Étouffée cuisine (6)
I believe the answer is:
creole
'etouffee cuisine' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for creole that I've seen before include "One of mixed descent" , "Person of mixed descent" , "Descendant of French settlers in Louisiana" , "Language mixture" , "White descendant of French ancestors as in New Orleans" .)