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Re:The Native-American Origins of Gumbo by clairity on Friday August 21, 2020 @12:37PM (#24236405)
> "Probably one of the most divisive ingredients for gumbo is okra. Some will tell you that it's not a real gumbo if it doesn't have okra. The other camp won't eat it if it does contain okra."

egads! having grown up in the south (but not in louisiana), i cannot wrap my mind around gumbo without okra. it seems so essential to the taste. how can it not have okra? what replaces it?

i've had tasty gumbo in new orleans and other places, but alas, i can't find any good gumbo in (the city of) LA, with or without okra.

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Re:The Native-American Origins of Gumbo by neverartful on Friday August 21, 2020 @01:17PM (#24236865)
Haha. I'm one of those who despises okra and won't touch any gumbo that's been ruined with it. The taste and the smell are both abhorrent!
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Re:The Native-American Origins of Gumbo by clairity on Friday August 21, 2020 @03:35PM (#24238136)
ah, so a general distaste for okra, which i can't relate to, but can understand--i feel that way about celery (though i can tolerate it if cooked in with other stuff).
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