Potato Salad in Gumbo? The Internet Flips Over Controversial Culinary Collision

Stephanie Downs

07/14/2021 02:44 am EDT

The internet has been sent into a tizzy after one individual shared their take on gumbo. The matter started when one Twitter account, 247 Live Culture, shared a photo of a bowl of gumbo with a scoop of potato salad in it. Since this is quite the interesting take on gumbo, folks on Twitter had plenty of thoughts about this recipe.

247 Live Culture originally sparked the conversation after they posted a photo of the unique helping of gumbo. Gumbo is a classic, New Orleans dish that is a thick soup made up of meat, okra, and Creole and Cajun seasonings. The dish has roots in Choctaw Native American, West African, and French cultures. It's not typical to find potato salad as part of the ingredients list, which makes this combination all the more eye-catching.

Considering that a potato salad-infused helping of gumbo sounds quite different, to say the least, it wasn't before long that many got to talking about this creation. In a surprise to no one, users on Twitter didn't hold back their thoughts on the dish.

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Some individuals were none too pleased to see this creation. In fact, they said as much on Twitter.

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The photo also sparked a great deal of confusion. One Twitter user wrote, "Potato salad is a side meant for gumbo…I'm so lost."

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"Yes but not on top," another person clarified about the great potato salad and gumbo debate. "On a saucer to the side."

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Many weren't eager to try their potato salad in gumbo just yet. This individual even joked that people are "taking it too far" with the combo.

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In the comments section for the photo, some pointed out that this combination isn't all that unusual... to Louisiana natives, at least. They shared that it's quite common.

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"The people in here are very clearly not from Louisiana," a Twitter user explained. "Some people eat it in the gumbo, some have it on the side."

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Clearly, having potato salad in gumbo is a seriously divisive issue. But, as one Twitter user aptly put it, "Don't yuck somebody's yum."

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