Okra General

[Anonymous No.10714601]

I live on the Gulf Coast, I have most of my life. To this day, there is one food that seemingly none of my friends eat who are north of Tennessee. What is it? It's okra.

-Fried Okra 10/10
-Boiled Okra 7/10
-Pickled Okra 8/10

How are these things 'southern' exactly? Why do people up north not eat okra?

Is there a sensible answer to those questions I am just overlooking?

[Anonymous No.10714606]

Okra tastes like ass so we keep it down south with all the ass eaters.

[Anonymous No.10714622]

>Be of jap origin
>Like slimey okra
>All other cuisines using okra actively make it non-slimey
Such is life.

[Anonymous No.10714625]

>>10714606
Why would you even joke about this? I have never eaten a single okra that was not delicious. Some people don't like boiled okra, I get that cause it's almost like mucus with the strange consistency but it is amazing in beans. The irrational hate of okra is just stupid.

[Anonymous No.10714629]

>>10714625
Yep, you're from the south alright.

[Anonymous No.10714632]

Personally would switch your ratings of fried and pickled. Every time I get fried, it's too græsy.

[Anonymous No.10714637]

>>10714606
>Okra tastes like ass
found the yankee

[Anonymous No.10714641]

>>10714629
I have no idea if you're trying to be sarcastic but yes, I live in Mobile, AL.

How is this shit at like one restaurant? I think Church's has fried okra? Most 'southern' chicken restaurants serve it.

>>10714622
Oh god is this another 'dixie is basically Japan' episode?

[Anonymous No.10714642]

It probably just grows better in the South.

[Anonymous No.10714643]

>>10714622
Ahh, I hail from one of the many countries that hates/is hated by japan, and I too enjoy the slimey texture of okra, among other slimy veggies.

water chestnuts, burdock roots. etc...

[Anonymous No.10714646]

>>10714643
Water chestnut bro represent, love those little niggers. Every time I cook one of those stir fry in a bag things I added a whole can of diced water chestnut.

[Anonymous No.10714648]

>>10714601
I could eat off that for a week!

[Anonymous No.10714649]

>>10714601
Yeah theres some foods that just never moved north of the mason dixon line. Grits is another one I can think that you dont see to often up north.

Pickled Okra is definitely GOAT.

[Anonymous No.10714665]

>>10714641
idk, is this a thing?
dixie:
>likes trucks
>has a thing for fried chicken
>lots of alcohol
>NASCAR
>incest

japan:
>has decked-out deckotora trucks
>has a thing for beer and chicken
>initial D
>oreimo

looks about right

[Anonymous No.10714671]

>>10714601
okra is a west african plant so you only find it where black people are and I live in a small town in wisconsin. Also my mother doesn't like how slimy it is which is a common complaint

[Anonymous No.10714674]

>>10714649
From tristate area-
I make grits all the time, though that's just me. I don't complain though, since it keeps the prices low.

[Anonymous No.10714677]

>>10714642
this is correct, okra hates cold

[Anonymous No.10714679]

>>10714649
Love some grits but it's the sort of thing you can get too much of in a hurry. Like fresh grits are awesome, dried grits are just okay.

I just bought 3 big ass bags of corn and stripped them down to cream and normal corn, shit is so sweet it's insane. I think it's called Legacy Corn? It's white. I love being able to buy produce from neighbors and shit and it not be some faggy liberal city thing, like legit it's cool to buy shit from people selling on their front lawn. We got a place up here that does that.

[Anonymous No.10714683]

>>10714601
I'm in Pensacola and I can agree I've never seen any yanks ordering okra with their seafood

[Anonymous No.10714690]

>>10714683
Sup P-cola, I drive to the neighborhood Wal-Mart 4+ times a week cause their liquor is cheaper than in Robertsdale.

[Anonymous No.10714715]

>mother makes okra curry
>delicious, eat 3 portions

>i make okra curry following exact same directions
>gooey, stringy disgusting mess

why?

[Anonymous No.10714725]

>>10714715
Hard to say. I don't cook with it much personally, I just eat it normal, pickled or fried but I definitely should figure out how to make okra curry, that sounds bad ass.

