Welcome to the Blogging from A to Z Challenge! Each day in April (except Sundays) I’ll be posting about unusual and exotic foods.
I first tried okra in my mother’s Brunswick stew. She’d make it a few times a year, and it was full of chicken, corn, lima beans, and a new vegetable, okra. I can’t say I loved it, but I ate it.
Most people believe okra originated in West Africa or Ethiopia. It grows in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world. The products of the okra pods are mucilaginous, which gives them their characteristic “goo” or slime when the seed pods are cooked. Okra can be cooked, pickled, or eaten raw.
Here’s a recipe for Brunswick stew with okra. If you haven’t tried it, this is a gentle way in.
So, would you eat okra?
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I had fried okra when I was visiting friends in North Carolina. I’m neither a fired food nor an okra fan, but those crunchy little bites were enough to make me swoon. 🙂
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I’ve had it in the south, deep-fried. Not bad. But then, anything deep-fried is pretty tasty.
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I’d have to agree!
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I’ve eaten it a few times in curries. So it’s a yes from me.
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I’ve had okra. I could take it or leave it. I don’t go out of my way to buy it. If a friend prepared it, I will eat it.
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I remember okra being in something I ate as a kid, but for the life of me I can’t remember what it was. I think it was something Campbell’s made.
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Mhhhhh??? I have heard of this. I might try it?
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You did it, so, why not me 😉
O is for Oya
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I’ve tried okra but it’s never been my favorite. I have friends who love it though – they’d eat fried okra every meal if they could.
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Maybe I’d like it if it was fried!
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I have eaten okra. Not bad. I’m all about trying different vegetation. Keep the bugs away!!!!
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Fried (then it becomes one of the yella food groups). Pretty yummy.
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