lil wrote on Thu, 06 May 2010 00:27:07 -0400:

> gloria.p wrote:
>>
>> I just watched Alton Brown's episode on okra.
>>
>> It's a pretty plant/flower but watching what he cooked didn't
>> make me want to try it again. I've had it pickled which
>> wasn't bad, but the texture of cooked okra is...strange.
>>
>> gloria p
> Okra is not going to taste like corn, or beans etc. It's Okra.
> Boiled okra is not something most people would want. It does
> really makea gumbo though.
> Coated in corn meal and deep fried in Lard is good stuff.
> In soups as gumbo it is good and contributes much flavor.
> I don't care for the stuff in the frozen freezer section.
> Fresh and at peak, not over ripe and tough is as always
> best.imo

I like okra fried crisp Indian style, either alone or in a raita. Store
bought hot pickled okra is good too (Texas Hots).

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