Hi C-H's, Uncle D. D. wrote: >But, (and I don't wannasound >like de food kops here) jambalaya comes from the French part of the Creole >heritage. And I don't seen no ham (jambon) in nary one of these recipes. Also I have heard (and not verified) that in some African dialects the word that sounds like "ya" means rice. This would make jambalaya= "ham à la rice"! -- --- Regards, Cameron.