King Cake! BEANS Veggie Tales: 600

This not only boosts your health, but it can also keep vampires away! GARLIC Veggie Tales: 800

This vegetable is the heart of most gumbos. OKRA Veggie Tales: 1000

This thick soup is usually made with meat, vegetables, and a roux, and is served over rice. GUMBO Dish It Out: 200

This rice dish, which has sausage, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and garlic, is as fun to say as it is to make. JUMBALAYA Dish It Out: 400

This sandwich, served on rectangular French bread, got its name from striking streetcar workers. PO’ BOY Dish It Out: 600

If you answer the door, answer the phone, or do anything except focus on stirring this, it will be ruined ROUX Dish It Out: 800

Layered with lots of meats, salad, and cheese, this giant creation can feed a group of kids like you! MUFFALETTA Dish It Out: 1000

This seafood is the most commonly used in most New Orleans’ cuisine. It is also the smallest and only becomes pink after its cooked. SHRIMP Something Smells Fishy: 200

These creatures can be soft or hard, red or pink, but they definitely have a bad attitude and will pinch you if they are upset. CRAB Something Smells Fishy: 400

Families gather together to have traditional giant broils where many of these mini lobsters are slurped out of their shells. CRAWFISH Something Smells Fishy: 600

Hiding at the bottom of rivers and lakes, you will never hear these tasty fish “Meow.” CATFISH Something Smells Fishy: 800

Usually steamed, boiled, or fried, these are served on their original shells. Be sure to avoid chomping on grains of sand! OYSTERS Something Smells Fishy: 1000

If you find the bean or the baby in this sweet, sugary, colorful dessert, you must buy the next one! KING CAKE Would You like Some Dessert?: 200

This cool treat is made from shaving a block of ice and adding syrup. Don’t throw it at your friends though! SNO-BALL Would You like Some Dessert?: 400

You can find these at the world famous Café du Monde, and you will leave covered in powdered sugar. BEIGNETS Would You like Some Dessert?: 600

These sweet sugary lumps are made from pecans, sugar, and caramel. PRAILINES Would You like Some Dessert?: 800

This dessert is made from stale bread and is traditionally covered in warm sweet custard sauce. BREAD PUDDING Would You like Some Dessert?: 1000