[Anonymous No.10714726]

never seen this in euroland but always wanted to try it, what's the taste like?

[Anonymous No.10714732]

>>10714606
I bet salt and pepper are to spicy for you.

[Anonymous No.10714738]

>>10714732
>kek

[Anonymous No.10714743]

>>10714726
By itself, not much. I would say the consistency of uncooked okra is almost impossible to eat, it's a tough little plant. For me, it's the seeds that have the most taste and I would just say those are very earthy? Honestly they don't have much of a taste on their own but they're delicious.

[Anonymous No.10714753]

>>10714690
Oh wow I used to buy cocaine in robertsdale years and years and years ago

[the_boar No.10714762]

>>10714679
I grew up in Virginia and they were definitely a staple everywhere. My only problem with them is that they are very much like making mashed potatoes. Add fifteen pounds of butter, salt, cheese, etc to make them edible.

Never heard of the term legacy corn before. We always called the white corn in our area sweet corn because it was always sweeter than the yellow corn that was typically available. I know what you mean about being able to buy produce from neighbors but you'd be surprised what you can find from little food stalls in big cities. When I lived in Chicago if you went to any of the latin neighborhoods, like Albany Park, there was always carts and guys with pickup trucks selling their farm's produce on the side of the street.

[Anonymous No.10714874]

>>10714601
Dude saute some raw okra in a little butter with salt and pepper and a little bit of garlic. Shit is cash as fuck.

t. fellow Southerner

[Anonymous No.10714884]

>>10714726
One of the less buttery squashes, maybe like strong zucchini. As the other anon said, very fibrous.

They secret a gel or slime like substance that makes fresh okra great for soups, stews, or anything you want thickened.

I like pickled okra for salads.

[Anonymous No.10714970]

>>10714743
You only pick the little ones, the big ones get woody and tough.

[Anonymous No.10714977]

>>10714601
>-Fried Okra 10/10
great taste anon, truly the only way to eat it imo

[Anonymous No.10715016]

>>10714601
>relish tray for a party
>spicy pickled okra

Some erections are gods work.

[Anonymous No.10715031]

>>10714677
This. I live in the south and Okra is the last thing planted (in june). The yankees are getting garbage okra (it's kind of like corn, it diminishes in quality rapidly, so of course they hate it.) And freezing ruins it. The only preservation method that keeps it's integrity is fermentation pickling, not the stupid vinegar water bath canning technique.

[Anonymous No.10715205]

>>10714601
Because most Southern cooking you can find in the North is African American food. That's who's eating the okra up here.

I actually really love okra. Stewed or fried. I also like to make bhindi masala.

[Anonymous No.10715236]

i love to stew it up make a saucy lil gumbo with shrimps, and serve it with my special recipe heavy cream grits so thick you can almost slice. i love how okra cooks down. it looks inedible and it cooks down to be so soft and yummy.

wife used to live down in Alabama and she loves okra, especially fried, which i've never tried. can't wait to try some sometime

[Anonymous No.10715632]

>>10715236
I lived in South Africa for about 4 years and you know what they call it there? They call okra gumbo. I never understood why but that's what they call okra.

[Anonymous No.10715871]

I can eat a whole bag of these cunts

[Anonymous No.10715931]

I can't believe that nobody has pointed out the fact that when you slice okra, it smells of cum. This is why I can't prepare/eat it.

[Anonymous No.10716194]

ITT flyovers who think the only cuisines are "bland overboiled wh*te food" and "bland overboiled wh*te food with moar hot sauce" aka "bland overboiled black food"

My favorite was how okra is an exotic rare vegetable outside a trailer park in louisiana

[Anonymous No.10716226]

>>10714753
I live in gulf shores, can confirm roberstdale/fairhope has the best drugs

[Anonymous No.10716231]

>>10714641
I grew up in Daphne. I now live in Colorado. Okra can be found out here mostly at Asian supermarkets. One thing I miss most is okra and tomatoes, not really any good southern cuisine out here.
>>10714690
I have some family in Robertsdale too, it's changed a lot over the years.
>>10715236
Just fry it up in a buttermilk cornmeal batter (seasoned). Many places outside of the south put it in this sweet flour batter the just doesn't taste good.

