File Powder?

[okie sawbones]

Well, being that I live in the Jambalaya Capital of the World in Gonzales, Louisiana...

Man, you are down in deep Cajun country. My F-I-L is from Napoleonville.

 

[thirdeye]

Well, being that I live in the Jambalaya Capital of the World in Gonzales, Louisiana, I feel qualified to comment on this. File' is not an ingredient in Jambalaya.

Bingo

Now gumbo- that is where file' shines.

I like it at the table to sprinkle into gumbo.

 

[mike243]

There was a drink made with it for a long time, usda did ban it,

 

[mike243]

Drank a little over the years growing ip, we always dug a few roots to make it

 

[mike243]

Make sure you open the link shows why folks think it was banned