Carla Hall Loves Okra...Now!

[@shaunicymuhammad]

Saturdays with Dr. Carr, Sundays with Carla Hall. Love it.

[@reneebunn9279]

Tennessee weekends

[@yvonnemurphy7506]

@@reneebunn9279 Aaaayyyyyeeeee

[@raehart1414]

Carla Hall and Dr. Carr with Karen Hunter are new consistent part of my weekend ritual. Karen I thank you thank you thank you! I would love to see Carla do a segment on sassafrass.

[@KarenHunterShow]

You are so welcome, Rae!

[@lailaq5738]

Carla Hall always , always makes me smile! She has an amazing personality! Anything she cooks I want to taste! Like Carla, I love being Black!

[@theresaferguson6472]

Love how Carla explains soul food vs southern food. I just started reading Michael Twitty's book about soul food as well. I also hated okra as a child, but now love it.

❤ brother Michael

[@naturalmoments9319]

I love these Carla Hall episodes!❤ More please. 😊

[@Honey-qj9yz]

Love Carla she need her own cooking show., And call it Carla Home cooking. I there for it

[@roslynwilliams4917]

Why does listening to Carla Hall talk about food and the history of food makes me want to cook.😋

[@KarenHunterShow]

me, too!

[@Mashell615]

Love okra slimy, fried whatever I’m here for it! 🤤 For those that don’t like the ‘slime’ try it with a little flour coating in the Air Fryer comes out real crispy for a snack!🤗

[@KarenHunterShow]

great tip!

[@karenbenton3921]

Thanks I will try it in my airfryer

[@ZCP303]

My grandfather used to make it in a stew. We ate it with fufu. He is from Ghana. Today, a restaurant I order from USED serve it dry with rice (okra rice)...I miss them both...🙁

[@IndianasOwnDanaBlack]

OMG!! Okra any way you cook it is fine with me. I always liked it in lima beans!

[@Platypus-Dreams]

Thank you so much for this series Ms Hunter. I moved to Australia over 20 years ago and the one thing I miss more than anything is the food. It really makes me miss my grandmother. I don't have a memory of her not being in the kitchen

[@KarenHunterShow]

You are so welcome!

[@mssule4331]

Guyanese fried okra with dry shrimp and salt fish over a bed of basmati rice and a side of dahl...HELL I'm in heaven.

[@leefarm8170]

Thank you for sharing on one of my favorite veggies okra. I grew up on it , my children did as well, but now don’t eat it . I’m in Wisconsin. I haven’t been able to grow it here. Gonna try in my new greenhouse. I luv it roasted in the oven, also good sautéed with yellow squash 💜🖤❤️

[@KarenHunterShow]

You are so welcome!

[@sachilee8923]

It’s also better when it’s really small. I use to hate that slimy mess lol now I love it with stewed curry tomatoe chicken.. 😋 yum

[@monit4976]

You and Carla make a great team! Thank you for another fantastic show.

[@KarenHunterShow]

Our pleasure!

[@marshaoverton-dodson4206]

I loved this discussion on okra and the nuggets of Black history. Just bought's Carla's Soul Food Cookbook on Amazon!

[@roslynwilliams4917]

Carla Hall, I never thought that I would try Okra. It was the texture and slime for me too. Now I'll try it😊

[@chandraboone3741]

Me too, Carla! I LOVE being Black. I appreciate you representing the Middle TN area.

[@shawnachambers8322]

Great episode! Love Carla Hall. Got me hungry while I'm full. Salivating over okra, and tomato basil on white bread. Who'd have thought? Thank you, Karen! Love you and your show and vlog!

[@KarenHunterShow]

LMAO> Me too...how she gonna come in with the plate, though?!

[@cdb48340]

Honored to hear your interview style. Always interesting snd educational led by simple questions

[@johnnierock1090]

As a fellow foodie I love tuning in. Such inspirational dialog. Thank you ladies!

[@KarenHunterShow]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danesha339]

I always watch and enjoy the Karen Hunter show but I thoroughly enjoy these conversations with Carla. So fun and informative!

[@KarenHunterShow]

Thank you, Danesha!

[@drahaman]

Gumbo means okra. I love okra and we don't cook it slimy.

[@nwananka]

I am igbo, top 5 igbo soup is okro(okra) soup that we eat with fufu. The ideal combo for us is with corn meal fufu. We even have proverbs around the plant itself. We say that the okra plant never outgrows the farmer. Its all about the harvesting coz no matter how tall, you bend the plant to harvest it. Has to be harvested very tender too.

[@KarenHunterShow]

amazing...thank you for sharing!

[@DiamondInTheRoughA1]

Ok I’m sitting at my mommas table...okra on the plate...last one at the table... ugly cryin’ 🤣🤣

[@pamsegg1]

Roasted is the business. Slimy in butter beans like my NC mother used to make, not so much. Karen, you're taking up my entire weekend with Dr. Carr and Carla: stahp it!

