So glad they enjoyed it. Fried okra is one of my favorite southern classics. Great job, producers. And yes, plz give them the recipe. Sounds like a they have easy access to okra at home. They'll be able to enjoy it whenever they plz 😊
Everyone all over the world loves the food of the American South when they get the opportunity to try it. Soul food, BBQ, comfort food, you name it. It's all delicious and appreciated.
I'm in the northwest but my mom was from Georgia and I have to agree with you. Their food is beyond! Fortunately I grew up eating grits, greens, beans and rice and lots of others. Delicious!
Southern/Creole style cooking is definitely the best type of food in America. Even more so if you're eating it while physically in the south. But, if you're in a Pacific Coastal State or somewhere in-between Texas to California and you find a great Authentic Mexican Taqueria that doesn't change their menu to appeal to everyone, that's also some of the best food in existence. But, it's much harder finding such a place within the U.S. imo than it is finding some great Southern Soul Food Restaurants in the south. Dang... Now I'm hungry.
@@jmwintenn Soul food is the common term for Southern food cooked by black people outside of the Southern states . Down here in the Southern states blacks and whites eat the same foods and just call it home cooking . The rock band The Doors recorded a song titled Soul Kitchen . Wherein Jim Morrison sang about eating the Soul Food that he grew up eating before moving to California .
They *really* weren't sure about this one at first, but when they tasted it they discovered how yummy well-prepared fried okra is! Ruquiya (sp?) wants to make it for her kids--the ultimate compliment! GSK's chuckle of enjoyment, he was so tickled that he discovered a tasty new way to cook something he's grown for years.
I 100% love that this is food that their family could easily prepare at home. And i am guessing it would not be too much of a financial burden like many of the food they are served. Please give them the recipe so their families can eat these wonderful treats. Also: I would love to see a video series where the meals consist of easily avaliable local foods that are prepared the way Westerners or Asians would prepare them. This fried Okra is a perfect example. Imagine cooking this fried Okra and serving it to guests. You would be given many compliments and soon fried Okra would be served throughout the region.
Oh now...Fried okra?? That is a staple down here in the Southern states! Delicious with ranch dressing for the dip too! So glad they enjoyed it. Makes me want to go get some, now! 😆
I would absolutely love a channel where the cook/chef of the show teaches these fine folks how to cook these foods. watching them learn the process would be fun... Heck, I'd also love to see each of them with a new solar setup and some kitchen appliances to give them access to some western methods of cooking.
@@beenrealubitch24well here's you another southerner, from Mississippi Gulf Coast, and I cannot stand sweet tea any longer. I drink it as a kid until I hit 30 and said yuck. Born raised in the south
As an African American it brings me special joy to see them enjoy and appreciate our dish. Okra made its way from West Africa to America and now to Pakistan! ❤️
Okra is especially popular in the South Eastern US states. It is usually prepared by chopping it into pieces and then breading it and then deep frying it so that it it is hot and crispy, as you have served it here. But we serve our fried okra with two sides of different dipping sauces, one is white and creamy, with salt with lots of garlic, like Ranch-Dressing, and the other dipping sauce is thick, brown, and sweet, like plum sauce or chutney. Fried Okra is most often served in America as an appetizer or starter. Then the other way that we cook okra is as one of the vegetables in a soup stew, like in New Orleans style Gumbo, (which reduces the slimy texture of the okra's inside, and is served piping hot, usually stewed for hours with tomatoes, onions, green-peppers, carrots, celery, and some type of meat, usually shrimps or chicken, and then served on top of white rice. And finally, we pickle the whole okra in a sour, slightly salty vinegar liquid filled with herbs (usually dill, and bay-leaves or laurel-leaves), plus onion, and garlic. Pickled Okra must rest in this vinegar liquid for weeks or even months before it is ready to eat, and then it is served as a refreshing side dish that accompanies a sandwich, or with BBQed meat, or it is cut into pieces and put in a green salad. Pickled Okra is served cold and only in small portions, and it is usually homemade rather than store-bought. All three okra preparations are delicious, and not slimy at all.
