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Should Gumbo have Okra in it?

  1. yes

    51.7%
  2. no

    24.1%
  3. maybe

    24.1%
  1. I voted maybe. What I mean is, in shrimp gumbo, it ain't unless its shrimp-okra gumbo! Other than that, no okra, except in some seafood gumbos its ok.

    With chicken and non-seafood meats, definitely no okra for me.

    Mine has to be smoothered down to de-slime it before putting it in the gumbo.
  2. I have had okra in gumbos that have had rouxs and some that have not. I love it both ways. However, I prefer okra in a gumbo that has seafood in it. Try it, you'll like it.
  3. I vote yes, though I admit to keeping the tastes of my prospective guests in mind. Some just don't like it but probably wouldn't know it was in there unless I told them. Not to hijack the thread, but have any of my fellow Houstonians found a decent gumbo here? Other than your own?
  4. Hmmm, guess I should have put my post in this thread?:hihi:

    Okra in seafood gumbo. No okra in chicken and sausage gumbo.

    Anyone puts tomato product in their gumbo?
  5. yes, even though i dont like okra.
  6. Pleading the 5th, eh ? What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
  7. True dat. Mark me down as 100% maybe.