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Okra
Jun 4, 2009 23:09:33 GMT
Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 4, 2009 23:09:33 GMT
The slime of okra would probably make them a good casing for organic suppositories. LOL!
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Okra
Jun 5, 2009 2:24:37 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jun 5, 2009 2:24:37 GMT
HW, I'm really intrigued by that frilly bean. Is it really a member of the bean family? The ones on the right are the same thing, just cut up more? Sorry for all the questions, but ~~ are the little eggplants raw?
Give us the shrimp dip recipe!
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Okra
Jun 5, 2009 4:20:59 GMT
Post by hwinpp on Jun 5, 2009 4:20:59 GMT
Yes, they're real beans. Actually the beans are very small and the whole thing is eaten, the skin is thick and crunchy, not at all stringy. Yes, the round balls are raw aubergines or egg plants.
Will post the dip recipe in the requested recipes branch.
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Okra
Jun 6, 2009 2:14:16 GMT
Post by traveler63 on Jun 6, 2009 2:14:16 GMT
Bixa:
You prepare it exactly the way my mother and grandmother did. That still didn't help me I am not a fan of slime. When Kirk and I visited Nawlins I picked it out of the gumbo, I know bad manners, but I was discreet about it. !!!!!
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Okra
Jun 6, 2009 3:42:36 GMT
Post by mockchoc on Jun 6, 2009 3:42:36 GMT
hwinnpp, the frilly beans in your photo are called wing beans. They are very nice and I cooked some a few days ago. I bought them from the Asian supermarket this time but have found them at the local markets before also.
This is what it says on Cooks Theasaurus website:-
winged bean = winged pea = goa bean = asparagus pea = asparagus bean = four-angled bean = manila bean = princess pea Notes: This pods have deep ridges, and attached leaves that open up like wings. Young ones are best. Don't confuse this with the yard-long bean, which is also sometimes called an asparagus bean. Substitutes: asparagus OR green beans (more flavorful)
I should also mention I cooked smothered okra a couple of nights ago for the first time and it wasn't too slimy. Nice!
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Okra
Jun 6, 2009 4:00:18 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jun 6, 2009 4:00:18 GMT
Your loss, T63, your loss. Everyone should read the wikipedia entry on okra -- it's fascinating. Betcha didn't know it contained gossypol, did you? That's a male contraceptive! The article says that the leaves can be eaten in salads -- I never knew that. Ooo ~~ I just realized this thread gives me the flimsy excuse I need to post my okra pictures.
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Okra
Jun 6, 2009 19:49:56 GMT
Post by auntieannie on Jun 6, 2009 19:49:56 GMT
beautiful flowers! they're from the okra plant !!??!!
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Okra
Jun 6, 2009 20:38:10 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jun 6, 2009 20:38:10 GMT
Yes! Aren't they pretty, Annie? With more heat and sun, the flowers get bigger and yellower. You can definitely see their relationship to hibiscus can't you? I really like the leaves, as well.
There are several useful plants in this family that are quite ornamental. Hmmm. I think I'll go start a thread about that in Putting Down Roots!
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Okra
Jun 9, 2009 21:09:37 GMT
Post by rikita on Jun 9, 2009 21:09:37 GMT
never had even heard of okra before my exchange year. my oklahoman family had it all the time. never quite got their fascination with it, though.
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Okra
Jun 9, 2009 22:42:44 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jun 9, 2009 22:42:44 GMT
The mind boggles at the idea of an innocent girl from Germany being plunged into Oklahoma. Where were in you Okla., Rikita?
One popular use of okra that I think is a big waste is fried okra. Most of the time it tastes like nothing.
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Okra
Jun 10, 2009 4:58:06 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2009 4:58:06 GMT
I've known some people who 'only' like fried okra, but I think the attraction there is the 'fried' and not the actual item being fried.
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Okra
Jun 10, 2009 7:01:59 GMT
Post by rikita on Jun 10, 2009 7:01:59 GMT
i was in a small town called ada. it is somewhere in the south of oklahoma if i remember correctly... yeah i think the ocra we had was usually fried.
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Okra
Jun 10, 2009 7:06:28 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jun 10, 2009 7:06:28 GMT
Ha ~~ I know where Ada is. My mother lives in Altus. That's definitely fried okra country. Well, fried everything country ........ with white gravy.
I have to ask -- what did living there do for your accent in English?
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Okra
Jun 10, 2009 21:16:52 GMT
Post by rikita on Jun 10, 2009 21:16:52 GMT
oh i suppose it influenced my english a bit, but not that much... well, i got used to some expressions from there and could annoy my ex-bf with those (the one from albany)... but i never really sounded like the people from there... i think... i just sounded like a german speaking english i suppose...
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