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A Louisiana MenuThực đơn Louisiana

Four classic dishes from Southeast Louisiana, from first course to coffee. Click a dish name to open its full recipe.

The Menu / Thực đơn

Louisiana Seafood Gumbo
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First course / Món khai vị

🍲 Seafood Gumbo

Gumbo hải sản kiểu Louisiana

A dark-roux stew with shrimp, crab, and okra, served over rice.

Serves 8 · about 2 hours
Louisiana Jambalaya
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Main course / Món chính

🍛 Jambalaya

Cơm Jambalaya kiểu Louisiana

A one-pot rice dish with sausage, chicken, and shrimp.

Serves 6 · about 1 hour
New Orleans Beignets
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Dessert / Món tráng miệng

🍩 Beignets

Bánh beignet kiểu New Orleans

Puffy fried squares of dough buried in powdered sugar.

Makes about 24 · about 3 hours, including 2 hours for the dough to rise
New Orleans Café au Lait
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Drink / Đồ uống

☕ Café au Lait

Cà phê sữa kiểu New Orleans

Strong chicory coffee mixed half and half with hot milk.

Serves 4 · about 10 minutes

Practice / Luyện tập

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IELTS Speaking / Luyện nói IELTS

IELTS Speaking Practice: Food and Cooking

Luyện nói IELTS: Ẩm thực và nấu ăn

Part 1 questions, a Part 2 cue card, and Part 3 discussion questions built around these four dishes.

About 15 minutes

Measurements / Đo lường

Our recipes use US measures. Vietnam uses the metric system, so here are the words and the conversions.

EnglishTiếng ViệtMetric
teaspoon (tsp)muỗng cà phê / thìa cà phêabout 5 ml
tablespoon (tbsp)muỗng canh / thìa canhabout 15 ml
cupcốc (cup của Mỹ)about 240 ml
pinchnhúma very small amount
ounce (oz)ao-xơabout 28 g
pound (lb)paoabout 450 g
inchinchabout 2.5 cm
gram / kilogramgam / ki-lô-gam (ký)1 kg = 1,000 g
milliliter / litermi-li-lít / lít1 l = 1,000 ml
degrees Fahrenheit (°F)độ F360°F = 182°C
degrees Celsius (°C)độ C°C = (°F − 32) × 5 ÷ 9

Menu Vocabulary / Từ vựng thực đơn

EnglishTiếng Việt
menuthực đơn
coursemón (trong bữa ăn)
first course / appetizermón khai vị
main coursemón chính
dessertmón tráng miệng
drink / beverageđồ uống
serves 6dành cho 6 người ăn
recipecông thức nấu ăn
ingredientnguyên liệu
the holy trinity (onion, celery, bell pepper)bộ ba thần thánh
Cooking tip: start the gumbo roux first, since it takes about 40 minutes of constant stirring. The beignet dough needs 2 hours to rise, so make it early or chill it overnight.