Filé powder, the dried and ground leaves of the sassafras tree, is a major ingredient in the classic South Louisiana dish gumbo. Host Jeff Lockwood walks Adriane Huff through her first Cajun gumbo, and makes up a batch of smoked sausage to go into it.

Check the Pantry: Smoke

On Check the Pantry, we start with one ingredient. Where we go from there is anyone's guess. Join host Jeff Lockwood, and frequently a guest or two, in the kitchen, at the table, on the farm, or even out on a fishing boat for a peek at food from all its perspectives. Produced at KBBI AM 890 in Homer, Alaska.