Gumbo is the history of the Gulf South in a big pot. Okra, or as Africans called it gombo, can be used to thicken this big pot of history. You can also use filé to thicken, which is ground sassafras leaves, and was known as kombo to Choctaw Indians. Mix Choctaw Indian, with coastal West Africa, … Continue reading Turkey and Andouille Gumbo