Cajun Revival Foodways

Historical period

From the 1960s: CODOFIL and Cajun French revival, the music revival, and then the 1980s national boom in "blackened" and Cajun-labelled cooking. The commercial boom sold a narrow and often inauthentic version, and that gap is part of the record.

Atlas — where and when

What is recorded

The 1980s national boom in "Cajun" food sold a narrow and frequently inauthentic version — blackening and heat standing in for a whole cuisine. The gap between commercial Cajun and Acadiana home cooking is part of the historical record, not an aside. documented

Related foodways

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part of Cajun Foodways documented

Recipes

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