much to my surprise, i discovered back in the '80s that french people had forgotten the pomme souffle. it wasn't on menus. you couldn't find it here in france. but here in new orleans it continued on exactly as it always did, because we are real sticklers for tradition here. now, there are specific foods that center around some of our traditions. king cake. it's not carnival time in new orleans unless there's king cakes everywhere. and that goes on throughout the entire 40 days of lent. the poor boy sandwich is one of our most iconic dishes, and it was created in 1929 during a streetcar strike. it was those strikers who were originally the poor boy.boys. one of the things that is most important to understand is it's really all about the bread. new orleans french bread is distinctly different. it's crusty and soft and beautiful on the inside. those original poor boy loaves were designed to be a sandwich designed to feed an entire family with one sandwich. it was invented at the martin brothers grocers. two brother who is had been streetcar conductors felt very sorry for those starving