This past weekend was the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.  While most might tell you that this is a music Festival, I’d say it’s as much a food fest because people (me included) plan their food, talk about what they’ll eat, have eaten and in general surround themselves with the stunningly delicious dishes served out at Jazz Fest.  Crowd favorites include Crawfish Monica (rotini pasta with a creamy crawfish and scallion sauce), cochon de lait or softshell crab po-boys, crawfish bread, and many, many more.  Me?  I’m a big fan of Jama-Jama with Chicken-on-a-stick and sauteed sweet plantains.  The Jama-Jama is spiced lusciously with a little-known African spice called “fibi” that tastes a wee bit like a cross between black pepper and nutmeg.  Eaten together, bites of the mildly peppery greens and sweet plantains, are simply glorious.  Of course I also save room for either fresh Louisiana Strawberry Shortcake or Miss Linda’s Banana Bread Pudding, or…  Look at this list of Jazz Fest foods - arggghh, decisions!

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