Okra

[HopeHoops]

Poll question: Okra

[Sans Culottes]

1. "Other"

The vegetable that cums in your mouth.


And I don't mean that in a good way.

[HopeHoops]

2. Oh holy fucking Jesus on a flaming marshmallow stick!

That's simply sick - but I can see where the analogy is warranted.

[PJPhreak]

7. BAWHAHAHAHAHA!!!

My sentiments exactly! YUCK!

[Glorfindel]

3. Deep fried - yum!

Better than popcorn. :9

[trof]

8. And better FOR you!

;-)

[Orsino]

4. Vile veggie. n/t

[Randall Flagg]

5. It was a toss up between pan fried and in a Gumbo

I chose pan fried because you get (IMO) more flavor when fried in a well seasoned cast Iron skillet.

[trof]

10. DAMN! Another Alabamian! Welcome to DU.

There are a few of us around.
I'm in Foley.
:hi:

[liberaltrucker]

12. WTF am I, chopped liver?

:)

I may have relocated, but:

"My home's in Alabama
No matter where I lay my head.
My home's in Alabama,
Southern born and Southern bred".

Oh, I almost forgot. Pan fried! Yum yum.

:9

[trof]

13. Not at all, but you ain't a newbie either.

But welcome anyway.
:toast:

[HopeHoops]

11. WOO HOO! Cast iron is the BEST!

I do corn bread in a cast iron skillet. There's nothing better.

[trof]

14. There's a batch in the oven right now.

Got poblanos in it.
I remember granny's 'plain ol' cornbread.
It was OK, but now?
You can put in some cheese, carmelized onions, corn or creamed corn, jalapenos, etc., etc.
It's become almost a meal in itself.
There's no end to it.
Yum.

[Randall Flagg]

16. Man, you are making me want to go back to Aunt Pitty Pat's porch in ATL

They used to have a side dish bar that had everything from spoon bread to any kind of corn bread you could imagine.

[old mark]

6. Other ; Never - not ever-no way - thank you anyway.....

[Ptah]

9. No thank you, I don't care for any.

[lukasahero]

15. Other: "Ack!"

[Quantess]

18. Okra is slimy.

ONLY acceptable in gumbo. Every other incarnation of okra is nasty!

[barb162]

20. It's worse, it's superslime.

Garbage, garbage!

[lukasahero]

23. Exactly!

My husband will eat it but I can't begin to get past the slimy. My Indian friends tell me it's all in the way you cook it but I'm stll all - bleh.

[kentauros]

17. It's amazing how many people hate this African plant

I love it, but haven't bought any in a long time. I should make a veggie gumbo... :9

[barb162]

19. Okra...In the GARBAGE CAN.

I hate that crap!

[txwhitedove]

21. I can only pick one? Okay, pan fried, then pickled, and in gumbo!

:9

[emilyg]

22. Any way - Love It!

[HopeHoops]

27. Pickled okra is candy to me.

I like it just about any way, but pickled is dangerous. I have to limit myself to three or four at a pop or I'll down the entire jar.

[Shell Beau]

24. ALL!

I love okra. I will eat it just about any way it is cooked or not!

[woo me with science]

25. Horrible stuff. nt

[MiddleFingerMom]

26. I REALLY liked okra in... ... ...

.
..."The Color Purple".
.

.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

28. other. all of the above

yum :9

[revolution breeze]

29. I totally agree

As a pot of gumbo simmers downstairs.

[jobycom]

30. All of 'em, but you left out stewed.

A good pan of okra stewed with tomatoes... If you don't like that you're a Rick Astley-loving zombie, if you ask me. :P

[asjr]

31. I could eat fried okra for breakfast, lunch,

dinner, and dessert with corn pudding, When I had a veggie garden okra was my main ingredient along with the most beautiful and luscious huge Big Boy tomatoes stuffed with chicken salad.

[Arkansas Granny]

32. I love okra pan-fried. Just dust it with a little corn meal, flour, salt & pepper

and cook it in a cast iron skillet in some bacon fat until it's crispy and browned all over.

[fizzgig]

33. all of the above

i've never had pan fried okra, but i'm sure i'd love it :9

[laylah]

35. Love it in my

okra gumbo...MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm! :loveya:

[NV Whino]

34. Okra

is a highly under rated veggie. I love it just about any way. And I ain't from 'Lanta, although that's where I first encountered it.

[hobbit709]

36. Boiled okra has the consistency of pond slime.