[Anonymous No.10716235]

>>10716226
from fairhope. can confirm

[Anonymous No.10716242]

>>10716231
Daphene is also a great place for drugs but just basically the Mexico of fairhope.

Fried okra is the shit though to get back on topic

[Anonymous No.10716291]

Jessie? Jessie Pinkman?

[Anonymous No.10716330]

>>10714601
I live in Brooklyn and eat okra regularly. I like it Greek style, cooked with garlic, olive oil and tomatoes.

[Anonymous No.10716848]

>>10716242
>Mexico of Fairhope
Demographic has changed that much since when I last lived there around 2009? I'm surrounded by Hispanics now here in Colorado so I guess I don't really notice when I pay family a visit.

Best fried okra recipe right here.
>buttermilk
>cornmeal
>Cajun seasoning (which consists of garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, dried oregano, ground thyme, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper)
>oil or lard for deep frying

Soak okra in buttermilk for like an hour. Then use a slotted spoon to move into cornmeal and seasoning mix. Deep fry in oil or lard til they float and are gbd.

Keep it simple, turns out better.

[Anonymous No.10716861]

I love using okra to thicken my stews, I just hate adding a roux or a starch thickener.

[Anonymous No.10716890]

>>10714601
Outside of ethnic grocery stores not many places in the North sell fresh okra. For some reason when I lived in Hawaii my local Foodland would occasionally get it in (and I'm pretty sure nobody in Hawaii grows okra, so it's really weird that they were shipping it in).

[Anonymous No.10716901]

>>10714643
I'm pretty sure I've only ever had water chestnuts out of a can, but they are about as far away from slimy as you can get.

[Anonymous No.10717170]

>>10714641
If you don’t fry your okra whole or buy the prebreaded okra, you’re a faggot

[Anonymous No.10717197]

Step out of the way

Best okra coming through

[Anonymous No.10717205]

>>10714601
It grows well in the heat of the south. Typically things that are grown or harvested in a region are more popular in that region.

Okra is one of the easiest things to grow if you live in a hot place. Old dude who supplied to our grocery store used to bring us 2 or so bushels a week, and he had like 2 acres or some shit. Best damn okra I've ever had. Hope he's still alive.

[Anonymous No.10717210]

>>10714625
I can't imagine gumbo without okra in it. The mucous starchiness is what makes the dish unique from just regular stews and soups imo.

[Anonymous No.10717221]

>>10715931
How do you know what cum smells like? Gayyyy!

[Anonymous No.10717230]

>>10717210

Gumbo is the only dish I can eat non-fried okra in and enjoy it. The sliminess of it just grosses me out in anything else.

[Anonymous No.10717253]

>>10714601
>>10715871
Fried okra is really good but man nothing can beat them baked, they're so damn good

[Anonymous No.10717317]

i love okra and ate a ton of it when i was in the south a couple months ago but i've never cooked with it. how do i cook it? anyone got any recipes?

[Anonymous No.10717323]

>>10717317
You either bread and fry it, pickle it using your favorite pickle recipe, or look up a good seafood gumbo recipe online. It's best served alongside a full southern spread or with some fried chicken or bbq if it's fried.

[Anonymous No.10717383]

>>10714606
Fpbp

[Anonymous No.10717474]

>>10717323
thx

[Anonymous No.10717541]

>>10714601
I've had fried okra a couple times, I can't even remember where.
It's definitely good. I've no idea why it isn't more commonly eaten.

[Anonymous No.10717575]

>>10717474
No problem. If you're gonna fry them fresh, make sure your oil is up to temp (350-375), make sure it's a thick batter, and douse them in corn flour/corn meal mix immediately after the batter before dropping them in the oil.

Southern spread is pretty straightforward; simmered beans, peas, and greens with hamhocks or bacon (not traditional, but I prefer it), and you can cheat on things like the cornbread with instant.

[Anonymous No.10717777]

Am I the only person here that likes raw okra? Freshly washed and chilled in the fridge, it's like eating a cross between a zucchini and a cucumber.

Slice them up into rounds with some salted eggplant, diced fresh tomato, and a little salt, black pepper, and vinegar, and you have an amazing and refreshing summer salad.