Jambalaya

A sampling of rules for the 41st Annual Jambalaya Festival, which begins today in Gonzales, Louisiana:

1.     Cooking ingredients must include:

Preliminary: 30 lbs. chicken; 10 lbs rice

Semi-Finals: 45 lbs. chicken; 15 lbs rice

Finals: 60 lbs. chicken; 20 lbs rice

2.  Cooks must furnish black iron pot with metal lid and paddle.

3. Jambalaya must be cooked on wood furnished by JFA.

4. No former champion can be a helper.

11. NO HAND SAMPLING FROM POTS.

12. All Hen must be in the pot during the cooking of the rice. Tough or underdone Hen will be penalized during judging.

14. Champion cook is required to cook three (3) times during his reigning year for free. Thereafter, he/she will be paid a $75 pot/cooking fee and $20 pot fuel allowance.

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