oh oh... okra

[butters]

i simply cannot seem to find it tasting of anything much at all. even with the slime reduced, crisp-fried, covered in all sorts of seasonings, boiled, steamed and all ways, it's just blah to me. the only time i ever ate it where it seemed to have a little potential was roasted.. split, a little olive oil, seasoning... but even then it was more about potential than actual flavour.

now i don't claim to be a great cook - ESPECIALLY with okra - but most of the time it's not me cooking it. it's either slimy or flabby (cooking for a shorter time keeps a crisper flesh under the cornmeal outside by my heathens prefer it cooked a lot softer), but even then i could forgive this prolific plant we grow if it just bloody TASTED of something good.

so, is it the case that someone will eat it and can taste its flavours easily, or can't anyone really taste it and it's all a big ruse to use up an easily-grown garden veggie?

*suspicious*

 

[Lancedalot]

Take it to Harry's imitation thread, playgrounder.

 

[adrina]

Just say no to okra.

 

[InsightRiot]

They thicken soup.
I like em pickled best.

 

[juttjaw]

Okra is a slime ridden piece of terrible. Fuck that shit. I'll use good ol cornstarch to thicken my gumbo! Or whatever else they use it for. It's even nasty pickled...

 

[butters]

Just say no to okra.

i have, on several occasions. but to be fair to H and his ma'am, i had to make sure it wasn't the style of the different iterations of cooking and not just me. and then i tried cooking them myself. still no joy.

dya think it's a thing like how some people love brussel sprouts (me!) but to others they taste bloody awful?

 

[butters]

Okra is a slime ridden piece of terrible. Fuck that shit. I'll use good ol cornstarch to thicken my gumbo! Or whatever else they use it for. It's even nasty pickled...

anything it gets added to here seems to lose flavour for it being there. it's like the anti-flavour ingredient!

 

[adrina]

i have, on several occasions. but to be fair to H and his ma'am, i had to make sure it wasn't the style of the different iterations of cooking and not just me. and then i tried cooking them myself. still no joy.

dya think it's a thing like how some people love brussel sprouts (me!) but to others they taste bloody awful?

Some things are just lima beans.

 

[InsightRiot]

I'll use good ol cornstarch to thicken my gumbo! Or whatever else they use it for.

File powder, from the sassafras plant, specifically the leaves.
The tea is from the root, where the root beer flavor comes from, mildly psychedelic, where MDMA comes from.

 

[juttjaw]

anything it gets added to here seems to lose flavour for it being there. it's like the anti-flavour ingredient!

In its defense, I've really never gave it any attention. It could be the brussel sprout thing. It's horrible unless it's cooked right. I highly doubt it. Brussel sprouts are good raw. Okra is like a horsehair covered rotten pickle.

 

[butters]

In its defense, I've really never gave it any attention. It could be the brussel sprout thing. It's horrible unless it's cooked right. I highly doubt it. Brussel sprouts are good raw. Okra is like a horsehair covered rotten pickle.

i ADORE brussels, cooked any which way or totally fresh and nice and cold and crispy

 

[juttjaw]

File powder, from the sassafras plant, specifically the leaves.
The tea is from the root, where the root beer flavor comes from, mildly psychedelic, where MDMA comes from.

Okra is the fruit of the sassafras? Huh, see, I dislike every application I've tried so I haven't done any research on it.

 

[butters]

File powder, from the sassafras plant, specifically the leaves.
The tea is from the root, where the root beer flavor comes from, mildly psychedelic, where MDMA comes from.

this

it has great flavour. the okra can disappear.

 

[Boxlicker101]

I like Brussels sprouts but, to me at least, okra is just seedy slime. I've never tried it, but I think baby snot would taste less foul.

 

[CandiCame]

You just deep fat fry it and then it tastes like whatever the breading is.

That's the secret to things that taste like nothing, good breading.

 

[InsightRiot]

Okra is the fruit of the sassafras?

No, that's not what I meant at all.
You said you'd use corn starch to thicken gumbo or whatever else it is they use. The other thickener they use is File. Then I gave some info about the plant File comes from.

