As Prudhomme became a household name in the early 1980s, two articles in the States-Item and The Times-Picayune referred to onions, bell peppers and celery as "the trinity" or "the holy trinity." ...

"'The Trinity' here in New Orleans is a Catholic thing. 'The Trinity' is three Gods in one, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit," she said. "No one should be offended by that.