Is okra used in american cusine???

[Inspector Jihad]

????

I've had people ask me what okra is

 

[Lola]

it is used a lot especially in the south.
I personally do not love it, nor do i hate it. You can buy it at most grocery stores as well.

 

[loup garou]

Not a lot, but fried okra rules. It's also good in gumbo, but I prefer filé.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

i love okra!

fried, boiled, pickled, stewed....

 

[jlbenedict]

Breaded and fried.. yumm yumm

Some KFCs have it

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Breaded and fried.. yumm yumm

Some KFCs have it

hmm...never seen it in a kfc...prolly more down south then

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

I don't care for it myself, but my roommate loves it. he uses it in the gumbo he makes.

 

[jemcam]

I grew up in the south and it's a staple there. Breaded and fried is delicious and I'm not much of a vegetable person. It has to be done right though. If it's soggy, it sucks big time. It needs to be crunchy.

 

[tw1164]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Breaded and fried.. yumm yumm

Some KFCs have it

hmm...never seen it in a kfc...prolly more down south then

They're next to the fried chicken livers.

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Breaded and fried.. yumm yumm

Some KFCs have it

hmm...never seen it in a kfc...prolly more down south then

I live in Atlanta and I have never seen it in a KFC.

 

[Descartes]

I grew up in Oklahoma, and okra seemed like it was in almost every restaurant. It was certainly in a restaurant that was more about "feel good food." All bbq restaurants have it.

Living in Atlanta, I don't see okra as often, but it's still in all the same type of restaurant.

What area are you from in India? My girlfriend is Indian, but she's never cooked with okra. She's from Hyderabad. Is it a northern thing?

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Breaded and fried.. yumm yumm

Some KFCs have it

hmm...never seen it in a kfc...prolly more down south then

I live in Atlanta and I have never seen it in a KFC.

As I've mentioned.. some have it.. some don't..
I know sometimes the KFC in Hanover, PA will have it.
YMMV

As Jemcam has mentioned.. it has to be crunchy.. it cannot be half-assed cooked..
When breaded and fried, it should be a golden brown.. kind of like fried chicken...

 

[Tiamat]

its used extensively in cajun cuisine - New orleans area especially. I dont like it due to its texture.

 

[Joemonkey]

My mom used to grow it and pickle it, man that was some good stuff

can't you get fried okra as a side in all cracker barrels?

and it's already been stated, but it's used a lot in creole/cajun type food

 

[sswingle]

I dont like it, but I've seen it in resteraunts (Ohio)

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey

can't you get fried okra as a side in all cracker barrels?

But if you're caucasian, you will not be allowed to order it

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: loup garou
Not a lot, but fried okra rules. It's also good in gumbo, but I prefer filé.

fried okra FTW

used in gumbo sometimes too

 

[MaxDepth]

I grew up with it in the South - Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas. I don't like it because of the texture but it can be fried on its own, sliced into rounds and put into beef stews and gumbo. Chopped and put into meatloaf and casseroles. Search for "soul cooking" and you will find okra recipes. Soul basically referes to the basic staples that poor people usually eat.

Items like okra and grits are becoming trendy dishes in bigger cities, though.

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Breaded and fried.. yumm yumm

Some KFCs have it

Our Captain D's has it too. I like it fried, stewed with tomatoes, and in gumbo. I grew some "cajun delight" okra last year in the garden, and had enough of it to last me a while though.

 

[FoBoT]

my wife loves fried okra, she doesn't eat it the other ways , like with tomatoes or stewed

i don't like it, i first tried it in the navy

 

[Mo0o]

It's really popular in teh south, i've almost never seen it in the pac. northwest

 

[astrosfan90]

Originally posted by: loup garou
Not a lot, but fried okra rules. It's also good in gumbo, but I prefer filé.

I prefer it with both.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

non existant up here in new england, first time i heard about it was on this forum

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i don't like it, i first tried it in the navy

LOL, that's why my dad doesn't like it, and he's a tried and true Cajun.

 

[torpid]

It's not too common in the midwest. I rarely see it at a grocery store. Occasionally at restaurants. Generally I get my okra fix at indian restaurants or in the form of morningstar okra patties.