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SugahBritches 09-10-2006 06:06 AM
Do you know what these are?
 
And have you ever had any?

Okra

Boiled Peanuts

Grits


If you say you don't know any of these (without looking them up) will you please give your location? If in the USA, give the state. If from another country please state where.

I'm curious. It always amazes me when no one knows what these are. :D

CaliLivChick 09-10-2006 06:08 AM
Born and raised in CA. Just moved to FL about 1 1/2 years ago. My step-mom is from NC, so we've had okra, I know what grits are, but am not too familiar with boiled peanuts. I don't know if I'd know as much as I do if my step-mom and her mom weren't around me growing up. It's just a regional thing.

Esoteric 09-10-2006 06:18 AM
I've had all 3, don't like okra very much though. I like to put sugar in my grits (it's so good.) I used to get boiled peanuts all the time when I went to the MLK Jr parade in downtown St. Petersburg, but I stopped going because people seem to like to start randomly shooting every year. I live in the Palm Harbor area of FL, but I lived in southside St. Pete til I was about 15.

*Nikki* 09-10-2006 06:23 AM
I have all of those frequently:) SC resident here...

maleficent 09-10-2006 06:28 AM
northeast my entire life but my travels have had me tasting all three

okra is kinda nasty by itself -but it's quite good in gumbo
boiled peanuts- eh - i like 'em roasted better
grits - no no no no and no... wall paper paste would be more appealing - thoughi do love polenta.. so maybe it's just a name thing.

Sage 09-10-2006 06:36 AM
OHHHH MAN

Fried Okra is the best food on earth, and grits (when made right) are EXCELLENT. My dad loves boiled peanuts but I can't stand them.

Born and Raised in Ashe County, NC :D

longbough 09-10-2006 06:36 AM
okra - tolerable but not desireable - but does work in stew or gumbo, as maleficent says.
boiled peanuts - they're alright. I don't go out of my way to have them
grits - I love grits

ngdawg 09-10-2006 06:54 AM
Northeast ignoramus here....
Never had okra-heard it was kinda nasty.
Never had boiled peanuts, only hot roasted
Grits, I've had twice. First time, greasy sand would be the best description.
Second time, (in CO), they were smooth and was told they were probably really hominy, not real grits. I'm guessing there's a reason they're called 'grits'.

pig 09-10-2006 06:57 AM
Yes to all three. As Sage said, friend okra is the way to. I can't even fathom not liking grits. Boiled peanuts seems to be an aquired taste for a lot of people. From SC.

Hanxter 09-10-2006 07:23 AM
all of the above
boiled peanuts goes great in chili - trust me
grits i like fried
okra - gumbo with jumbo shrimp like a paella

try chocolate dipped plantain slices frozen

Daniel_ 09-10-2006 07:25 AM
Okra I know - but I knew it first as Bhindi (or Ladies Fingers) used as a vegetable in Indian cooking (India, not First Nations ;)).

I've never had Okra cooked in the way that is common in the Southern States though.

Bhindi Bhajai is a great way to cook them with spices and so on. Yum.

Grits I had once - not a fan, but they weren't foul.

Boiled peanuts I'd never heard of until this thread, althouhg I've had plenty of Satay (Malaysian food that uses peanuts and chillies to make a spicy paste/sauce).

I'm from Southern England, and have been to the Pacific Northwest, but ate all of these things at home.

fresnelly 09-10-2006 07:37 AM
I've had Okra, and Grits, but never boiled peanuts. Also, the grits were at a chain restaurant so I doubt they were proper; but then I'm from Canada eh.

Are boiled peanuts still crunchy?

SugahBritches 09-10-2006 07:38 AM
Thanks everyone. So far some of you at least know what those items are or have atleast tried them. This is good. :D

Hanxter: Boiled peanuts in chili? REALLY? Wow. Okay, give me your recipe for chili. Hey, I'll try anything once! :D


Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel_
Okra I know - but I knew it first as Bhindi (or Ladies Fingers) used as a vegetable in Indian cooking (India, not First Nations ;)).

