I heard one of the top bbq competition guys say that the ribs he wants to eat himself are not the ones he has to compete with to win. To each his own but this is why I turned down friends encouraging me to compete in the bbq world.
I won a chili cookoff in ATL using frito's chili-o. I just added sauteed bacon, onion, and bell pepper.
Work smarter. Not harder.
Like is said, you’re lucky I wasn’t there. **I’ll just know next time to expect the “just add water” stuff to win.
I noticed too that none of the good stuff even got recognized and all of the banks and insurance companies won. What gives?I’ll probably cook in it again. We had a lot of fun and it was for a good cause. I’ll just know next time to expect the “just add water” stuff to win. There was actually some really good gumbo out there. Just none of it being recognized at the end.
It's B-town, bruh!I noticed too that none of the good stuff even got recognized and all of the banks and insurance companies won. What gives?
Tomatoes don't go in gumbo.I’ve cooked in it every year that they have had it. Placed top 3 last 2 years. It’s always a good time There were some good pots and some bad ones. I did notice that the tent behind me had 10 gallons of tomatoes in theirs and made me wonder if they were cooking chili or gumbo.
I don't put tomatoes in mine either, but this is something of a misconception. It may not be common but it's plenty traditional for Creole gumbos to have tomatoes in them. Far more uncommon for Cajun areas. To me, if you're making a roux and also wanting tomatoes, it makes sense to cook a Sauce Piquant instead of a gumbo.Tomatoes don't go in gumbo.