2 signs of amazing by these amazing folks 1. Head Bob 2. Back hand flip upward motion 3. Shoulder Dance You just about got all of these if you include Rana's breakdown at the end! I am really blown away that Fried Okra went as well as it did. To boot, they mostly said Better than KFC and McDonalds! I am from the American South where we eat these appetizers all the time. Love that we can share so much and enjoy similar or same tastes from such a distance!
I love love love their reaction. I was praying that the caters prepared it right and nice. Otherwise a slight miss seasoning or over frying could cause a negative impression. We take our fried okra serious. My roots stretching into over three hundred years of Louisiana culture. Please do this again with this nice tribal group.
So glad everyone enjoyed a favorite Southern(US) dish! Around here we judge a restaurant or cafe by how well (or if) they make fried okra. Pro tip: Go for the mom-n-pop place every time
Fried okra is eaten a lot here in southern US. Also put okra in gumbo. Wait till they hear about fried eggplant, fried zucchini and sweet potato fries.
@@leesnow1382if you try it and seafood or chicken gumbo, It loses it sliminess, because it helps thicken up the gumbo. Also you ought to try and cook down with tomatoes it really is good that way too. And for me the best dipping sauce for okra is tartar sauce, which I could use as a replacement on everything instead of ketchup
@cathyb5759 I never thought of using the okra's natural slimminess as a thickening agent. It's like a double win. Thank you for mentioning this Cathy.
It sounded like the okra curry she mentioned had those ingredients because okra gumbo is so good with the rice and homemade corn bread. Yummy o leave the shrimp out so Mr C could enjoy
I remember one time when I was a kid, we went to a buffet restaurant with my grandparents. My grandmother mistakenly got pickled jalapeno peppers from the salad bar because she thought they were okra. Sliced okra and sliced peppers can look similar, especially if you're almost 80 and can't see as well as when you were younger. The buffet did have fried okra though.
Okra is my favorites vegetable, when we fry it, we usually do what is called "pan fried style" which is usually just the crumbs, no egg or anything to make a thick batter, so that it is VERY lightly breaded or crumbed and you still see plenty of green. I prefer it this way to covered in a batter. My grandmother would cook this for me when I would visit. It was my favorite. I also love Okra stewed with tomatoes and onions, when you make it this way and serve on black eyed peas it is called "Hop and jons" and is consider important for good luck at new years day. It's almost a requirement you eat "Hop N' jon's" for new Years. But we put okra in many things. Vegetable soup especially as it both adds flavor and thickens it, it is of course also in all sorts of cajun cooking, gumbos etc. (Gumbo is another African word for okra) It is an extremely healthy vegetable and good for diabetics for keeping blood sugar stable. (but not when fried) But fried is the best tasting. My wife will also get pickled okra and fry them and that is pure heaven. This is THE vegetable for the South Eastern United States, but no the name isn't English. Rather it is English pronunciation of the West African Ashanti word, it was imported here from Africa by slaves. South Eastern U.S. food is a mix of English, French, African, and Native American cooking.
We eat okra many ways, but southern fried okra is one of my favorite ways. You can fry just about anything. Try frying strawberry's after dipping in a sweet batter, once you remove the berries from the oil and set them to drain, sprinkle them with powdered sugar. So delicious.
Fun fact: The word gumbo derives comes from an Angolan word “ki ngombo” which means “okra”. That’s why I think it’s silly when people say okra doesn’t belong in gumbo. I think most people put okra in their gumbo. However, my understanding is Creole cooking typically uses okra in gumbo and Cajun gumbo usually doesn’t.
As a southern American, I grew up on okra. I still love it today. These people always thank God for everything. We should as well. Praise Jesus thank you father
@@paulinesoares3594 that is true, however you can substitute it or do it without. Even in the south, it’s common for people not to eat pork because of religious beliefs. So there’s an alternative to it. While Bacon grease gives it so much more, it could still be done without if it’s done properly :)
i love fried okra. my dad was in the produce business and we got field sacks full of it all the time. i would take bags of okra to friends and share with them. once i went to visit one family, leave them a bag. they weren't home so i left the bag in the front door alcove. they later told me that the next morning the husband came back in from the mailbox and said i had been there. she asked how did he know. he went back out and brought in this 50lb. field sack full of okra :) they shared with friends and neighbors who also liked okra :)
I think everyone loves fried okra! I like raw okra with hummus to dip. but i was raised in the southeast USA where fried okra is very common. My Indian husband also loves it! He grew up with bhindi dishes too. It's always interesting to see how different cultures eat the same foods. Traditional fried okra is coated in cornmeal batter, which is my favorite way to have it.
