Okra Time!
27Thursday 10 July, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Summertime is Okra time!
Sometimes known as Ladies Fingers (?), it’s one of the summer veggies that if picked at the right time, is a delight to serve at the dinner table.
This is the Okra story, from breaking ground to harvest.
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..and then a few months later…
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…producing Okra for picking every couple of days…
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You should try pickling them, absolutely amazing:)
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Hmm, interesting…
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It is a staple here in the South, so is frying it. But then again, what isn’t fried here;)
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lol
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That is one vegetable I’ve never been able to acquire a taste for … shame, I like just about everything else. Maybe it’s because I’ve only ever had it overcooked. Yuck.
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Like everything, early memories of the wrong kind can last…
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so very true!!
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Ha! Never knew what the okra plant looked like. Now I do. : )
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😀
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I LOVE fried okra! I learned to make it at an early age because my mom couldn’t stand the smell of it, but me and my dad love it.
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🙂
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I loved Okra. It’s also known as Okra here in the Philippines. I love it when it’s mixed in fish soup or mixed veggies with soy sauce.:D
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Yum yum….. I shouldn’t read these things yet… another 4.5 hours fasting to go 🙂
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Ladies fingers is the name by which We in India would call this. Unfortunately, We in India have not reached the stage of eating Salads. Almost all our food is cooked. I suppose that is Why Most Indians are short, well, not upto the mark in Stamina, anyway.
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Haha, maybe, an interesting thought, one for an anthropologist I guess 🙂
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🙂
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I used to eat okra when we lived abroad a long time ago. Can’t remember which country now. Could it have been Libya? If I remember rightly it is rather slimy. I bet it wasn’t as fresh as yours though.
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If it is overcooked it can be slimy. Also, we cook them whole, ensuring that the case is not pierced, as that makes the whole dish slimy.
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Interesting. Do you cook them on own or in dishes.
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On their own… But try this for size…
http://english.turkishcookbook.com/2012/09/okra-with-chickpeas-in-olive-oil.html
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Mmmm – thanks.
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🙂
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this is one of those things that most Southerners love…
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I LOVE okra!! Anybody who came to dinner at mIne know what to expect 🙂 but I miss it here in South Africa. Get it occasionally…
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they are indeed ladies’ fingers, but tasty nonetheless 🙂
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Yep; just picked some this morning 🙂
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you lucky camel 🙂
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