Sorry but thats not correct. Stew is Stew, gumbo is gumbo. A lot of restaraunts outside of Louisiana sell "gumbo" that is actually stew or soup. That ain't it.

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I will check out Tooks.com...
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Not a bad place to start. Also look here... http://www.savoiesfoods.com/products_roux.html

Few people make roux now a days. I'm still old fashioned. If I make it, gotta use a black iron pot to get it right and don't take your eyes off of it, it will burn then you start over.

Qualifications; family was some of the "acadians" thrown out of Canada and settled here in South Louisiana (Not New Orleans thats Creole country), parents and grandparents had french as a first language. Down here you can cook waaaay before you can drive. They say some of us got webbed feet from walking in the marsh...

Clayton