Surprise, brother GSK! You actually caN make delicious okra with a variety of veggies (and of course, meats too)-just like that U.S. Southern/African-American dish you're eating today, okra can be made in cuisines such as (but not limited to): gumbo, jambalaya, succotash, etc. the possibilities are practically endless!!! 😊
This brings me back to my childhood. We ate fried okra a lot as a side dish, mmmm so good. Also enjoyed fried green tomatoes, which is very similar in preparation as fried okra. Would love to see these lovely people experience some fried green tomatoes.
I really hope they start making this at home. Especially since they eat okra all the time already and farm it. I love fried Okra. IT would be cool if they made it for their neighbors.
This was the first time I heard about fried okra and I was amazed. Judging by the reactions of these gentlemen and lady, it must be really delicious. In Turkey, we cook okra with onion, minced meat, tomatoes and plenty of lemon juice and it is wonderful. I wish you could try it.
I love fried okra. Not wide spread in restaurants. But can be bought in stores frozen. Or if lucky can grow in gardens. Has to be picked when young & tender. They turn to near cardboard texture if not picked when young.
We also slice up okra in vegetable soup (with tomatoes, potatoes, corn kernels, okra, chopped onions, etc.), which we eat cornbread with. And in New Orleans they have a seafood gumbo recipe that has sliced okra.
I love how the one gentleman with the amazing mustache and large hat (I did not catch his name, I am so sorry) was actually a farmer of okra, but had never had it prepared fried. Amazing!
You'd be surprised at what you can fry. I had fried ice cream once. It was delicious. I'm glad they like vegetables so much, I wish American kids felt the same. Sometimes you have to sneak veggies into their food.
6:19 Yes! It is tastier than McDonald’s! I love that you all enjoyed the fried okra!!! Honestly, it’s the only way I like it. With a nice piece of fried catfish and corn bread. A southern staple dinner…and maybe some macaroni & cheese or mashed potatoes or grits on the side. Now my mouth is watering 😂 ❤😊
Okra, Corn and tomatoes would be another dish to try since Mr Gul Sheer said he hasnt had it go with other vegetables. Sometimes we would have it as a side dish/soup with fried chicken. Or put more meat in it and eat it over rice.
I live in the south and grow okra in my garden. Fried okra is one of my favorites! When I ask my northern friends if they would like some they tell me I am crazy. They will never try it. They don't know what they are missing!
When they are eating dishes from a America, they actually the dishes of a 1000 nations blended and adapted over the years as people have migrated here.
Westerners don't normally eat it with dipping sauce. It's normally eaten with green beans, mashed potatoes, and fried chicken or salmon patties with rolls as bread. Usually on Sundays.
Honey we loved fired okra in the south. We eat it year around. Plus we love are fried corn fritters. Every time i make corn fritters. People beg me to make more for them.
I'm probably the 100th person to point this out, but okra itself comes from either east or west Africa, and the English word comes from the Igbo language of (what is now) southern Nigeria.
Love this channel, because the simple fact. Ingredients are global and available its just the 1 to take a chance and cook it differently. Here they admitted to frying it BUT just not breading it. Here in US, we fry so much and have even fried twinkies.
It is delicious, even to folks who don’t like okra! They love fried okra. But don’t think of us as too impressive with fancy ideas of frying foods. Because we literally have tried to fry everything. Pickles, tomatoes, chocolate candy bars, ice cream, cream cheese cake, fruits, meats…we even offer fried snack cakes called Twinkie. 😂
So funny to see them filled with doubt and thinking you we trying to prank them. You were vindicated, sir.🤣 Great to see something they will cook at home.👍❤️🤍💙
Indeed, a large portion of the United States people enjoy eating fried okra! Now, please, each one of you need to try and make this for your families, ok?👌👌👌👌
Many people in the southern USA cook okra with tomatoes and onions, simmered down, like a stew. Sometimes served with rice. When okra is cooked alone it gets slimy, but the acid in the tomatoes kills the slime.
