Receta Jambalaya

Jambalaya is an American (Louisiana) dish heavily influenced by the Spanish and French cuisine. A dish that have big similarities to paella or arroz con pollo it is also made out of rice cooked with an array of vegetables and meats like chicken, seafood and sausages, the big difference is that jambalaya is flavoured and coloured with tomatoes instead of saffron.

This dish originated around 1700’s in the French Quarters of New Orleans, it was believed that the Spanish attempted to make paella during those times but saffron was scarce, they then used tomatoes as a replacement. During the course of time this dish changed where local ingredients and Creole seasonings were used giving birth a whole new dish we now call the jambalaya.…