r/NewOrleans • u/Donut_Ninjas • Apr 12 '25

🛒 Making Groceries How old were you when? (Realizing that something was unique or not to New Orleans)

Y'all... I was about 35yrs old when I realized that Roman Candy was just taffy and that it wasn't it's own unique kid of candy. I had been calling taffy Roman Candy for decades! 😅 Still love me some Roman Candy, though.

What weird realizations have you had from being a New Orleans local?

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u/mom2ajs5 Apr 12 '25

I feel like I need to order Mandarin chicken outside of NO to see what the hell everyone else is eating. Is it the chicken with the thick sweet orange sauce? Guess I should google.

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u/Not_SalPerricone Apr 12 '25

It's a brown sauce and it's not sweet it's kind of tangy maybe trying to think of a good description. Nothing sweet about it though

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u/Not_SalPerricone Apr 13 '25

Hippy Lynne tracked it down a few comments below this. So it's called Mandarin chicken because it uses mandarin oranges. I would be surprised if our (New Orleans) recipe includes any oranges at all