Can a Minnesotan make a good gumbo?

VikesFan2017 said

We can get creole seasonings here. Gumbo file... never saw that up here. Might have to buy a bottle of that online if I don't see it in my store.



How often do you have gumbo down there?
Is it a regular bi-weekly / monthly staple or is it a couple times a year on a cold evening kind of dish?

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Yea the file I wasn't sure about. Some people do bay leaves and thyme and then fish it out later, but I much prefer the file.

Growing up we made it at least once a month, especially if we had family coming over. But I also grew up in cajun country and not New Orleans. Now I only make it 2 or 3 times a year. Like others said, it freezes great. My wife gets seafood gumbo in just about every local restaurant we go to, but I'm a lot more picky about it than she is. There is only one or 2 places I really like. This thread is weird timing because we were both just craving Gumbo last night and so was about 3 or 4 other people I happened to talk to yesterday. I guess it's in the air up there, too.