If you are real foodie then you must not miss visiting New Orleans, which is a major United States port, and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. You need to make sure that you spent sufficient time in this city to taste all the list of things available to eat.

Let us talk about few important food items that you must not miss during your next food tours New Orleans.

• BBQ Shrimp

The BBQ is in fact a misnomer as it has very little connection with barbecue. There are lots of butter, garlic, basil and olive oil used and shrimp with its shell is added. You are supposed to eat by using your hand to get messy.

• Muffuletta sandwich

This sandwich uses a bread which is soft from inside and crunchy from outside and covered with many layers of salami, mortadella, marinated olive salad, provolone and ham. The whole sandwich is very large and hence you must order for quarter.

• Beignets

Anyone who has ever visited New Orleans do not need any introduction to beignets. It is a square dough piece which is fried, and powdered sugar is used to cover it. Its exterior is crunchy, and interior is pillow soft and warm.

• Poboys

New Orleans version of poboys is packed with fillings of deep fried oysters or shrimp, roasted beef and few other fillings.

• Gumbo and Jumbalaya

By tasting only, you can remove your confusion about the differences between these two. Gumbo is a kind of soup that is cooked with shrimp, chicken, okra with green peppers along with celery and onion. Jumbalaya also uses same vegetables however cooked with rice and hence it is thicker.

• Creole turtle soup

In this soup both snapping turtle and green turtle is used to make rich and flavorful delicacy.

Few other dishes to try are crawfish, deep fried soft-shell crab, raw and grilled oysters etc.