Cajuns, Creoles, and Tabasco Sauce

Avery Island, Louisiana is the home of world-famous Tabasco sauce and the McIlhennys. Avery Island is a very special and unique location in its own right, having been transformed into a wonderful botanical treasure and bird refuge. Their website shows how Tabasco sauce is made. Also, their website does a pretty good job of defining Cajuns and Creoles, and explaining the essential differences between these two cultures that so greatly impact southern Louisiana. It is interesting to realize some common names down here are not Acadian in origin, speaking to the influences of French Creole, Spanish, German, and other early settlers.