Okra or lady finger from the neighbor
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
August 18, 2020 2:21am CST
It is rainy season here and the vegetables are growing faster with a good harvest every day. The okra or lady finger will be boiled (for 2 minutes only) and be eaten with a dip of vinegar and shrimp paste. It is best to be matched with fried fish or fried meat.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
It is easy to grow when it is rainy season.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
@piyushbhatia1 if the seeds are matured they will germinate in 3 days.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
Maybe I have to try fried okra. We haven't tasted it yet.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
@CarolDM so there is a kind of breading.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Aug 20
@Alexandoy We use corn meal and then dip it is a milk and egg batter and then fry.
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 Aug 20
That's one of my favorite veggies. But I fry them in butter or grill them instead. Even my kids like them.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
18 Aug 20
@Alexandoy You should try to grill them if you're into healthy eating. Fried is not actually healthy but it tastes very good.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
@cherriefic I think my brother did the grilling before that he wrapped the okra in banana leaf.
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
19 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Yes, it is Creole food, very tasty.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
@LadyDuck that food is very popular in the US but I have not tasted it yet.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
I have been reading about gumbo but had never tasted it yet. Is it the Creole food?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
You are lucky to find okra in the Netherlands.
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
18 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Yes, I was. I seldom see okra in an Asian shop here.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
@thelme55 okra has short shelf life so it is rarely available there.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
18 Aug 20
Enjoy.... We cook it in a complete different manner.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
Yes, I know you have spices there.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
@amitkokiladitya no spices for me. I don't even eat curry. I am sorry that I have a different taste buds.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
18 Aug 20
@Alexandoy yes .have you tasted any food with our spices.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
I like the taste and the texture when it is steamed.
@ptrikha_2 (46951)
• India
19 Aug 20
We had got the Okra seeds and had tried to grow them at home. Yet they did not grow even after efforts.
This is one of my summer favorite veggie, and I like to have it with curd and Roti(Indian Bread).
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@ptrikha_2 (46951)
• India
20 Aug 20
@Alexandoy
May be we did not plant it in the right way.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
Be sure that the okra seeds are matured which means the pod should be brown and not greenish anymore,. Plant it under 3 inches on the ground and water it everyday.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
More likely you do not have that tropical vegetable.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
18 Aug 20
We have lots of okras and most are not pick even they are very hard already... Maybe we will used the seeds for the next planting...
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
The very matured ones are for the seeds. You can store the seeds in a bottle for planting.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
18 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Indeed... My wife and I are not a fan of okra but wifey enjoy planting different veggies...
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
@simplfred it is nice to plant okra. The yellow flowers are attractive.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
19 Aug 20
i never eat it even there some people grow it in here and available in market
still wonder how does it taste
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
Oh, there's a lot in the nearby farm.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
These okra came from giant plants up to my chest already and still growing.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
@rhuenz kind of sweet when freshly harvested.
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@d_red_madelaine (528)
• Philippines
19 Aug 20
I miss okra. I seldom see it here. I don't even know if they grow it here.
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@Letranknight2015 (51957)
• Philippines
19 Aug 20
I've been eating that too as part of my diet.
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@moffittjc (121582)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Aug 20
I love okra, it's one of my favorite vegetables.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Aug 20
It's good if you have it there.
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@freelancermariagrace (27970)
• Philippines
18 Aug 20
Yummy! However, I am not a huge fan of okra. 
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
18 Aug 20
I like fried lady fingers always. Enjoy it my friend
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