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Leto · 09-11-2006, 08:41 AM

Born and raised in Ontario eh? (Canada).

never heard of boiled peanuts (sounds like a good way to ruin 'em!)

- Okra: yes, my wife learned from her mother how to cook okra with greens and ox-tails in a stew. It's called Calalloo (she was born in Trinidad) and has a slimy consistancy wish requires a bit of time to get used to.

- the Harvey's burger chain here in Canada also experimented with battered and deep fried okra slices a few years ago. These were magnificent, too bad they are no longer part of the menu.

- Grits: Yes, ever since I was a wee lad, making the annual Christmas trek to Florida, my dad would pull into a Holiday Inn in Kentucky, and we would order us up a mess of grits. Other than the first time when we were stunned that there was no brown sugar and cream for our 'cream of wheat' cereal, we started to enjoy putting butter and salt/pepper on Grits.

Now it is my favourite way to gain weight while visiting the US. Just a coule of weeks ago, I was heaping a platefull of sausages mixed in with the grits at the Washington DC Marriott (on F at 9th). MMM .... Next week I'll be in Houston. I wonder if I will have to spend extra time on the treadmill there???

09-11-2006, 08:41 AM	#48 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	Born and raised in Ontario eh? (Canada). never heard of boiled peanuts (sounds like a good way to ruin 'em!) - Okra: yes, my wife learned from her mother how to cook okra with greens and ox-tails in a stew. It's called Calalloo (she was born in Trinidad) and has a slimy consistancy wish requires a bit of time to get used to. - the Harvey's burger chain here in Canada also experimented with battered and deep fried okra slices a few years ago. These were magnificent, too bad they are no longer part of the menu. - Grits: Yes, ever since I was a wee lad, making the annual Christmas trek to Florida, my dad would pull into a Holiday Inn in Kentucky, and we would order us up a mess of grits. Other than the first time when we were stunned that there was no brown sugar and cream for our 'cream of wheat' cereal, we started to enjoy putting butter and salt/pepper on Grits. Now it is my favourite way to gain weight while visiting the US. Just a coule of weeks ago, I was heaping a platefull of sausages mixed in with the grits at the Washington DC Marriott (on F at 9th). MMM .... Next week I'll be in Houston. I wonder if I will have to spend extra time on the treadmill there??? Last edited by Leto; 09-11-2006 at 08:45 AM..