"George Shirley" > wrote in message
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> SteveB wrote:
>> > wrote
>>> Is it still gumbo without the okra? I hate the stuff.
>>> I'll go with Jambalaya.
>>
>> There are three foods I don't like. Potted meat, fig newtons, and okra.
>> We got stuck on a boat once, and for four days, we ate potted meat
>> sandwiches and fig newtons. As per okra, I only like it pickled. Too
>> slimy otherwise.
>
> You've obviously never eaten okra in a gumbo then. It's not slimy when
> cooked in the gumbo but does add a little thickening to the gumbo. Gumbo
> is a West African word for okra, down here in SW Louisiana it ain't gumbo
> unless it's got okra in it.
>>
>> I do love what the Cajuns call eggplant dressing. Comes out to the
>> consistency and appearance of browned hamburger. Just cubes of skinned
>> eggplant, and all the other stuff thrown in there. IIRC, onions, bell
>> peppers, spices.
>>
>> Steve

I've eaten gumbo every which way. I have eaten okra in gumbo. I do not
like it. As I said, there are lots of different ways of cooking gumbo, and
it has all sorts of ingredients. And I do know people in Sulphur, Holly
Beach, Cameron, Abbeyville, Gueydan, Rayne, Meaux, Broussard, Church Point,
Opelousas, Carencro, Scott, Kaplan, Oak Grove, and Crowley that also think
okra is slimy and don't put it in their gumbo. Apparently you do not speak
for all.

Steve