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What is the traditional name for a community fundraising event where a large metal pot of soup is cooked and shared, a custom brought by French settlers to Louisiana and still popular in Cajun country?

Community gumbo cook-offs evolved from the Cajun tradition of gathering to cook large communal pots of gumbo, a tradition that blends food, music, and neighbourly support.

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