Didn&#39;t like Okra

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

23 Apr 18

Possibly you have never eaten well prepared okra, and tasted it in right combination.

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@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

23 Apr 18

Hello @JohnRoberts well, it's beneficial anyways, just have to get used to the taste.

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@LeaPea2417 (40020)

• Toccoa, Georgia

23 Apr 18

@JohnRoberts I love fried okra. Have you tried that?

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louievill

@louievill (28846)

• Philippines

23 Apr 18

It should be picked while still immature because it's fibrous, I usually fry it in butter, dip in soy and eat it with hot rice

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

23 Apr 18

Aw...does that taste good? Gotta try it...we chop it and season and fry..it takes a while but it tastes very nice.

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louievill

@louievill (28846)

• Philippines

23 Apr 18

@vandana7 any vegetable takes getting used to I guess and when we do that's the time we will really appreciate it and at times like it more than meat

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@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

24 Apr 18

Fry it in butter? @louievill this is the second time I've heard adding butter into it.

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@owlwings (43897)

• Cambridge, England

23 Apr 18

I am not fond of okra myself. I find them rather slimy but that is my personal taste. I have to say that the okra we see in the market here is green and small while the one you show in your picture seems riper and more mature. Could that be the reason that yours were too hard? I suspect that they need to be picked whilst they are small and still tender.

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

23 Apr 18

They are slimy only when they are being chopped. Once cooked, they are not that slimy. Even chicken and eggs are slimy...so what is the big deal?

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@owlwings (43897)

• Cambridge, England

23 Apr 18

@vandana7 Well, the texture may be not so different from asparagus. I only know that I tried them once (cooked properly, as far as I know, by a West Indian chef) and it was not something I wanted to try again. They're expensive here (because they are imported) so I don't see the need to bother with them.

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Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker

@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

24 Apr 18

Hello @owlwings they are slimy but that what makes the fiber on it great. But I don't eat them often, only when it's needed to.

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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)

• Calgary, Alberta

23 Apr 18

Try to harvest them younger. You will only let them mature if you want seeds for planting. I harvest moringa pods while they are babies because I hate the woody pulp.

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Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker

@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)

• Calgary, Alberta

23 Apr 18

@Letranknight2015 Harvest Okra before they turn fuzzy and furry. In case of moringga pods, harvest them while they are skinny as worms.

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@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

24 Apr 18

@CaptAlbertWhisker I guess mine grows mature fast.

@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

23 Apr 18

How young before I even harvest them? Often them turn into flower first then grows into pods @CaptAlbertWhisker at least few days.

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Mavic123456

@Mavic123456 (21891)

• Thailand

23 Apr 18

I love okras... especially steamed, then put butter and pepper. yummy. maybe the okra is overage. (I don't know if overripe is the right term)

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

23 Apr 18

You are my friend Mavic...I too love Okra...

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

23 Apr 18

@Letranknight2015 Even I would love to know that recipe. :)

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@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

23 Apr 18

Hello @Mavic123456 how do you do that? put butter and pepper? were you making omelette? really like to how you do it.

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Icydoll

@Icydoll (36713)

• India

23 Apr 18

I like eating okra very much..it's good to harvest young one..old is not good to eat.

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@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

24 Apr 18

Hello @Icydoll Maybe next time I will try to harvest them a little bit earlier.

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@chavezrmc (6095)

• Philippines

23 Apr 18

You have to harvest okra or the lady finger while still young and cook it right away.. If it's old then the taste and texture is not good to eat

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@chavezrmc (6095)

• Philippines

23 Apr 18

@Icydoll Exactly my dear. i like it to be placed at the newly cooked rice and few mins it will be cooked by the heat of it. It won't be overcook.

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Icydoll

@Icydoll (36713)

• India

23 Apr 18

Yeah it's good to harvest young one.i like okra.

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Icydoll

@Icydoll (36713)

• India

23 Apr 18

@chavezrmc that's very nice..it's a good way to eat them.

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allen0187

@allen0187 (59648)

• Philippines

24 Apr 18

Okra is actually a favorite of mine. Perhaps, you should have boiled it longer for it be softer?

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@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

25 Apr 18

It wasn't me that didn't boil the okra, so that's probably why it was rough @allen0187

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

24 Apr 18

When okra is older it becomes hard and the fibers are tough too. You have to choose the young okra. Even if you just steam it for a few minutes, it is so delicious dipped in lemon with a bit of fish sauce. My daughter loves it so much cooked like that. Is that a red okra? I haven't seen a red okra yet, though I came to know that there are red okras.

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