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What does jambalaya mean?

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Noun
  1. Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking; most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham.
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This spice mixture can be used as a seasoning for the famous jambalaya and gumbo, as well as for fish steaks, chicken or meat.
Jamaican rice and peas, Spanish paella and Creole jambalaya are foods for feasting.
The andouille may then be used as is, sliced thinly as an hors d'oeuvre, or as an ingredient in jambalaya, gumbo or other Cajun dish.
Every year my dad makes jambalaya, a mix of rice, chicken, spices, red and green peppers, ham, and sausage.
In a traditional jambalaya, chicken, sausage, ham, and chopped vegetables are cooked and added with seasonings and liquid to an iron pot full of rice.
Last night I made a vegan jambalaya, with kidney beans, veggies and spices, and I forgot to put it in the fridge, it was left out all night.

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