World Championship Gumbo CookOff offers entries to adults, kids

The 31st World Championship Gumbo CookOff is a free two-day event Oct. 9-10 that takes place in New Iberia.
Also known as the “Superbowl of Gumbo,” every year dozens of cooking teams and thousands of enthusiasts take over Bouligny Plaza in New Iberia to see who will take home trophies for each category, and earn ultimate bragging rights, according to the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce.
Categories include amateur chicken and sausage, amateur seafood, amateur mélange, professional seafood, and professional non-seafood.
Entry request can be emailed to Kelly@iberiachamber.org.
“Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to honor tradition, listen to live music and celebrate what we do best, gumbo,” said Avery Grubb with the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce.
The important part of tradition is the passing of customs from one generation to the next. The World Championship Gumbo CookOff continues the tradition of cooking a gumbo through the Youth World Champ-ionship Gumbo CookOff every year. Youth competition is Oct. 9.
Cooks between the ages of 9 and 17 who want to be part of the event, contact should contact Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce at 337-364-1836.