😂 WOW! I've never seen such disbelief turned into such delight before! They really, really could NOT imagine that Okra could be fried. To my thinking, all you have to do to a food is sweeten it, salt it or fry and it will become tasty! 😅🥾 (yes, maybe even a boot!)
Next: gumbo! The name of the dish comes from the West African word for okra. Gumbo is made with seafood, chicken, spicy sausages, rice, and lots of other veggies besides okra.
One of my favorite foods is fried okra and unfortunately living with chrones disease it is one of the foods that I cannot eat at all it destroys me for at least a week but you know I'm hard headed
Okra is nutrient rich for a vegetable, high in antioxidants and good for heart health. Good for pregnancy as well, and may even help stave off cancer. Maybe it's not the healthiest method to fry it, but it sure is delicious when you do.
So glad they enjoyed it. Fried okra is one of my favorite southern classics. Great job, producers. And yes, plz give them the recipe. Sounds like a they have easy access to okra at home. They'll be able to enjoy it whenever they plz 😊
Everyone all over the world loves the food of the American South when they get the opportunity to try it. Soul food, BBQ, comfort food, you name it. It's all delicious and appreciated.
I'm in the northwest but my mom was from Georgia and I have to agree with you. Their food is beyond! Fortunately I grew up eating grits, greens, beans and rice and lots of others. Delicious!
Southern/Creole style cooking is definitely the best type of food in America. Even more so if you're eating it while physically in the south. But, if you're in a Pacific Coastal State or somewhere in-between Texas to California and you find a great Authentic Mexican Taqueria that doesn't change their menu to appeal to everyone, that's also some of the best food in existence. But, it's much harder finding such a place within the U.S. imo than it is finding some great Southern Soul Food Restaurants in the south. Dang... Now I'm hungry.
no such thing as soul food.
@@jmwintenn bot
@@jmwintenn Soul food is the common term for Southern food cooked by black people outside of the Southern states . Down here in the Southern states blacks and whites eat the same foods and just call it home cooking . The rock band The Doors recorded a song titled Soul Kitchen . Wherein Jim Morrison sang about eating the Soul Food that he grew up eating before moving to California .
They *really* weren't sure about this one at first, but when they tasted it they discovered how yummy well-prepared fried okra is! Ruquiya (sp?) wants to make it for her kids--the ultimate compliment! GSK's chuckle of enjoyment, he was so tickled that he discovered a tasty new way to cook something he's grown for years.
I was just thinking what if this youtube channel changes the way the entire village cooks okra over time
I 100% love that this is food that their family could easily prepare at home. And i am guessing it would not be too much of a financial burden like many of the food they are served. Please give them the recipe so their families can eat these wonderful treats.
Also: I would love to see a video series where the meals consist of easily avaliable local foods that are prepared the way Westerners or Asians would prepare them. This fried Okra is a perfect example. Imagine cooking this fried Okra and serving it to guests. You would be given many compliments and soon fried Okra would be served throughout the region.
pakistan IS IN asia so they are asians!
Oh now...Fried okra?? That is a staple down here in the Southern states! Delicious with ranch dressing for the dip too! So glad they enjoyed it. Makes me want to go get some, now! 😆
I would absolutely love a channel where the cook/chef of the show teaches these fine folks how to cook these foods.
watching them learn the process would be fun... Heck, I'd also love to see each of them with a new solar setup and some kitchen appliances to give them access to some western methods of cooking.
I didn't like it as a kid but I do now. Fried pickle slices are also wonderful.
Anything fried tastes good!
I love fried pickles!
@@j.h.3777tried fried green beans and they were delicious!
The okra looked like it was prepared well. Throw in a sweet iced tea and you got a nice southern snack. 😋
I am a southerner but I must say that sweet ice tea is entirely too sweet!
@@gracielee4561 😂😂never heard a true southerner say sweet tea is too sweet..what part of South you from
They tried sweet iced tea a few videos ago : )
@@KellyS_77 I know that!
