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The name "Cajun" is short for Acadian. The Acadians were ran out of Canada.

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Where will you find Cajun people?

In Louisiana


What are the Cajun?

Cajun is the name given to French people settled in Louisiana. The name is a corruption of Acadian, as the ancestors of these Cajun people had been forcibly relocated from Acadia (in Nova Scotia, Canada) to Louisiana, USA.


Where is the Cajun state?

The Cajun state is Louisiana.


Where does cajun chicken come from?

the Louisiana


How are cajun and creole different?

Creole cooking often includes tomatoes, whereas Cajun cooking does not. "Cajun" referred originally to people who came to Louisiana from French-speaking Canada, whereas the Louisiana Creoles are descendants of the original French settlers of Louisiana, and many are of mixed European and African descent.


Cajun music features which culture of people?

french speaking people who came to Louisiana from Canada


How is Cajun French different from French?

Cajun French is a mixture of French and the native tongue of the Indians living in Louisiana during the French and Indian war. After the Louisiana Purchase, people in that region still kept the language alive (and Cajun is spoken all over Louisiana). (I have heard that Cajun is such a mixture, that many native French speakers have trouble picking up what is spoken.) --shel


Where is the Cajun Sugar Cooperative Inc.?

The Cajun Sugar Cooperative Inc. is in Louisiana


What food is most identified with Louisiana?

Cajun food is most identified with Louisiana.


Do people live in swamps?

Yes,swamps,bayous,marshes,etc. At least some Cajun people in Louisiana do.


What has the author Lew Kuykendall written?

Lew Kuykendall has written: 'Ragin' Cajun recipes' -- subject(s): Creole Cooking, Cajun Cooking, Louisiana style, American Cooking 'Ragin' Cajun recipes' -- subject(s): American Cooking, Cajun Cookery, Louisiana style, Creole Cookery


Who were the french canadians who migrated to Louisiana in the 18th century?

Cajun