French Gumbo is a term as you will see by the following information.
It originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, created by the French. The dish is based on the french soup called bouillabaisse. A fish stew originating from Marseilles.
Bouillabaisse comes from two french verbs, bolhir (to boil) and abaissar (to simmer).
This is an excerpt from
www.gumbocity.com which explains the difference based on the different stocks and thickening products.
" There is also a traditional gumbo recipe made from greens called gumbo herbs, which is a French word for gumbo aux herbs. It is essentially a gumbo of greens thickened with
roux. One of the main ingredient of the greens gumbo is okra, and okra is how gumbo got is current name as the word gumbo comes for the West African word for okra.
Although not a popular gumbo recipes can be beef based, but the thing that sets gumbos apart tend to be the characteristics of the type of stock used and the thickening agent used ".
Just a bit of info.....
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