Gumbo blows Brits' minds!

We got to try Gumbo for the first time and it did not disappoint!

Check out the full video on the channel!

[mischamartinstudios]

I absolutely adore these two British kids. Their sheer joy and enthusiasm in eating is wonderful. As an American, it makes me feel so good to see their appreciation of our food.

[xansdad]

Gumbo is actually almost 300 years old in culinary history. "Gombo" is the African word for okra. The slaves brought the plant with them to Louisiana. Okra was the original thickener of this stew. The hostess was referring to that particular recipe that her family has evolved over the last 75 years.

[MadiganinPeach]

Gumbo straight from Nola is heavenly. It clings right to your soul.

[TruthIsTheNewHate]

gumbo is awesome. I went to a trade school in Mississippi and the elderly lady in the classroom made us all homemade gumbo. it's the best meal I had ever had.

[lucasb]

Im glad im southern. Watching these makes me feel so blessed

[lindalowe]

I really like watching these British guys trying our different foods. 😊

[alanwiggins]

Gumbo is the epitome of putting love into your food.

[angellanabb]

I'm from South Georgia whose Family came from Louisiana and Alabama to Georgia, Our Family history is Military, We ave traveled all over incorporating different Cultural diverse Cooking Styles and put Our twist on it, plus we bring the Creole and Southern Cooking to every place We go. This is such a pleasure to watch a People have a deep appreciation for Our Cooking Heritage.

[johnsummers]

This server has absolutely no idea about the history of Gumbo .

[ryanawilson]

Gumbo is a gift from God is what it is

[kimberlycottongin]

Gumbo has been around for way more than 75 years. Gumbo was a dish our ancestors came up with to feed their families with very little food so they used whatever they had... Hence all the different ingredients.

[eviennemays]

Authentic Gumbo hands down...no words for the taste...it's an absolutely fabulous dish. It's actually been around longer than 75 years, more like over 200 years old.

[SenatiaA]

I know it's good because the guy in red’s reactions seemed to be genuine. He was not gesticulating wildly or making exaggerated facial expressions; he looked surprised and pleased with his taste.

[loodiamexican]

Ollie fell in love with that gumbo! That is the face of a forever changed man!

[janethernandez]

I want to go back to New Orleans and try all of that food from the restaurant they ate at! They made everything look so darn delicious in this video!

[Vampgeek]

British people discovering flavor is hilarious

[BoredDior]

British people are always blown away by something just because it’s seasoned😂

[ericcarr]

Still... Sunday dinner in England is an amazing thing... There are so many British things I miss... Tescos... Sainsburys... Lived there for years ... Miss it...

[tieaciepenn]

From( New Orleans Louisiana.)Happy yall like our food.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[pamelamayeaux]

Actually it is a stew. It's a mixture of West African, French and Spanish, and Choctaw American Indian culinary dishes. It can and in early times had okra in it. The W. Africans called okra kimgombo, and that dish is about 300 years old, and it is said it thickened the gravy. It actually isn't a thickener, but kind of pulls everything together. Because okra is slimy. Sassafras is also used today in most Louisiana versions. It does not thicken it as some think. Roux consistency, amount of liquid and cook time determines its thickness File', Is sassafras, its ground leaves are called file. I use okra and file actually. Usually in the south of Louisiana it has shell fish, Cajun or andouille sausage and chicken. Everybody does it different. Theres many versions. It's veggies are what us southerners call Holy trinity, onion, celery and bell pepper. We use it in everything. Lol. Anyway, it's been( as louisianians say) perfected in the last 70 to 80 years by the Cajuns and creole, and is now recognized as our state culinary dish. It was actually a bit of a deviation from the French dish called bouillabaise, which is raw fish stew. Which has tomato, it's a big no no for gumbo to add any acidity to it though. The roux is very dark, almost like a chocolate, if not the gumbo will be like a gravy flavor. In Louisiana we cook it in huge stock pots and serve over rice usually. Some like saltiness with it and potato salad. If it's a seafood gumbo, it can cost 2 or 300 dollars, but will feed a small army.