@@beenrealubitch24well here's you another southerner, from Mississippi Gulf Coast, and I cannot stand sweet tea any longer. I drink it as a kid until I hit 30 and said yuck. Born raised in the south
As an African American it brings me special joy to see them enjoy and appreciate our dish. Okra made its way from West Africa to America and now to Pakistan! ❤️
What part of Africa were you born at im looking to travel there in the near future
@Bearcat first cultivated in ancient Egypt which is in Africa.
From Egypt, specifically.
P.s. also not an African American dish.
@@GLITTERandSKULLZ Fried okra Is an African American/U.S. Southern dish, indeed! However, the veggie itself is from Africa, of course.
I love fried okra, something about the texture it has with the little seeds that just makes it so good when its fried crunchy like that.
Here in Western North Carolina USA 🇺🇸 we coat the sliced fried okra and coat it with cornmeal or flour and shallow pan fry it. Delicious
Fun video! Thank you!. I love fried okra. Fried green tomatoes are pretty good, too.
Okra is especially popular in the South Eastern US states. It is usually prepared by chopping it into pieces and then breading it and then deep frying it so that it it is hot and crispy, as you have served it here. But we serve our fried okra with two sides of different dipping sauces, one is white and creamy, with salt with lots of garlic, like Ranch-Dressing, and the other dipping sauce is thick, brown, and sweet, like plum sauce or chutney. Fried Okra is most often served in America as an appetizer or starter. Then the other way that we cook okra is as one of the vegetables in a soup stew, like in New Orleans style Gumbo, (which reduces the slimy texture of the okra's inside, and is served piping hot, usually stewed for hours with tomatoes, onions, green-peppers, carrots, celery, and some type of meat, usually shrimps or chicken, and then served on top of white rice. And finally, we pickle the whole okra in a sour, slightly salty vinegar liquid filled with herbs (usually dill, and bay-leaves or laurel-leaves), plus onion, and garlic. Pickled Okra must rest in this vinegar liquid for weeks or even months before it is ready to eat, and then it is served as a refreshing side dish that accompanies a sandwich, or with BBQed meat, or it is cut into pieces and put in a green salad. Pickled Okra is served cold and only in small portions, and it is usually homemade rather than store-bought. All three okra preparations are delicious, and not slimy at all.
NOW, they are getting in to some of my favorite eating, yes! l. from Nashville, Tennessee!!
2 signs of amazing by these amazing folks
1. Head Bob
2. Back hand flip upward motion
3. Shoulder Dance
You just about got all of these if you include Rana's breakdown at the end! I am really blown away that Fried Okra went as well as it did. To boot, they mostly said Better than KFC and McDonalds! I am from the American South where we eat these appetizers all the time. Love that we can share so much and enjoy similar or same tastes from such a distance!
Love the ladys smile and laughter
I love love love their reaction. I was praying that the caters prepared it right and nice. Otherwise a slight miss seasoning or over frying could cause a negative impression. We take our fried okra serious. My roots stretching into over three hundred years of Louisiana culture. Please do this again with this nice tribal group.
So glad everyone enjoyed a favorite Southern(US) dish! Around here we judge a restaurant or cafe by how well (or if) they make fried okra.
Pro tip: Go for the mom-n-pop place every time
Gas stations. It's hard to find in the buffets at the casinos on the coast in Mississippi.
I also love cooking okra with tomatoes onions garlic salt pepper italian seasoning and some parmesean cheese and put it over rice.
I grew up in Tennessee eating Mom's fried okra. I sure miss it. So good.
Thank you all.
SO glad we are seeing more of Ruqiaya, she has such an expressive face and a beautiful smile.
I disagree. She has a flat personality.
@@mikek5298flat? Never heard of a flat personality before. I like her too though. The other new man is pleasant also I think.
@@JUSTMAR1E I think the other gentleman is a perfect fit as well.
i like the new man, he seems very nice and kind, and good looking too!
Maybe we can see some of the other ladies from the (evidently defunct) Tribal Women Try channel too!
I'm planting okra today just for this purpose. I love fried okra!
How are they looking? I bet they look great!
Fried okra is eaten a lot here in southern US. Also put okra in gumbo. Wait till they hear about fried eggplant, fried zucchini and sweet potato fries.