I've never had Okra cooked in the way that is common in the Southern States though.

Bhindi Bhajai is a great way to cook them with spices and so on. Yum.

Grits I had once - not a fan, but they weren't foul.

Boiled peanuts I'd never heard of until this thread, althouhg I've had plenty of Satay (Malaysian food that uses peanuts and chillies to make a spicy paste/sauce).

I'm from Southern England, and have been to the Pacific Northwest, but ate all of these things at home.
Boiled peanuts here in the southern states(USA) are like what roasted peanuts is to the northerners here.

We use to always have boiled peanuts(Peanut Boils---family get togethers) in the old sugar cane bowl (large skillet for making syrup) over at my grandfather's house. That is on a large scale with a large family! :D

But, it's where you take fresh peanuts from the field, wash them and boil them in salted water. You have to make sure you don't over cook/boil or under cook them.

Psycho Dad 09-10-2006 07:41 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sage
Fried Okra is the best food on earth,
My grandma fried okra and chunks of green tomatos together. Best stuff I ever had.

ShaniFaye 09-10-2006 07:41 AM
I dont like boiled peanuts....but I cant imagine life without okra (fried or in soups) and grits

born SC raised in GA

SugahBritches 09-10-2006 07:42 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by fresnelly
I've had Okra, and Grits, but never boiled peanuts. Also, the grits were at a chain restaurant so I doubt they were proper; but then I'm from Canada eh.

Are boiled peanuts still crunchy?
No, as I just posted you boil them fresh from the field. I suppose you would say you buy the green ones and then boil them in salted water.

They can be hard and the real young ones are kinda mooshie. I personally like the soft....not too hard ones. I think it really depends on their age.

I'm sure it's too cold in Canada to grow them as in most things there. However, do you guys have them packaged as green fresh up there in the stores?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Psycho Dad
My grandma fried okra and chunks of green tomatos together. Best stuff I ever had.
I was going to eventually get to that Dad. :D Yes, my grandma made the best of that too. What was it about those iron skillets and how anything tasted good in them? And fried??? Oh my! I rarely eat fried foods now, but I was thinking of my granny's fresh cream corn in the skillet today. She would fix that, fresh tomatoes and okra, along with fried pork chops or chicken. OMG.........so much grease/oil...............no, LARD! :eek: :D

I like dill pickled okra. Have any of you tried that? It's in the grocery stores. :D

Grancey 09-10-2006 07:48 AM
Okra, my favorite vegetable. Fried is fabulous, if not too much batter. Boiled is good also, but I'll admit that I'm the only one in my family who will eat boiled okra. Pickled okra is a great snack. Okra is also good in gumbos, etc. I've never had an okra I didn't like.

Cheese grits are the best. Grits are also good topped with bacon bits. You have to be very careful when seasoning grits, because just a little too much salt and you can't eat them. I've known people from other parts of the country who put sugar on their grits. I really don't understand that. Salt, butter and cheese is about it for me.

Boiled peanuts are too slimy ......

Alabama here..

SugahBritches 09-10-2006 07:49 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
I dont like boiled peanuts....but I cant imagine life without okra (fried or in soups) and grits

born SC raised in GA
Shani, do you like grits with cheese in them? When the Boss and I make them, they are really called cheese grits.

ShaniFaye 09-10-2006 07:54 AM
oh yeah, those are my fav....I have them at LEAST twice a week.....My parents preferred cheese grits over plain ones. Have you ever let them get cold, cut them in to squares and fried them in a frying pan?

