A Taste of New Orleans When people mention food from New Orleans, everyone immediately thinks of Gumbo, Jambalaya, Crawfish Boils, and food seasoned with spicy cayenne pepper. Maybe it's Po' Boys or red Beans and Rice. Of course, it could also be bread pudding and bananas foster (YUM YUM!!!) but there's something else. What else is there? MUFFULETTAS!!!!!!!!! Oh yes! Muffulettas. Muffulettas are as much New Orleans as the French Quarter, Bourbon Street and gumbo. What is a muffuletta you ask? It is one of the greatest sandwiches EVER! This sandwich is pure Italian, and pure Sicilian if you want to be specific. New Orleans, in its population and its cuisine, owes much to Italy and especially Sicily. According to some websites, the muffuletta sandwich was invented by Signor Lupo Salvadore, who opened the now-famous little Italian market called Central Grocery on Decatur Street in the French Quarter in 1906. Muffu...
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