When two (or more) groups of people speaking different languages are thrown together and told to make due, they start speaking a hybrid of their native languages called “pidgin,” which is generally the blending of the vocabulary of one language with the grammar of another. So what is creole? From reading books about the south, I grew up assuming it was a skewed, southern dialect of French, but in actuality it’s much more detailed than that.
In fact, the Creole culture we associate with that Caribbean area is a reference to the creole language spoken in those regions for centuries. When the word “creole” comes to mind, most people automatically think of the Louisiana-style cuisine: gumbo, beans and rice, jambalaya, crawfish étouffée, and so on (after visiting New Orleans, that’s what I immediately think of, anyway).
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