Psycho Dad 09-10-2006 07:56 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SugahBritches
I was going to eventually get to that Dad. :D Yes, my grandma made the best of that too. What was it about those iron skillets and how anything tasted good in them? And fried??? Oh my! I rarely eat fried foods now, but I was thinking of my granny's fresh cream corn in the skillet today. She would fix that, fresh tomatoes and okra, along with fried pork chops or chicken. OMG.........so much grease/oil...............no, LARD! :eek: :D
My grandma was as good at threatening a skull with a cast iron skillet as she was at cooking in them. Tiny little old woman of about 90 pounds. And she used bacon grease for everything in that skillet. We were all skinny as rails too even eating that. But that was before the days of sitting in front of the TV under the AC.

Marvelous Marv 09-10-2006 07:56 AM
Born in Texas, spent plenty of time in the South. Had all three, like fried okra, love boiled peanuts.

People who don't like grits must be eating them plain. You put in butter, salt, and bacon crumbs. Or red-eye gravy.

Oh, and you left scuppernongs off your list.

snowy 09-10-2006 07:57 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Grancey
Cheese grits are the best. Grits are also good topped with bacon bits. You have to be very careful when seasoning grits, because just a little too much salt and you can't eat them. I've known people from other parts of the country who put sugar on their grits. I really don't understand that. Salt, butter and cheese is about it for me.
Mmm...cheese grits. And yes, I've had okra. I like a lot of Southern food; it's comfort food at its core. It also doesn't pretend to be good for you :p

I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest.

Willravel 09-10-2006 07:59 AM
California born, lived in Missouri, North Carolina, and the UK. I had grits almost every morning when I was in NC, I had them with a bit of butter, salt, and maple syrup (similarly to how I eat oatmeal). I love grits, and I can't get them here in California.

I've cooked with ladies finger (a.k.a. okra) several times when attempting to make a stir fried gumbo when visitng family down South (I used it to try and make the sauce thicker, and to get that authentic gumbo taste). I don't have the recipe quite right yet, though.

Boiled peanuts?

CSflim 09-10-2006 08:00 AM
From Ireland and have never had any of the three.

ShaniFaye 09-10-2006 08:03 AM
my great grandmother did corn in the iron skillet too....oh yum....YOU'RE MAKING ME HUNGRY

when we went to her house we could always count on corn, okra, biscuits, fried ham, green beans and potatos and fried apple pies and home made coconut cake

I miss her

ratbastid 09-10-2006 08:03 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Grancey
I've known people from other parts of the country who put sugar on their grits. I really don't understand that. Salt, butter and cheese is about it for me.
Yeah, my theory is that they're confusing grits with cream of wheat. They think it's a breakfast food, and therefore should be sweet.

Not a big fan of okra, but I'm willing to consider that I've never had it properly prepared. Shani--next time I'm down there, you wanna whip me up a batch and show me how it's done?

Love grits, but it took a while. A good friend of mine is the neice of Bill Neal, who is the god of Southern cooking, especially in central NC, and they have a family recipe for cheese grits with shrimp that just totally fucking takes no prisoners.

Boiled peants--not so much. Too slimy. They gross me out.

ShaniFaye 09-10-2006 08:08 AM
yeah boiled peanuts are as gross to me as boiled okra lol

and of course...next time your here I will whip you up a dinner of my famous fried chicken, okra and potatos :)

cj2112 09-10-2006 08:19 AM
I Love fried okra, grits are good, but i've never had boiled peanuts. I also Like collard greens, and sweet potato pie :D

I grew up in Southern California, but my Mom is From Spiro Oklahoma.

SugahBritches 09-10-2006 08:22 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvelous Marv

Oh, and you left scuppernongs off your list.
Okaaay Marv, what the heck is that???? :D Maybe we call it somethin' else over here in North Central FL?

Gimmee Gimmee. :D

Wow. So many different ways to do your grits. Syrup? EGADS!

Redeye gravy.........wow, hadn't had that in a LONG TIME. I guess we all miss grandma. I see some foods are a lost art already. That's a shame.

