i've never had okra

[Carson Dyle]

they vacuum seal it, process the hell out of it with preservatives. sometimes they use dry ice too.

I would hope that if you're ordering steaks or other fresh meats that they don't "process the hell out of it with preservatives". If it's frozen, there's no need to. Unless you're buying jerky or some other kind of dried meat, perhaps some types of sausage that can withstand warm temps, I don't know how else it could be shipped unless it's frozen.

 

[Gibsons]

I like deep fried okra, but that's about it.

I use file powder in my gumbo instead as a thickening agent.

If it's fried, it has to be really fresh and crispy. If it sits around a bit, it's way too slimy for me.

Luv gumbo, but there's a fine line where it can have too much okra.

 

[kage69]

You're missing out on enjoying the culinary equivalent of a deep-fried slug. It's got that satisfying mixture of chewy and slimy with a flavor profile best described as "hobo vomit."

Here be truth.

 

[mmntech]

am I missing anything?

just ordered some more mail-order meat from Texas and decided to thrown in a jar of pickled okra. we'll see how that goes.

Was it alternator size?

Never had okra. I've seen it in the grocery store but I wouldn't have a clue what to do with it. Isn't it supposedly slimy?

 

[nageov3t]

If it's fried, it has to be really fresh and crispy. If it sits around a bit, it's way too slimy for me.

yeah, best I've ever had was at state fairs, where it goes straight from the fryer and onto my plate.

 

[highland145]

Having lived there for a time, I know that Irmo, SC has an annual okra festival called the Okra Strut.

The fish is my neighbor.:awe:

Okra sucks.

Did not read the rest of the thread.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I like okra in gumbo.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

DRY ICE, HOW DO YOU WORK!??!!??!


caps.

I ordered 25 lbs of Wagyu recently. It was shipped in a sealed, high-density Styrofoam cooler that was kept cool with some frozen gel packs.

Dry ice is falling out of favor since it's not exactly a green product.

 

[Ns1]

I ordered 25 lbs of Wagyu recently. It was shipped in a sealed, high-density Styrofoam cooler that was kept cool with some frozen gel packs.

Dry ice is falling out of favor since it's not exactly a green product.

I don't really find the gel packs green either - they leak often and must be thrown out.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Okra by Virginia Willis

I haven't tried any recipes from this cookbook but everything by Virginia Willis is amazing. I own her two "Y'all" cookbooks and there is another on the way.

 

[aloser]

Might want to Deep fry it

 

[Nograts]

I always mentally associate okra with southern food, which is pretty much the worst type of food in the world. Fried chicken, pigs feet, collard greens, okra, etc.

Yeah I said it. SCREW YOU SOUTHERN FOOD. YOU SUCK.

With that said okra isn't that great. Asparagus is good though.

 

[Chaotic42]

I like the dehydrated okra. Crunchy and salty, but hard to find. I've never had it in an Indian dish. I may have to try that out if I can find any.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Pickled okra is awesome. It'll probably be Talk of Texas brand. If you're lucky you'll get the hot variant(not really hot). *I like it in soups and gumbo, and sometimes fry it with curry powder.

*NOT the pickled okra. I'm talking fresh. Pickled okra you just eat.

<----this man is a true Okra gourmet!!

 

[waffleironhead]

Meat, in the mail? How does that work and not go bad? I guess the back of delivery trucks or belly of planes and shipping warehouses arn't heated so I could see that work I guess, still it's an uncontrolled environment though.

Its not bad on the way out. Iced. On the way back from people who denied shipment is just plain nasty. i worked in a fedex ground terminal. We got denied shipments from omaha steaks back thru the terminal, and that stuff got pretty ripe once the dry ice was done.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Fried, in vegetable soup or in gumbo...all awesome.

 

[Mixolydian]

I always mentally associate okra with southern food, which is pretty much the worst type of food in the world. Fried chicken, pigs feet, collard greens, okra, etc.

Yeah I said it. SCREW YOU SOUTHERN FOOD. YOU SUCK.

With that said okra isn't that great. Asparagus is good though.

Ban. Southern food is awesome.

 

[John Connor]

Fried Okra is good. Had it at Cracker Barrel.

Don't care for Southern food either. Cajun food, GOOD! Except for crawdads and alligator brats. Ewww.

 

[LevelSea]

wtf, is okra really that exotic to some of you?

and to those that think it's too slimy: http://bit.ly/1CM126T

 

[Carson Dyle]

wtf, is okra really that exotic to some of you?

and to those that think it's too slimy: http://bit.ly/1CM126T

I've eaten it, mostly in gumbo. But yeah, for the most part, it's pretty foreign to me. There's a lot of crap they eat in the south that nobody else in this country eats (or wants to). I've seen a few soul food restaurants in northern cities, but the only people you usually see eating at them are 1st or 2nd generation transplants from the south.

Is this your video? It came up first in that search you offered. I can't believe it only has 6300 views, because it's freaking hilarious. Make sure you catch the bit at about 1:50. Some of his other videos are ... well, I'm not quite sure...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAe1QwbjHKA

 

[werepossum]

Boggles my mind that some people have never had okra. It's freakin' awesome. It grows like a weed, so growing up I had it three or four times a week in summer and a couple times a week after the season. We canned a LOT of okra. I don't care for it pickled or boiled, but breaded and pan fried or deep fried it's wonderful.

 

[MetalMat]

I love okra in gumbo.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Boggles my mind that some people have never had okra. It's freakin' awesome. It grows like a weed, so growing up I had it three or four times a week in summer and a couple times a week after the season. We canned a LOT of okra. I don't care for it pickled or boiled, but breaded and pan fried or deep fried it's wonderful.

You could bread and deep fry cat turds and they'd probably taste good.

I had deep fried pickles at a bar not long ago. Somebody else ordered them, because I never would have. They were pretty good, dipped in some ranch dressing.

Deep fried mushrooms, deep fried mozzarella, deep fried onions, deep fried dough. It's all cheap crap, but once you bread it and fry it in some oil that's been used for a week cooking everything from chicken wings to zucchini, it tastes great.

 

[LevelSea]

I've eaten it, mostly in gumbo. But yeah, for the most part, it's pretty foreign to me. There's a lot of crap they eat in the south that nobody else in this country eats (or wants to). I've seen a few soul food restaurants in northern cities, but the only people you usually see eating at them are 1st or 2nd generation transplants from the south.

Is this your video? It came up first in that search you offered. I can't believe it only has 6300 views, because it's freaking hilarious. Make sure you catch the bit at about 1:50. Some of his other videos are ... well, I'm not quite sure...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAe1QwbjHKA

I'm sorry to say that isn't me lol. I generally avoid "soul food" restaurants (I don't even like the term) because they usually suck, not to mention paying for food that you can make at home better. I don't order gumbo from restaurants either because most of them use a roux mix.

 

[highland145]

You could bread and deep fry cat turds and they'd probably taste good.

I had deep fried pickles at a bar not long ago. Somebody else ordered them, because I never would have. They were pretty good, dipped in some ranch dressing.

Required for cat turds, okra and fried pickles.