Pantry guide
Best Cajun seasoning for home cooking
What Cajun seasoning is for, which kitchens use it, and where to find a jar worth cooking with.
Why cooks start here
Louisiana heat for a black-iron pan: paprika, cayenne, garlic, and the holy trinity waiting.
In the International Cuisines books, Cajun seasoning is not decoration. Add it where the recipe puts it: early if it needs fat and time, late if it is perfume.
Taste Cajun seasoning before you empty the spoon. Fresh jars smell like themselves; tired ones smell like dust. Buy the smallest amount you will finish.