On 9/24/2014 12:52 PM, Becca EmaNymton wrote:
> On 9/24/2014 11:59 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>> On 9/24/2014 12:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2014-06-12 1:17 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>> The best way to prepare okra is to toss it in the garbage and eat
>>>> something else. ;-))
>>>> It is the epitome of yuck.
>>>>
>>>
>>> LOL I have had it. It is not too too horrible. I can understand why it
>>> is not very popular here. I can't say for absolute sure than I have
>>> never seen in sold fresh, but I don't remember when. I have seen frozen
>>> okra for sale once or twice... years ago.
>>>
>> Fresh, small okra is pretty common in Indian stores around here. As I
>> said in the message you quote next it's quite good fried crisp.
>
> it probably depends on where you live. Fresh okra is sold in the produce
> section of every supermarket in my corner of Texas. Okra is my favorite
> vegetable.
>
> Becca
>
>

The woman who owns the salon where I get my nails done gave me a huge
box of fresh okra that her husband had grown on their farm.

I ate some of it raw (raw okra tastes really good) and I sauted some
after slicing it. I also stewed it with tomatoes. Okra and tomatoes is
one of my favorite dishes.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas