REVENGE OF THE GUMBO:
Shrimp Fight Back!
Culinary connoisseurs say everything from roasted rattlesnake to sauteed squid tastes like chicken. Risking riling the experts, I say this: It doesn't.
I prepared Creole gumbo for a few friends at work, e-mailing them the day before with explicit instructions: "Bring broetchen (bread) and a big appetite." Some sent confirmation e-mails back almost before I could hit the "send" key. A few called, serenading me with the slurping noises of tongues flapping around lips, enough assurance that they would show.
I brought the spicy dish and a large container of rice to my office. One coworker, David Winters, a tall, strapping noncommissioned officer, popped in behind me.
(to be continued shortly after I figure out more of this web page technology.)
