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Kringle Cake: A Long Way from There to Here

Posted: Nov 16,2020Austria Bakery Denmark Germany history Immigration Kringle Cake New Orleans New Orleans History

In a world of elaborately decorated buttercream and fondant cakes, the Kringle is easy to overlook. At first glance, it appears to be nothing more than an oversized iced Danish or maybe a flattened King Cake. But look closer and you’ll notice dozens of flaky, lighter than air layers under that smear of icing. Hiding […]

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Why Does New Orleans Love Sno-Balls?

Posted: Nov 06,2019Hansen's New Orleans culture New Orleans History Sal's Sno-Ball Snow Cone

Describing a sno-ball is tricky. Most of the country visualizes a snow cone, chunky ice in a paper cone drizzled with rainbow colored syrup. But for all those who aren’t local New Orleanians, let us be very clear: that is not a sno-ball. So then, what, you may ask, is a sno-ball? This seasonal treat […]

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Gumbo vs Jambalaya: What’s Better?

Posted: Nov 06,2019Gumbo Holy Trinity Jambalaya New Orleans New Orleans culture New Orleans History Paella

Bubbling away in cast iron pots over an outdoor hardwood fire, the multi-cultural dishes of gumbo and jambalaya were an affordable and satisfying way to nourish a gathering of neighbors, congregations, and hunters. From the fields of West Africa The name “gumbo” came from the West African Bantu word for “okra”. Okra was commonly used […]

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A Treat for Kings: The King Cake Story

Posted: Nov 06,2019Epiphany Galette des Rois King Cake Mardi Gras Three Wise Men

Bakery Basics The New Orleans king cake is a cinnamon and sugar spiced dough that is molded into a large circle and decorated with icing and sprinkles in the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold. The king cake dough, however, varies greatly in bakeries across the Big Easy; while some lean towards a […]

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Powdered Sugar Pillows: The History of the Beignet

Posted: Nov 06,2019beignet Cafe du Monde French doughnut New Orleans Food New Orleans History

We New Orleanians are often asked, what’s all this beignet business? We send visitors home with carefully packaged beignet mix souvenirs, direct tourists towards Cafe du Monde for the perfect late night French Quarter eat, and take photographs of those bright smiles adorned with powdered sugar mustaches. But for people who don’t live in the […]

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Let Them Heat Cake: History of Doberge Cake

Posted: Nov 06,2019Food History Hungary History New Orleans Food

The Story of Doberge Cake Summer in New Orleans is hot. A simple, but nonetheless true statement. With temperatures over 90˚ and humidity that makes breathing feel like swimming, it’s hard to imagine doing anything but lounging beneath a blasting air conditioning vent and throwing back icy daiquiris. New Orleans culture, however, bows to no […]

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