The first time I tasted New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp, I was confused. It had none of the smoky char associated with food off a grill or smoker. And that’s because it’s not actually barbecue.

Every major city seems to claim a sandwich as its own: Chicago with Italian beef sandwiches, New York with pastrami on rye, Buffalo with beef on weck, Philadelphia with cheesesteaks. New Orleans, a ...

In New Orleans, a city famous for its culinary flair, where rich sauces and complex spices elevate the food to levels far beyond ordinary, the sandwiches are predictably an upgrade as well. The po' ...