Boiled peanuts are NOT slimy! What in the heck are you all doing to them? :eek: Jeeze! Learn how to cook'em! They are not suppose to be slimy! Okra can be boiled and slimy but not the peanuts!!!! Gracious this is downright disgustin'! Oh man, you guys have got to do it right or find someone that does! :D

**mutters** Slimy peanuts. Well, I never!

Willravel 09-10-2006 08:24 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by willravel
I've cooked with ladies finger (a.k.a. okra) several times when attempting to make a stir fried gumbo when visitng family down South (I used it to try and make the sauce thicker, and to get that authentic gumbo taste). I don't have the recipe quite right yet, though.
In case anyone is wondering, here is basically what I have so far, based on a gumbo recipe from Emmmmeral.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._31296,00.html
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1 pound gumbo crabs without the legs, rinsed well and quartered
1 1/4 pounds andouille or other spicy sausage, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cups chopped yellow onions
1 cup chopped green bell peppers (actually, I used 1 green and one red bell pepper)
1 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon chopped garlic (yeah, like Emeral ever only used one tbs of garlic, I used more like 3-4 tablespoons)
1 pound small okra, stem ends trimmed and sliced 1/2-inch thick
3 tablespoons tomato paste (actually, I only put in 2 tbs)
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried thyme
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup lager beer (Sam Adams Special Lager)
10 cups shrimp or fish stock
1 teaspoon liquid crab boil
3 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup cooled Light Brown Roux, See How To Roux, recipe follows (I used only 1/2 cup Roux, because the thickness was getting in the way of the veggies. Veggies are important)
2 pounds medium (26 to 30 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon Essence, recipe follows
1 pint oysters, with their liquor
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Steamed White Rice, for serving
Chopped Green Onion Tops, for serving
Get the wak HOT. Oil it. Bag the bay leaves, basil, and thyme, and throw the whole list above in the wak, minus the rice and onion tops. Cook until cooked. Oh, and you'll need more than 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper. If you really want to go for that New Orleans/Asian fusion (a.k.a. the thing I haven't worked out yet), try experimenting with ginger, soy sauce - in place of salt, not addition to - and peanut oil.

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Roux!
How to Roux:
3 cups vegetable oil
5 cups all-purpose flour

Place a heavy, iron Dutch oven, (or iron skillet with deep sides) over medium heat and heat the oil until just smoking. Whisk in flour, a little at a time and cook, whisking constantly, until roux becomes smooth and thick. Continue to cook, constantly stirring with a wooden spoon and reaching all over bottom of pan, until roux darkens to desired color. Be careful not to produce specs of black. The roux must remain an even color throughout process. If specs appear you must start over.

For a Light Brown Roux, cook the mixture, over medium heat for 1 1/2 hours, or until the color of peanut butter. Remove about 1 cup of the light colored roux, cool completely, and set aside for the Delmonico's Seafood Okra Gumbo.

For a Medium Brown Roux, cook the mixture, over medium heat for an additional 30 minutes, or until the color of a copper penny when ready. Remove about 13/4 cups of the medium colored roux, cool completely, and set aside for Emeril's Country File Gumbo.

For a Dark Brown Roux, cook the mixture an additional 35 to 45 minutes. The color should resemble dark chocolate when ready. Remove all of the remaining dark roux from the pan and cool completely. Set aside for the Chicken and Sausage Gumbo.

Yield: about 4 1/2 cups roux

Sultana 09-10-2006 08:56 AM
I've enjoyed pickled okra back in the day. Haven't had that in a long time though.

Grits: ummm, I can't take the consistency. I've only recently been able to eat oatmeal--with lots of brown sugar and raisens. Hubby loves it, but I never make them. Poor hubby. :(

Boiled peanuts: Love them! I make them at home every once in a while--I tend to eat them when it's cold. Mmmm!

Ace_O_Spades 09-10-2006 09:17 AM
Never had grits, don't know what they look like

Never had okra, don't know what it looks like

I prefer poutine if I'm going to punch my heart

captobvious 09-10-2006 09:28 AM
Fried okra is one of my favorite sides. I also like okra in gumbo.

