And I really like growing okra in my garden. I got off to a bad start when I let my okra seeds get moldy (long story). I planted them anyway; half never sprouted, but the other half have been growing happily ever since, despite the fact that I totally ignore them. It's 100 degrees outside and we haven't had much rain and our soil is like a brick, but the okra plants just soak up the sun and shake off the bugs and grow like weeds.
I love that I can run out to my little garden and come back with these
and I slice them with some onion and saute them with a little olive oil and end up with this
Mmmmmmm.....
I wish I'd planted twice as much. Or three times as much. Maybe next year.
what does okra taste like or resemble in taste?
ReplyDeleteyeah, 2 yrs in Texas and I never tried them!
Hmm, Evelyn, it's hard to describe okra because it's not really like anything else! I would say it's sort of similar to zucchini or summer squash, only different. :) The seeds in the middle can be kind of slimy, especially if you eat it boiled rather than roasted or sauteed. But I ordered the Eagle Pass variety which was advertised as being less slimy, and it is indeed less slimy. :)
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