Long Memories Of New Orleans: Life Long Memories Of New Orleans

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Life Long Memories of New Orleans
Where y’at Nola? In New Orleans that means what’s up or where are you. I come from a New Orleans background. My entire family was born and raised in New Orleans, sadly I was not. At the age of six,my family and I relocated to Arkansas after Hurricane Katrina. Although I barely remember living there I am still able to embrace my New Orleans culture thanks to my family.The best part about our culture is the cajun food. My grandmother continues to cook cajun food as if we were still back home. The New Orleans Boil is one meal that my grandmother cooks that brings my entire family together. This meal has a lot of meaning in our family .
My grandmother's famous boil consist of crawfish, potatoes, shrimp, sausage, …show more content…

My granddad and my uncle died tragically in a car accident on May 22, 2006 due to a drunk driver. Every year since their death, on May 22 we celebrate by cooking her famous boil,turning on the music, set the tables up outside , and get the party started. I can just imagine Everyone laughing and dancing to the new orlean music .and my mom running round trying to whoop us for doing stuff that we wasn't supposed to be doing. Also my uncle's and their friends in the backroom playing the game. My cousins outside playing basketball , my mom and auntie outside at the table drinking. Everyone really was just having a blast. When it's time for prayer grandmother pray over the food and we have a moment of silence for grandpa and uncle gary. She always ask of them to watch over us all and then we …show more content…

That New Orleans had crawfish cook offs. my Grandmother and Granddad were really serious about it. I never went to one before, i only hear the stories they talk about. My family has tried there hardest to make the recipe even better throughout the years. My family has entered every year for 20 years straight ,but they've won six times. we still have the trophies set up in my grandmother's living room. Even though they haven't went to one ever since Hurricane Katrina they still have the trophies as memory. Because of my family accomplishment in the crawfish boil they use to have a picture of my family posted on awall in the French Quarters. Also the franchise “Big moma House” In New Orlean has used my grandmother's recipe for an entree on there menu and they still serving her meal in there restaurant till this day

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