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Gonzales Jambalaya Festival
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:06 am
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:06 am
I've never been and I want to bring my 10 year old nephew. Besides the obvious jambalaya, what kinds of food do they serve? I'm super pumped to try the jambalaya and was curious what else the popular festival has to offer?
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Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:23 am to whatchamacallit
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:29 am to whatchamacallit
To be honest the Jambalaya at the festival isn't what you'd expect. In the competition it's cooked a certain way with whole hen and most people don't really care for it.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:34 am to whatchamacallit
Jambalaya fest jambalaya is nothing special. Youll get better jam in just about anyones backyard in the area.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:40 am to whatchamacallit
Agree with everyone else, the jambalaya is not good. It’s a unique event and takes skill cooking the way they do, but the final product isn’t good jambalaya.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:43 am to heatom2
You will be disapointed with the jambalaya.
Better jambalaya is made when you don't have the strictest competition rules in the cookoff world.
Better jambalaya is made when you don't have the strictest competition rules in the cookoff world.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 10:12 am to Stadium Rat
i mean they don't even have the Chee Weez scheduled this year. Fail!
Posted on 5/24/22 at 10:29 am to whatchamacallit
Thanks for replies everyone. Disappointing to hear about the jambalaya.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 11:25 am to whatchamacallit
Yes, the competition is designed so that the target “perfect” jambalaya, while much harder to create, is not the best tasting and not what most jambalaya lovers desire. I’ve always seen that as a big issue, but it’s a lot about tradition too. There are people making jambalaya outside of the competition for serving the public as well. You may hit it right and get some good stuff.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 11:49 am to whatchamacallit
the champ of champs contest is Saturday afternoon, cook on propane with sausage, they will turn out some real good jambalaya
Posted on 5/25/22 at 6:55 am to Tigerpaw123
Is there an admission to get in?
Posted on 5/25/22 at 7:00 am to JBM210
No
Posted on 5/25/22 at 7:56 am to whatchamacallit
What makes the jambalaya “not good” and what are these rules that are so strict
I’ve never been so I’m curious
I’ve never been so I’m curious
Posted on 5/25/22 at 8:19 am to PenguinPubes
It’s just chicken and rice everyone uses the exact same ingredients provided by the festival. No personal spices/ingredients allowed.
And it’s cooked over an open wood flame with wood provided by the festival.
And it’s cooked over an open wood flame with wood provided by the festival.
Posted on 5/25/22 at 8:39 am to RedFoxx
Dang, that sounds awful. I understand the concept, but it sounds awful. Why don't don't they just open it up and let it ride?
Posted on 5/25/22 at 8:47 am to whatchamacallit
I’ve been torn on this issue. I wish the jambalaya champion of the world would be able to cook his best jambalaya.
But I also respect the masterpiece of cooking with the same ingredients and the open fire. I think the uniqueness is great, but the jambalaya champion tagline deserves truly good jambalaya.
And to have jambalaya with no sausage is not jambalaya, in my book.
But I also respect the masterpiece of cooking with the same ingredients and the open fire. I think the uniqueness is great, but the jambalaya champion tagline deserves truly good jambalaya.
And to have jambalaya with no sausage is not jambalaya, in my book.
This post was edited on 5/25/22 at 8:48 am
Posted on 5/25/22 at 9:13 am to SixthAndBarone
it's like the IROC of cooking challenges.
Posted on 5/25/22 at 9:19 am to whatchamacallit
It's really about getting flavor to the rice and cooking it perfectly. There are other competitions that allow cooking with gas and sausage. The champions get invited to cook at many events throughout the year and their jambalaya is really good when you remove the restrictions.
As far as what they serve at the festival, all of the jambalaya from the cookoff is dumped into ice chests and sold. You never know if what you're getting is from a finalist or an also-ran. The past few years they also sold plates of pork and sausage that were what you'd expect.
As far as what they serve at the festival, all of the jambalaya from the cookoff is dumped into ice chests and sold. You never know if what you're getting is from a finalist or an also-ran. The past few years they also sold plates of pork and sausage that were what you'd expect.
This post was edited on 5/25/22 at 9:29 am
Posted on 5/25/22 at 12:55 pm to PenguinPubes
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What makes the jambalaya “not good” and what are these rules that are so strict
This “target” jambalaya is on the dry side. To get the rice split beautifully and fluffy, it has to be dry. Anyone can cook a wet mushy jambalaya. Also, the only meat is hen, which tastes wonderful when it’s right out of the pot, but after it’s mixed in with whatever else, sits up for a while, then gets put in styrofoam plates, not so much. Also, no one seasoning can stand out, and the dominant flavor must be chicken. So you can’t make a real spicy great tasting jambalaya from seasoning.
Posted on 5/25/22 at 3:01 pm to PenguinPubes
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What makes the jambalaya “not good”
I think it’s that they don’t allow tomatoes in the jambalaya. And to think now is the time tomatoes are coming in.
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