I'm not a huge fan of boiled peanuts, but a lot of my relatives love them.

I really like grits. I prefer grits over oatmeal.

thingstodo 09-10-2006 11:21 AM
Love th peanuts and boil my own when I can find them raw.

Love fried okra but it's too slimy any other way for my taste.

Grits are great! Some salt and butter. Mmmm! And take some coffee, add it to fried ham grease (country cured ham is best) with a touch of flour and you've got some great redeye gravy.

maleficent 09-10-2006 11:36 AM
scuppernongs = Green grapey looking thing...

SugahBritches 09-10-2006 11:43 AM
Thanks for those recipes Willravel!

Maleficent: A green grapey thing? But, not a grape? Ummm......

I thought the history on Boiled Peanuts went back to the Civil War, where I remember that or heard it, I don't know! :D

But, here it is:

Quote:
Boiled peanuts are green or raw nuts that are boiled in salty water for hours outdoors over a fire. The shells turn soggy, and the peanuts take on a fresh, legume flavor. A green peanut is not green in color, just freshly harvested. It takes ninety to a hundred days to grow peanuts for boiling, and they are available only during May through November throughout the southern states. One of the drawbacks of boiled peanuts is that they have a very short shelf life unless refrigerated or frozen. If you leave them out on the kitchen counter for 3 to 4 days, they become slimy and smelly!

No one knows just why southerners started boiling peanuts or who was the first to boil them. However, it is known that boiled peanuts have been a southern institution since at least the Civil War (1861-1865), when Union General William T. Sherman (1820-1891) led his troops on their march through Georgia. As a result of General Sherman's campaign in Georgia, the Confederacy was split in two and deprived of much needed supplies.

Contemporary writings are full of complaints of lack of bread and meat. The great concern of the Confederate government was to feed the army. When troops of the Confederacy were without food, peanuts were an important nutritional source. Since cooking facilities were scarce, soldiers roasted the peanuts over campfires or boiled them. It seems to be lost in history as to who came up with the idea of adding salt to the peanuts when boiling them. What they were doing by boiling in salt, is an ancient preservation technique. It was discovered that these boiled peanuts would keep and not spoil in their kits for up to seven day. The salt works as a preservative, and the boiling kills impurities and bacteria. This produced a high protein ration that could be carried by the soldier. As salt was also scarce during the Civil War, history doesn't tell us how the confederate soldiers had enough salt to use, unless salt meat, a large part of the army ration, was used somehow.
If you want to read more: http://www.whatscookingamerica.net/H...utsHistory.htm

Oh yeah........those that said the boiled peanut was slimy. :D

Quote:
If you leave them out on the kitchen counter for 3 to 4 days, they become slimy and smelly!
Ewwwwww............come on guys........don't be doin' that!!! GROSS!

:D :D :D

Quote:
Originally Posted by maleficent
scuppernongs = Green grapey looking thing...
I looked them up!!! :D

http://overstated.net/03/08/25-thing...n-scuppernongs

I have never heard them called that! I was going to ask if they were muscadine grapes. :D I like the purple ones but the green ones are the bomb!! Very good. My grandmother made jelly with them. And blackberry jelly!

Yes, I know those and love those grapes, but I've NEVER heard them called that and I'm pretty darn southern. Oh well........learn something new everyday! :D

Zeraph 09-10-2006 11:54 AM
Never had 'em, only know of them from references on TV so I think that just about counts and not having heard of them.
Born and raised in Arizona.

streak_56 09-10-2006 01:53 PM
Use to live in Ohio where I had all of those... never really cared for any of them.

ryfo 09-10-2006 03:10 PM
I'm in Australia and never heard of the first two, grits I havew heard of but never seen nor tried.

newtx 09-10-2006 06:51 PM
A huge yes to all three. If you haven't tried fried okra you truly don't know what you are missing. Grits with scrambled eggs are also a must try. With boiled peanuts you either love them or hate them. (not much middle ground here)


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