'Cajun' is a word used to describe a couple of different things. Some people call everyone from Louisiana a Cajun. Wrong. "Cajun' describes the French colonists (and their descendants) who moved to Louisiana from an area of Canada called Arcadia when France first acquired the territory from the Spanish. They intermarried with the locals and, later African and Carribbean slaves creating a new culture called Cajun or alternatively, Creole culture (although different variations of Creole culture are found throughout the French Carribbean and 'Cajun' is directly linked to Lousiana) The word is also used to describe the cooking, music and other elements of the culture that permeates Lousiana. Right? I think KD might know more about this than me. Correct me if I'm wrong KD.
Ok, now I want crawfish. Sigh.