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Red Beans And Rice Red Beans and Rice: A New Orleans Staple New Orleans is a gastronomic heaven, renowned for its authentic, unparalleled Creole cuisine. Eating is a favorite pastime of the locals. A New Orleans staple dish is, of course, red beans and rice, a culinary delight central to New Orleans’ identity. It is nearly impossible to find a New Orleans resident who is not familiar with red beans and rice, as well as the tradition that goes along with it. Red beans and rice is traditionally served on Mondays. According to local legend, this custom originated from women of color, who prepared red beans and rice for their families on Monday. Since Monday was the day when the clothes were washed(by hand of course), the women would be too tired to prepare dinner after such a grueling chore. They would leave the red kidney beans to cook while they did the laundry, since the simmering beans do not need to be watched carefully. After finishing with the washing, the women serve the beans, along with ham leftovers from Sunday dinner, over steaming hot rice. Creole sausage is sometimes added to the bean mixture, giving it a meaty, protein-rich kick. beans, rice, red, dish, new, orleans, tradition, locals, creole, women, since, simple, along, unique, staple, sausage, prepare, popularity, orleans’, mondays, monday, kidney, hot, gourmet, dinner, delight, day, course, after, yet, wrought, white, while, weathered, way