tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6560505590406283150..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: I found okraKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35989451601783359722016-04-28T11:27:38.691+02:002016-04-28T11:27:38.691+02:00Am I correct in thinking that you are talking abou...Am I correct in thinking that you are talking about Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher? There are several Saint-Aignans in France.<br /><br />There is also a Grand Frais market in Vierzon, which is about the same distance as Vineuil I don't go there much but they might have okra.<br /><br />Another source would be the Paris Store over in Tours-Nord. In my post here, I had bought frozen okra over there (I think).Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42412594116567295502016-04-28T11:23:06.981+02:002016-04-28T11:23:06.981+02:00I often see fresh okra at the Grand Frais super-pr...I often see fresh okra at the Grand Frais super-produce market in Vineuil, one of the big shopping centers on the outskirts of Blois. I also find it once in a while at a grocery called Asia Store in Blois, not too far from the train station.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1812749674255947992016-04-28T10:14:48.131+02:002016-04-28T10:14:48.131+02:00Hi Ken,
My husband and I are moving to St. Aignan,...Hi Ken,<br />My husband and I are moving to St. Aignan, in fact, we signed final papers on April 20! I am pre-diabetic, and see that it is beneficial in regulating blood sugar. Are you still able to purchase it in Blois?abcqdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859984235039787372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53638498859419380392009-04-13T15:10:00.000+02:002009-04-13T15:10:00.000+02:00Ken......yes....u start with raw okra & the sm...Ken......yes....u start with raw okra & the smaller ones r best, but bigger ones r ok too.....if the frozen aren't too too soggy when they that....i guess u could, but have not tried....u really get no slime & they taste very sweet.....I am pretty heavy handed with the salt on these babiesmelindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-33979827341011277482009-04-12T20:19:00.000+02:002009-04-12T20:19:00.000+02:00Hi Gabby, I got your e-mail the other day and will...Hi Gabby, I got your e-mail the other day and will respond. Meanwhile, I have to say I'm sure you could get good okra in D.C. I remember I did too. I like having access to all different kinds of good food, and I've found France is a good place for that.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30134368324155290322009-04-12T20:12:00.000+02:002009-04-12T20:12:00.000+02:00Mary and I are going down to the Coachella valley...Mary and I are going down to the Coachella valley later this month and I will see if I can get some okra. I love it and loved the way it was prepared at the cafeterias in Washington, D.C. Most people don't like it, so there's more for me.Gabbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88821496719607871342009-04-12T12:37:00.000+02:002009-04-12T12:37:00.000+02:00Bonjour Nadège, les gombos, je suis tombé dedans q...Bonjour Nadège, les gombos, je suis tombé dedans quand j'étais petit. J'adore le goût.<BR/><BR/>The Southern writer named James Dickey wrote: <I>Here is supper. Black-Eyed Peas with Ham Hock....Fried Okra....Country Cornbread....Sweet Potato Pie....You talk of supping with the gods. You've just done it, for who but a god could have come up with the divine fact of okra?</I><BR/><BR/>I really enjoy watching Le Dîner de Cons when I can. Jacques Villeret makes a great <I>con</I> in that movie. He died a couple of years ago — and his home town was... Loches. LOL.<BR/><BR/>CHM, next time I come to visit we'll have to buy some okra. Do they have farm produce stands in the Coachella Valley?<BR/><BR/>Melinda, do you start with raw okra when you grill them? I assume you do. Wonder if it would work with previously frozen okra.<BR/><BR/>BettyAnn, Have you tried okra and tomatoes? Serve it over rice, pasta, or grits. What are corn nuggets? I didn't even know there was a restaurant in Pollocksville.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1065416643119802442009-04-12T04:59:00.000+02:002009-04-12T04:59:00.000+02:00I will eat about everything but okra must be an ac...I will eat about everything but okra must be an acquired taste, non? Maybe grilling might be the solution.<BR/>I just finished watching"The dinner game" (le dinner de cons?). It is so funny especially if you are fluent in french. I laugh everytime.Nadegenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-33763964110205903132009-04-11T16:22:00.000+02:002009-04-11T16:22:00.000+02:00have u ever grilled okra.....grill it whole with a...have u ever grilled okra.....grill it whole with a splash of olive oil & it doesn't get slimy cause it's not cut.....add kosher salt when done......very tasty...i use one of those grill baskets....easymelindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-13514527939147567592009-04-11T14:05:00.000+02:002009-04-11T14:05:00.000+02:00The left bank of the Seine in Paris where I was bo...The left bank of the Seine in Paris where I was born is south of Notre-Dame and the Louvre, so that makes me a Southerner. Right? Consequently, I like okra/gumbo. <BR/><BR/>They grow it in the Coachella Valley of Southern California and I was able to take pictures of the beautiful flower.<BR/>Okra [Hibiscus esculentus] is a plant of the Mallow family, like the Rose of Sharon [Hibiscus syriacus, althéa in French] and the Hibiscus [Hibiscus sinensis] and other lesser known plants.chmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72270303681362703462009-04-11T13:42:00.000+02:002009-04-11T13:42:00.000+02:00Perfect timing, Ken! Danielle (from Paris) is her...Perfect timing, Ken! Danielle (from Paris) is here visiting and we went to the Trent Restaurant in Pollocksville on Thurs night, the only night they're open because that's when the Rotary Club meets there. ;-) She was able to experience fried okra, hush puppies and corn nuggets, three things she had never eaten before. She liked them all!<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I can't do okra unless it's fried.<BR/><BR/>BettyAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com