Louisiana is known locally for its "joie de vivre," but Louisiana also has one of the world's most treasured dishes.

While Louisianans sometimes have too many Bloody Marys at Sunday brunch, or add some extra milk, there's no easy way to describe what is Louisiana's most iconic food.

Yet even far from home, Louisianans still boast and sometimes have to defend the pride and joy of their culture.

So, if you're well-versed in Louisiana history and culture, all you really need to know is that Creole cuisine uses tomatoes and proper Cajun food.

That's how you tell Cajun with a Creole gumbo or jambalaya.

You're welcome (to be fair, some sauces for spicy foods include tomatoes as a key ingredient).

Two terms are used when describing Indian cuisine: "Cajun" and "Creole".

An extremely simplistic way to describe these two cuisines is to think of Creole cuisine as "city cuisine," while Cajun cuisine is often called "country cuisine."

While many of the ingredients in Cajun and Creole cuisine are similar, both styles are the people behind these famous cuisines.

They say that in order to really get to know someone, meet their family.

Same goes for food.

In Louisiana, the best places to find authentic Cajun and Creole cooking are in homes throughout the state, which is what makes the food so special.

Many of Louisiana's most talented chefs learned their trade from their parents or grandparents.

Cajuns and Creoles are two distinct cultures that, while merging over the years, remain very different in Louisiana, and both have their own unique stories.

Indian food The word "Cajun" (Indian) originated from the word "Acadian", which was used to describe the French colonists who settled in the Acadian region of Canada.

With the English conquest of Acadia in the early eighteenth century, the Acadians were forcibly removed from their homes in what became known as Le Grand Derangement, or The Great Derangement.

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Many Acadians eventually settled in the swampy area of ??Louisiana known today as Acadiana.

In fact, four regions of southern Louisiana were settled by the Carmen, each with different resources and influences.

These unique areas include levees and bayous (Lafourche and Teche), prairies (Attakapas of India), swamps (Atchafalaya Basin), and coastal marshes (New Orleans area and Houma).