| An Authentic Seafood Gumbo Recipe, in order to be | | | | think the crawfish would be a necessity to make it an |
| categorized as authentic, would have to contain certain | | | | authentic seafood gumbo recipe, however, crawfish |
| key ingredients. | | | | were used primarily for bait up until about 40 years |
| Among those would be first of all, the type of seafood | | | | ago, at which time it started to become an entree. |
| used, in particular, the type of shellfish used. Generally, | | | | The next item of authenticity would be the sausage. |
| any shellfish common to the area would be sufficient. | | | | Yes, sausage in the seafood recipe is a must. Not only |
| In the south Gulf Coast area, gulf shrimp, blue crab, | | | | does it have to be a sausage, it must be Andouille |
| scallops and oysters would be adequate. In the | | | | Sausage, a type of smoked sausage found in the |
| northeast, lobster could be thrown in. Some people | | | | south. |