Fried is the only way here in the Midwest, every other technique it's slimy
@@leesnow1382if you try it and seafood or chicken gumbo, It loses it sliminess, because it helps thicken up the gumbo. Also you ought to try and cook down with tomatoes it really is good that way too. And for me the best dipping sauce for okra is tartar sauce, which I could use as a replacement on everything instead of ketchup
@@cathyb5759 Yeah I'll have to take your word for it, 'cause I have no interest in eating gumbo of any kind.
@@leesnow1382 try grilling it. just slice it lengthwise and grill it with olive oil and salt.
@cathyb5759 I never thought of using the okra's natural slimminess as a thickening agent. It's like a double win. Thank you for mentioning this Cathy.
one of my favorite southern foods. Also love them straight out of the jar pickled
PLEASE show us some of their native dishes!! It would be wonderful to see how they make some of the tasty things they describe.
Fried okra is a true southern classic dish here in the USA. They need to try stewed okra, tomatoes and corn. This is a great dish too.
It sounded like the okra curry she mentioned had those ingredients because okra gumbo is so good with the rice and homemade corn bread. Yummy o leave the shrimp out so Mr C could enjoy
I would buy the Margaret Holmes cans of this when I lived down south. I used it for day hiking while cold soaking rice.
I remember one time when I was a kid, we went to a buffet restaurant with my grandparents. My grandmother mistakenly got pickled jalapeno peppers from the salad bar because she thought they were okra. Sliced okra and sliced peppers can look similar, especially if you're almost 80 and can't see as well as when you were younger. The buffet did have fried okra though.
Okra is my favorites vegetable, when we fry it, we usually do what is called "pan fried style" which is usually just the crumbs, no egg or anything to make a thick batter, so that it is VERY lightly breaded or crumbed and you still see plenty of green. I prefer it this way to covered in a batter. My grandmother would cook this for me when I would visit. It was my favorite. I also love Okra stewed with tomatoes and onions, when you make it this way and serve on black eyed peas it is called "Hop and jons" and is consider important for good luck at new years day. It's almost a requirement you eat "Hop N' jon's" for new Years. But we put okra in many things. Vegetable soup especially as it both adds flavor and thickens it, it is of course also in all sorts of cajun cooking, gumbos etc. (Gumbo is another African word for okra) It is an extremely healthy vegetable and good for diabetics for keeping blood sugar stable. (but not when fried) But fried is the best tasting. My wife will also get pickled okra and fry them and that is pure heaven. This is THE vegetable for the South Eastern United States, but no the name isn't English. Rather it is English pronunciation of the West African Ashanti word, it was imported here from Africa by slaves. South Eastern U.S. food is a mix of English, French, African, and Native American cooking.
They are so sweet. Im glad they enjoy all the food!! Their reactions make me smile😊
I am a southern woman in USA and this is a staple. Glad you enjoyed!!!
I love fried okra especially with my fish.
We eat okra many ways, but southern fried okra is one of my favorite ways. You can fry just about anything. Try frying strawberry's after dipping in a sweet batter, once you remove the berries from the oil and set them to drain, sprinkle them with powdered sugar. So delicious.
Been craving fried okra. So happy to see them enjoying it.
Fried okra is a dish that originated from the southern United States. Glad you all love it as much as we do.
Fun fact: The word gumbo derives comes from an Angolan word “ki ngombo” which means “okra”.
That’s why I think it’s silly when people say okra doesn’t belong in gumbo. I think most people put okra in their gumbo. However, my understanding is Creole cooking typically uses okra in gumbo and Cajun gumbo usually doesn’t.
I use a recipe from India where the okra is pan-fried with spices and coconut powder - awesome!
How wonderful it is that they are going to make it at their homes!
As a southern American, I grew up on okra. I still love it today. These people always thank God for everything. We should as well. Praise Jesus thank you father
I Know Many People That Dislike/Can't Stand Okra,, BUT,, They Love It Fried With Some Nice Dipping Sauces.
And what's so great about this dish is that it's so easy to make! I could eat it every day.
We in the south love okra. Fried or made with onions and tomatoes served over rice. Everyone in the south US eats okra. We love it.
Where is Mr. Chaudhary?? That man is a big reason why this channel is popular..
I LOVE fried okra!!!!
And okra is great in Cajun dishes...of sausage shrimp and vegetables and rice.
