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Pantry & grains · Atlanta, Georgia
A good pot of gumbo starts with a foundation. Atlanta-based The Gumbo Gourmet brings that first step to your pantry with a seasoned roux base, Cajun seasoning and practical bundles, leaving you room to make the finished dish your own.
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Founded by Cassandra Rhodes
Founder and CEO Cassandra Rhodes traces her Gumbo Gourmet journey to Alabama in 2005, followed by an Atlanta chapter. Her experience serving customers and catering events informs the packaged products she now makes for home cooks and professional kitchens.
There is something generous about a pot of gumbo: room for another bowl, another guest, another cook’s personal touch. Cassandra Rhodes has built The Gumbo Gourmet around that spirit, turning the foundation of her signature dish into packaged products for other kitchens. The lineup starts with Gumbo Starter Roux Base, a browned, seasoned concentrate you build on with broth and your own ingredients. Gumbo House Cajun Seasoning Mix gives the pantry another way to bring Cajun flavor to dinner, while bundles pair the two. Larger kits and cases serve cooks working at a different scale. Catering and corporate food experiences remain part of the company’s background. Here in the Cupboard, the focus is on the packaged ingredients you can bring into your own kitchen.
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Pantry & grains
The maker lists this pairing as the Gumbo House Bundle: one 32 oz Gumbo Starter Roux Base and one 4 oz Gumbo House Cajun Seasoning Mix. Build a pot of gumbo with the seasoned base, then use the separate seasoning to bring Cajun flavor to other meals. This is a two-item bundle, not a single pouch or a finished meal. Broth and your chosen additions are purchased separately.
Spices & seasonings
Gumbo House Cajun Seasoning Mix, 4 oz
A little Gumbo House flavor for the rest of the week. This Cajun seasoning mix is sold in a 4 oz container for seasoning chicken, seafood, vegetables, rice and sides. The current shop calls it salt-free and describes it as sodium-free; a complete ingredient list and allergen statement still need confirmation from the maker.
Pantry & grains
Gumbo Starter Roux Base Chef’s Kit
A kit for cooks who want more than a single pouch. The official listing includes two 32 oz bags of Gumbo Starter Roux Base, two Gumbo House Cajun Seasoning Mix containers, an electronic guide with recipes, and access to the maker’s Meal Builder profitability calculator. The image shows the roux packaging only; it does not show the complete kit. The seasoning container size is not specified on the kit listing and should be confirmed with the maker.
Pantry & grains
Gumbo Starter Roux Base Foodservice 8-Pack
An eight-pack case of seasoned dry roux base intended for chefs and foodservice operators. It provides a repeatable starting point for larger batches of gumbo while leaving the broth, proteins, vegetables and final recipe to the kitchen. The shop also describes a profitability calculator for recipe-cost planning. The photograph shows one representative pouch, not the complete eight-pack. Confirm each pouch’s net weight and any business purchasing requirements with the maker.
Pantry & grains
Gumbo Starter Roux Base, 32 oz
Start with the roux, then make the pot your own. This browned and seasoned dry concentrate provides a foundation for gumbo, with broth and your chosen ingredients added during cooking. The 32 oz pouch is sold individually and includes the maker’s Culinary Lifestyle e-book. Bellies to feed? The maker estimates roughly two gallons of prepared gumbo, depending on your recipe and portions. Use unsalted or low-sodium broth and taste before adding salt.
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