The origins of Cajun cooking

People who know history know that the Cajuns are descendants Of the Acadians, refugees from the area now known as Nova Scotia. They went to Louisiana, some by choice, some by being forced out by the British. There, they were shunned by the original inhabitants who already had taken the best land and they ended up forming a distinctive culture of their own in the unwanted bayous.

They are rightly famous for their cuisine. This includes things like creative use of odd things. For example they have held a Nutria cook-off.

Now we can understand their odd culinary traditions. They get it from the French.

Roadkill, it's what's for dinner.