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Mexitron
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Bajajudy--those aren't okra, at least any I've seen before...the flower looks right so its closely related but the fruit almost looks tomatillos with
a red wrapper!
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Here's our okra plant:
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Mexitron
We have those like your picture too but this is the one that I was originally asking about.
Muy raro
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Mexitron. No doubt about it, that's a full grown okra plant in it'sprime. Just
finished a plate of fried okra and green tomatoes with a side dish of chicken, would prefer most any kind of fish to the chicken, but I'm a long way
from good fishing.
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Its been a banner year for okra in Texas with around 40-50 inches of rain since January and hot humid weather--one of our plants is 12 feet tall and
growing! We have it for dinner 5 nights out of seven--the latest is throwing it into stir fry with Asian vegies--works great!
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My granny used to fry okra with Grape Nuts cereal. Maintains the crunch necessary to mask the slime.
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Hook Okra and grape nut cereal. Sounds good to me.
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Great thread...Funny thang Oso...
Sometimes when customers ask me if I use okra in my gumbo, I reply "no, I actually use Oprah". They say "wha???" I then explain that my "oprah" is a
rick, black spice. Sometimes heavier at times, sometimes not. You'd be suprised how many reply "never heard of it" 
Frankly, I don't care for the stuff but I have enjoyed it fried,tho.
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Nice lookin' gumbo there Sharks...okay, I'm makin' some tonight!
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Sharks That's some righteous looking gumbo you've got there. Smoking fish etc.
par excellence, a gumbo chef, a man who definitely knows his way around a kitchen. My money would be on you in a heads up cooking contest with Emeril.
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Oh man Sharks, we have to visit your place! From what I have seen it would take a few days to really get into your menu.
Iflyfish
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Ok this has been driving me nuts so I started googling okra and guess what.....
Okra is a member of the hibiscus family and
I am growing the plant for Te Jamaica
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
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Ok Judy, so now the question is..where did that seed come from? Birds, etc.? And what are you gonna do with it ?Inquiring minds, well you know...It is
a lovely plant tho. And if you really make "Ti" with it, does it have medicinal properties? Hmmmmm, Dr Judy?
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Interesting veggie
Does it also contain the sticky substance Judy? Is that edible? It is a good way to thicken gumbo. Given a fresh product source I'd consider using it.
I can make decent seafood meals, thanks Cpress. We've had a few Nomads cruise thru here(mostly lurkers:lol and a few resident Baja Nomads stop here for meals regularly. I've scared off many potential clients, especially the
Canadians. Not really. They love us....they are less thrilled with fried food...
We'd love to have Nomads come and visit, we don't bite that hard! Viva Baja(Nomads)!
btw, there are umpteen ways to prepare gumbo. I make a creole(blackened roux) style number. It is made with peppers,onions, celery, 7 (fresh) seafoods
and multiple spices. It has a small amount of butter per serving. I call it comfort food. It's moderately spicy and made for everyone. I can adjust
many meals to accomodate those with food allergies and "food intolerances" because every order is made on the spot, independent of other meals in it's
own steamer kettle. Very healthy food.
ok enough promo sorry
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Yes I assume the seeds came from birds and after taking one of them apart it is easy to see how. The outside red is what you make tea out of. The
inside green thing is full of dark seeds which apparently in Africa they use to make some sort of bread. You can eat the leaves and stems, cooked
like any greens. Google it for all the info but it is a very versatile plant with many medicinal uses. I cant wait to make some tea out of fresh
jamaica.
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Oops, sharks, I forgot to answer your questions.
No it is not gooey however I did read that it can be used to thicken stews. I also read that you can make a jelly out of it and you dont need to add
pectin because it already has so much in it. You can make a syrup out of it for cakes, waffles, ice cream..and the list goes on. If you really want
to know ALL about this plant, here is a link:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/roselle.html
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bajajudy Thanks for the info.
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