An enormous motive Jennifer Greenlee launched her Deja Roux Cajun & Soul meals truck 4 years in the past was to carry her love of southern meals to Denver, Colorado.
Her childhood meals, in keeping with a Westword report, was filled with catfish fare and fried rooster. Greenlee moved from Mississippi to Denver 9 years in the past and determined to launch her cellular meals enterprise along with her father as soon as he relocated in 2019.
“Nicely, it comes from historical past, I consider. Simply residing within the South and every little thing being so food-centric, we went out to eat rather a lot,” Greenlee instructed the information outlet. “I’ve at all times liked to cook dinner, and my dad’s at all times liked to cook dinner,” she stated. “Regardless that we did not do it a complete lot, after we did it was actually particular.”
Her meals truck menu contains gumbo, pink beans and rice and fried catfish. However she’s very pleased with her roux.
“I’ve the very best roux that you’re going to ever have,” she instructed the information outlet.