A Southern Classic! You should have them try Collard Greens! They are so good if they are done right 😊
Yes! But they can’t add the bacon grease. It’s a must in greens.
@@paulinesoares3594 True, but smoked turkey legs can add a similar flavor.
@@paulinesoares3594 that is true, however you can substitute it or do it without. Even in the south, it’s common for people not to eat pork because of religious beliefs. So there’s an alternative to it. While Bacon grease gives it so much more, it could still be done without if it’s done properly :)
i love fried okra. my dad was in the produce business and we got field sacks full of it all the time. i would take bags of okra to friends and share with them. once i went to visit one family, leave them a bag. they weren't home so i left the bag in the front door alcove. they later told me that the next morning the husband came back in from the mailbox and said i had been there. she asked how did he know. he went back out and brought in this 50lb. field sack full of okra :) they shared with friends and neighbors who also liked okra :)
Listen, African Americans are lighting up on the inside over your praise of fried okra! 😁 we love it! Not all but most ESPECIALLY FRIED OKRA
The admiration goes both ways. Pakora is delicious!
❤ Love fried Okra! 🥰👍
I think everyone loves fried okra! I like raw okra with hummus to dip. but i was raised in the southeast USA where fried okra is very common. My Indian husband also loves it! He grew up with bhindi dishes too. It's always interesting to see how different cultures eat the same foods. Traditional fried okra is coated in cornmeal batter, which is my favorite way to have it.
Never heard of it in the UK. I had to look it up. They are right saying it doesn't look like Okra.
I love seeing people try a food I’ve loved since childhood.
Surprise, brother GSK! You actually caN make delicious okra with a variety of veggies (and of course, meats too)-just like that U.S. Southern/African-American dish you're eating today, okra can be made in cuisines such as (but not limited to): gumbo, jambalaya, succotash, etc. the possibilities are practically endless!!! 😊
This brings me back to my childhood. We ate fried okra a lot as a side dish, mmmm so good. Also enjoyed fried green tomatoes, which is very similar in preparation as fried okra. Would love to see these lovely people experience some fried green tomatoes.
I love okra love you guys God bless 🙏🕊️🙏💕
I really hope they start making this at home. Especially since they eat okra all the time already and farm it. I love fried Okra. IT would be cool if they made it for their neighbors.
This was the first time I heard about fried okra and I was amazed. Judging by the reactions of these gentlemen and lady, it must be really delicious.
In Turkey, we cook okra with onion, minced meat, tomatoes and plenty of lemon juice and it is wonderful. I wish you could try it.
I Make My Own,, But You Can Also Buy Pickled Okra That Has A Few Peppers In It That Has A Nice Sweet & Spicy Taste..Love Them.
My extended family is all from the south and I grew up in Louisiana. This is still one of my favorite treats.
Bhindi bhaji is a favourite of mine...
They should try pickled okra next.
I love fried okra. Not wide spread in restaurants. But can be bought in stores frozen. Or if lucky can grow in gardens.
Has to be picked when young & tender. They turn to near cardboard texture if not picked when young.
Nearly all of the fried chicken restaurants have fried okra here in Texas.
You find it in restaurants everywhere all over the south. It is a staple on menus here.
I live in Florida USA and Publix has it with the hot food in the Deli
You betcha, I love fried okra! And in soup!
We also slice up okra in vegetable soup (with tomatoes, potatoes, corn kernels, okra, chopped onions, etc.), which we eat cornbread with. And in New Orleans they have a seafood gumbo recipe that has sliced okra.
I love how the one gentleman with the amazing mustache and large hat (I did not catch his name, I am so sorry) was actually a farmer of okra, but had never had it prepared fried. Amazing!
You'd be surprised at what you can fry. I had fried ice cream once. It was delicious. I'm glad they like vegetables so much, I wish American kids felt the same. Sometimes you have to sneak veggies into their food.
6:19 Yes! It is tastier than McDonald’s!
I love that you all enjoyed the fried okra!!! Honestly, it’s the only way I like it. With a nice piece of fried catfish and corn bread. A southern staple dinner…and maybe some macaroni & cheese or mashed potatoes or grits on the side. Now my mouth is watering 😂 ❤😊
Okra, Corn and tomatoes would be another dish to try since Mr Gul Sheer said he hasnt had it go with other vegetables. Sometimes we would have it as a side dish/soup with fried chicken. Or put more meat in it and eat it over rice.
