― A Girl Named Sam (thatgirl), Friday, 21 November 2003 21:53 (twenty years ago) link
― disco donut (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 21 November 2003 21:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Broheems (diamond), Friday, 21 November 2003 22:04 (twenty years ago) link
(When I asked for okra at the Afghan restaurant I go to, one of the waitresses laughed and said they took it off the menu because nobody ever ordered it.)
― Rockist Scientist, Friday, 21 November 2003 22:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist, Friday, 21 November 2003 22:20 (twenty years ago) link
then again, curry is v. tasty in general. i'm just that sort of girl. :)
― janni (janni), Friday, 21 November 2003 22:30 (twenty years ago) link
There was this one Indian restaurant in NYC that referred to it as "the vegetable that nobody knows!!!" and I made the mistake of pointing out to them (while I ordered it and they made the joke about nobody knows!!!) that it was okra. This seemed to make the waiter sad and I instantly regretted it.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 November 2003 22:44 (twenty years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 21 November 2003 22:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 21 November 2003 23:34 (twenty years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Friday, 21 November 2003 23:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 21 November 2003 23:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Saturday, 22 November 2003 00:04 (twenty years ago) link
― typo acapulco (gcannon), Saturday, 22 November 2003 00:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 22 November 2003 02:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 22 November 2003 03:12 (twenty years ago) link
― A Girl Named Sam (thatgirl), Saturday, 22 November 2003 11:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 22 November 2003 14:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 22 November 2003 14:26 (twenty years ago) link
― minna (minna), Saturday, 22 November 2003 15:45 (twenty years ago) link
― badgerminor (badgerminor), Saturday, 22 November 2003 16:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Sarah (starry), Saturday, 22 November 2003 16:30 (twenty years ago) link
― adam (adam), Saturday, 22 November 2003 17:31 (twenty years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Sunday, 23 November 2003 22:28 (twenty years ago) link
― H (Heruy), Monday, 24 November 2003 09:57 (twenty years ago) link
I prefer it cornmeal-battered & deep-fried as Mr. Hand so accurately invokes earlier, and also in many sorts of hot hearty dishes like gumbo or in rice pilaf or casseroles, and ESPECIALLY with curry dishes.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 24 November 2003 18:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Monday, 24 November 2003 22:37 (twenty years ago) link
― etc, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 04:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 04:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― etc, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 04:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― etc, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 04:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 05:07 (nineteen years ago) link
(btw, until recently I'd called oca (y'know, incan "yams", the shiny red wrinkly things as opposed to big hairy footshaped things from the pacific islands) "ocra" & was getting k-konfused)
― etc, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 05:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 05:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 05:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― etc, Tuesday, 20 July 2004 05:52 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.jfolse.com/recipes/soups/vegetable06.htm
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 06:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 06:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 06:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 06:39 (nineteen years ago) link
NACHO PIES???!
(Okra is a bit like a softer pepper mixed with COURGETTES I think. I don't mind the sliminess but I don't like the stringy bits. I've never had an okra bhaji though, I think that might be rather nice, but frankly when it's taking Starter Sides: the bhaji is always gunna lose out to yer prawn poori).
― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 07:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 07:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 14:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 15:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 16:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 16:41 (nineteen years ago) link
My roommate constantly makes this one meal of pan-fried pork chops and stewed tomatoes & okra w/ spices. It's a good thing it tastes gooder than fuck, otherwise I would be getting tired of the repetition.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 20 July 2004 16:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― moley (moley), Monday, 11 April 2005 01:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Monday, 11 April 2005 02:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― moley (moley), Monday, 11 April 2005 04:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― I am that unhip, naive nobody you always avoid. (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 11 April 2005 05:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Monday, 11 April 2005 10:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Monday, 11 April 2005 10:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Monday, 11 April 2005 10:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― Momus (Momus), Monday, 11 April 2005 10:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Monday, 11 April 2005 11:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 11 April 2005 11:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 11 April 2005 14:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 11 April 2005 14:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 11 April 2005 14:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 11 April 2005 14:15 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm fine with that as long as you don't make me look at websites with human geysers on them, Dan.
― Momus (Momus), Monday, 11 April 2005 14:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― moley, Monday, 11 April 2005 20:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 11 April 2005 21:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 11 April 2005 21:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Monday, 11 April 2005 21:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Monday, 11 April 2005 22:29 (nineteen years ago) link
I've never eaten okra that wasn't fried, this semen thing is news to me.
― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Monday, 11 April 2005 22:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Monday, 11 April 2005 22:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 11 April 2005 22:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 11 April 2005 22:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― M. White (Miguelito), Monday, 11 April 2005 22:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Monday, 11 April 2005 23:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 00:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 07:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― moley, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 08:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― moley, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 08:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 08:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 11:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― stelfox, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 11:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 12:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 12:35 (nineteen years ago) link
Hahaha oh no! I shouldn't assume that everyone knows about poor ol' Tubgirl.
(I don't feel bad talking about Tubgirl on this thread because I feel about her about the same way I feel about okra.)
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 12:53 (nineteen years ago) link
Andrea rocks: Props for the misunderstood feminist!
― Momus (Momus), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 13:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 24 July 2005 21:49 (eighteen years ago) link
okra is sublime. eating masala bhindi that i cooked right now
― marcos, Friday, 29 August 2014 17:22 (nine years ago) link
^^^ mmmm, want. Also, Southern style stewed okra and tomatoes is one of my favorite side dishes ever.
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/ff/2a/b4/ff2ab40fd938656e8b280d02b81a0923.jpg
― Okay, there's lil' Zipper again (Dan Peterson), Friday, 29 August 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
okra is amazing dried and salted.
― polyphonic, Friday, 29 August 2014 19:40 (nine years ago) link
^^ that sounds v interesting! where have you found your supply of dried, salted okra?
― Aimless, Friday, 29 August 2014 19:53 (nine years ago) link
okra doesn't need to be slimy; don't wash it, treat it like a mushroom with damp kitchen roll, if at all.
Fry an onion with cumin seeds and asofetida, if you can get it, add the okra after a few minutes and fry high fast for five minutes. You can then either then add a little tomato and coriander or mint and yoghurt. Some red chilli at the end would be nice. YUMM!
― kraudive, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:26 (nine years ago) link
i've been told that amchur (dried mango) powder helps with the sliminess when you cook it.
― marcos, Friday, 29 August 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
a couple years back, we were signed up for a veggie box, and during the summer started getting a big bag of okra each week. That stuff gets old real quick. Only so many ways to cook it without it tasting all slimy. Pretty much drove us to give up on the veggie box.
― odd proggy geezer (Moodles), Friday, 29 August 2014 20:34 (nine years ago) link