May 18, 2021

Daily Menu, May 18

One of our choices today is etouffee. There are similarities between etouffee, gumbo and jambalaya. It seems that etouffee is thicker, gumbo is more likely a soup, that are both usually made with a brown roux. Jambalaya is has more tomatoes with the rice cooked in. But, in many cases what you call it depends on where you are from. I have served what I thought was etouffee. During meal service I had 3 people come through, literally in one after the other. The first man looked at the line and said looks like etouffee, man number 2 said that looks like a fine gumbo, the last one through asked for some of that jambalaya. All 3 were from different states and all called it a different name. I will post the recipe soon.

Lunch

Ham and Bean Soup

Choice of Salads and Crudité

Pan Fried Haddock

Chicken Etouffee

Boiled Baby Red Potatoes

Steamed Rice

Diced Squash

Dinner

Soup of the Day

Beef Steak with Pepper sauce

Tortierre