the choctaw indians called the sassafras roots kombo. the african-american slaves many come from west africa. they spoke the bantu language there. the were there for okra was gumbo. lots of people truly believe the gumbo gets his name from that how can we ever tell choctaw's or african slaves this is a mystery i don't think we will ever solve. this is combination remoulade. new orleans remoulade two different ways. the original remoulade sauce is a saw she still find in france, mayonnaise-based that has capers, pickles and in it. remoulade came across the atlantic ocean. it changed. of course it probably changed because of refrigeration or lack there of. very dicey issue if you don't have that refrigeration. so consequently. the remoulade sauce drastically changed it became a base of creole mustard here in louisiana. this is more like a german mustard, spicy and delicious and that is what forms the base and you can see of the traditional new orleans remoulade. again and again, here in new orleans, we will find dishes that perhaps came in