 

[neci]

if i'm boiling okra, i add in some vinegar to help cut down on the sliminess. pickled okra speared into a bloody mary is my favorite way to eat it. freeze dried okra is weird. as it rehydrates in your mouth it goes from crunchy to slimy. eating it in gumbo is so much better. i never ate it until i was an adult, when i discovered i really like it.

 

[doowdniw]

Some things are just lima beans.

I'd eat pickled or fried okra any day before I'd eat a lima bean. Never liked them and never will.

 

[bodysong]

I grow okra because of the flowers.

Freshly picked young okra, quickly cut into tiny disks, quickly dusted
with cornmeal, and quickly fried (do not fucking overcook)
and (salt and peppered) eaten, has a unique and savory flavour.

"tastes like okra"

yum

 

[Que]

i simply cannot seem to find it tasting of anything much at all. even with the slime reduced, crisp-fried, covered in all sorts of seasonings, boiled, steamed and all ways, it's just blah to me. the only time i ever ate it where it seemed to have a little potential was roasted.. split, a little olive oil, seasoning... but even then it was more about potential than actual flavour.

now i don't claim to be a great cook - ESPECIALLY with okra - but most of the time it's not me cooking it. it's either slimy or flabby (cooking for a shorter time keeps a crisper flesh under the cornmeal outside by my heathens prefer it cooked a lot softer), but even then i could forgive this prolific plant we grow if it just bloody TASTED of something good.

so, is it the case that someone will eat it and can taste its flavours easily, or can't anyone really taste it and it's all a big ruse to use up an easily-grown garden veggie?

*suspicious*

Who is "slimy," and who are you calling "flabby?"

Antecedents matter. Also consider either a semicolon or capitalization.

 

[Shadwell36]

Who is "slimy," and who are you calling "flabby?"

Antecedents matter. Also consider either a semicolon or capitalization.

Seriously?


Have you read some of your voice-to-text missives from one of your everyone-is-Rob 100+ posts/day benders?


You are one of the last people, maybe other than the recently banned beew, to scold grammar and spelling.

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

It's impossible to get okra to taste good. You'd have better luck with a turd.

 

[Shadwell36]

i simply cannot seem to find it tasting of anything much at all. even with the slime reduced, crisp-fried, covered in all sorts of seasonings, boiled, steamed and all ways, it's just blah to me. the only time i ever ate it where it seemed to have a little potential was roasted.. split, a little olive oil, seasoning... but even then it was more about potential than actual flavour.

now i don't claim to be a great cook - ESPECIALLY with okra - but most of the time it's not me cooking it. it's either slimy or flabby (cooking for a shorter time keeps a crisper flesh under the cornmeal outside by my heathens prefer it cooked a lot softer), but even then i could forgive this prolific plant we grow if it just bloody TASTED of something good.

so, is it the case that someone will eat it and can taste its flavours easily, or can't anyone really taste it and it's all a big ruse to use up an easily-grown garden veggie?

*suspicious*

Chop a couple pounds of okra into 1/2” rounds toss with some flour, cornmeal, salt & pepper, and a healthy pinch of chilli powder.

Put into a greased baking dish.

Chop 5 or 6 thick slices of bacon into chunky dice and sprinkle on the okra.

Bake in a 400° oven for 20 to 30 minutes, stir and bake for 5-10 minutes more.

Splash with some of your favorite hot sauce and enjoy.

Use good, smokey bacon, and you’ll not be disappointed with the okra’s flavor.

 

[Polranny]

It's impossible to get okra to taste good. You'd have better luck with a turd.

I reckon it's the same with parsnips. Their flavour taints everything

 

[Que]

Chop a couple pounds of okra into 1/2” rounds toss with some flour, cornmeal, salt & pepper, and a healthy pinch of chilli powder.

Put into a greased baking dish.

Chop 5 or 6 thick slices of bacon into chunky dice and sprinkle on the okra.

Bake in a 400° oven for 20 to 30 minutes, stir and bake for 5-10 minutes more.

Splash with some of your favorite hot sauce and enjoy.

Use good, smokey bacon, and you’ll not be disappointed with the bacon’s flavor.

FYP, YWIA