I live in the south and grow okra in my garden. Fried okra is one of my favorites! When I ask my northern friends if they would like some they tell me I am crazy. They will never try it. They don't know what they are missing!
So glad to see someone enjoy fried okra as much as I do! It is the best!
When they are eating dishes from a America, they actually the dishes of a 1000 nations blended and adapted over the years as people have migrated here.
I totally understand their enjoyment of fried okra. Personally, I love the stuff!
I, too, like fried okra quite a bit. Very tasty!
Love fried Okra! Its the only way I'll eat it.
Westerners don't normally eat it with dipping sauce. It's normally eaten with green beans, mashed potatoes, and fried chicken or salmon patties with rolls as bread. Usually on Sundays.
Best ever! LOVE the reactions. Something they know but westernised, rather than western imposition.
Honey we loved fired okra in the south. We eat it year around. Plus we love are fried corn fritters. Every time i make corn fritters. People beg me to make more for them.
I like it breaded in corn meal using its own slime as adhesive. I
Fried Okra is a great side. I love to get some fried chicken and then corn, mac&cheese, and fried okra on the side.
I did not know that they also grow okra in Pakistan. Fried or pickled I love it 👍👍
The American southern cooking traditions came from so many blends of people it is unique.
I'm probably the 100th person to point this out, but okra itself comes from either east or west Africa, and the English word comes from the Igbo language of (what is now) southern Nigeria.
Okra loves onions, garlic and tomatoes 😊
And I need to try roti with mango sauce.
Love this channel, because the simple fact. Ingredients are global and available its just the 1 to take a chance and cook it differently. Here they admitted to frying it BUT just not breading it. Here in US, we fry so much and have even fried twinkies.
It is delicious, even to folks who don’t like okra! They love fried okra. But don’t think of us as too impressive with fancy ideas of frying foods. Because we literally have tried to fry everything. Pickles, tomatoes, chocolate candy bars, ice cream, cream cheese cake, fruits, meats…we even offer fried snack cakes called Twinkie. 😂
I love to listen to them talking!! 🥰💕🍒💕🍒💕🍒💕🍒💕🍒✌️
I'm from Florida. I grew up on southern and seafood. Okra is one thing I've never liked. Cheers from America.
So funny to see them filled with doubt and thinking you we trying to prank them. You were vindicated, sir.🤣 Great to see something they will cook at home.👍❤️🤍💙
Indeed, a large portion of the United States people enjoy eating fried okra! Now, please, each one of you need to try and make this for your families, ok?👌👌👌👌
So glad you enjoyed our American version 😊😊😊
Many people in the southern USA cook okra with tomatoes and onions, simmered down, like a stew. Sometimes served with rice. When okra is cooked alone it gets slimy, but the acid in the tomatoes kills the slime.
Fried okra truly does leave kfc and McDonald’s behind
😂 WOW! I've never seen such disbelief turned into such delight before! They really, really could NOT imagine that Okra could be fried. To my thinking, all you have to do to a food is sweeten it, salt it or fry and it will become tasty! 😅🥾 (yes, maybe even a boot!)
Fried okra is my favorite way to make okra, but it is also good pickled and in soups and stews and sauteed. Okra is very versatile!
Now I really want to try fried okra!
My!O!My! By far one of my favs veggies.
Next: gumbo! The name of the dish comes from the West African word for okra. Gumbo is made with seafood, chicken, spicy sausages, rice, and lots of other veggies besides okra.
One of my favorite foods is fried okra and unfortunately living with chrones disease it is one of the foods that I cannot eat at all it destroys me for at least a week but you know I'm hard headed
Okra is nutrient rich for a vegetable, high in antioxidants and good for heart health. Good for pregnancy as well, and may even help stave off cancer. Maybe it's not the healthiest method to fry it, but it sure is delicious when you do.
Mr. Gul Sher Baloch really enjoyed this one! Very nice to see.
Awesome man even better than McDonalds damn rite we southern folk love some fried okra 🤘🏼👍
It must be damn good, because all I know about okra is that it's the nastiest, slimiest, tastless food on earth.