[@KarenHunterShow]

Sorry. Figured during this pandemic, we needed nourishment.

Ooooou! I'd love to see Dr. Carr & Carla Hall on a show together with the food history & history together!

[@TheAmberDTaylor]

Okra...where do I begin with this hella-complex love thang? When I was young, my dad always grew okra. I could barely wait for them to mature because I loved them boiled with a pinch of salt. As an adult, I grow them myself for everything from stewed okra with tomatoes, Tasso, and sausage (a creole staple) to gumbo (another creole staple. As a matter of fact, I just risked it all to drive to Louisiana a week ago to grab smoked meat specifically for okra. I love it fried and pickled. I must try it grilled and roasted. I just tried it raw yesterday, but I knew I’d love it. So many feels in this video. Thanks Karen and Carla. Something wonderful is happening here. 🥰

[@reneebunn9279]

Never liked okra cause of sliminess. Okay sooo you might have convinced me to try it again.

[@McKendrickFamily]

Love the discussion, but I'm still in "okra avoidance". Pray my strength!

Adds you to the prayer list. 😊

[@McKendrickFamily]

@ Hahaha!

[@mgreen6455]

Queen Karen, In my head, you are my sista friend. This is Mona. Thank you so much for challenging my mind and my Life. I always work on myself but you ARE the educator who let’s me know it’s alright to be myself no matter what. My cooking skills were already good now, they are great! I am always gonna let you know you are appreciated. M. Green will strive to follow you in all your platforms. Thank you!🙏🙏🙏🙏👍🏽👏👏👏👏 Oh, and thank you Queen Carla for what you are doing for me. Blessings!🙏🙏🙏

[@KarenHunterShow]

Hey, Mona! Thank you.

[@chaayahmachaar8458]

I need to purchase Carla’s book

[@DevaJones03]

Okra is delicious when cooked properly. When its not cooked properly I totally agree...its a slimy mess LOL

[@shonclrke1045]

Nothing like fresh okra from the vine.

[@sharonchilds3871]

I love okra and I have Carla’s cookbook. Thanks again Karen😊

[@medusausi]

I got Carla's Soul Food cookbook a while back when I saw she had a recipe in there for Fried Fish and Spaghetti and knew she was a Chef after my own heart. Folks look at me strange when I talk about FF/S, but I grew up eating it.

[@natecity5930]

okra stew with cook plantain is the wave. the combo with fiber and iron. will keep you floating in space

[@Born2BFly]

Love Carla... Ive always been turned off of okra because of the slimy texture. But that slime has got to be superb for digestion and elimination which is essential to good health. My mom is from Georgia and my dad folks are Senegalese so no okra there. I think, once you figure out how to prepare it properly (to your standards) it can be palatable. I wonder if it would do well blended in a green smoothie with pineapple or apple/cucumber.

[@missb5581]

I love me some Karen Hunter too❤️❤️❤️

[@lovelymulher5139]

Awesome!

[@smarti1144]

It ain't for everybody. If you don't like it..leave it alone. More for me! I like it fried, sauteed, slime, with tomatoes. Whatever.

[@EnSayn1]

Add a cap of vinegar to cut the slime when you stew it.

[@KarenHunterShow]

Vinegar? Hmm.

[@reneebunn9279]

Still think you should have won on the 5th season of top chef

[@lailaq5738]

Me too!

[@akaziaj]

A nutritional powerhouse. I blend okra into my black eyed peas and shrimp fritter, (Akara)

[@wyllenewatson3330]

Now I know who Carla Hall is. I've always liked okra. I will make the chicken meatloaf balls with okra. Culinary Anthropologist...very impressive.

[@sierramurphy3755]

I eat okra every week....in fact, I'm eating some okra for lunch.

[@Eoraptor1]

My mother used to add a pinch of baking soda to her pot when cooking okra, and that would cut the slime. JAMES

[@louannescott5908]

Grew up with okra, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, onion, garlic, ground meat over rice. Near the end of cooking, to eliminate the slime, add apple cider vinegar. You will not be able to taste the vinegar.

[@cruzianfibergeek]

Grew up in the Caribbean avoiding okra, never passed my lips because of the slime. Funny what you say about not thinking about how it tastes. I have no idea about the taste. Never even thought about frying it. Don't know if I can get around the image in my head of the slime.🙄

[@cats1921]

Carla is wonderful!

[@yoobon5670]

Okra just bend the tail with your thumb and if it breaks easily,that's fresh Okra.

[@joettabailey759]

Didn't like okra unti I triedl fried okra @Churchs chicken and later my Vietnamese friend served it steamed 😋 She ate it like a snack. It's common in Vietnam Karla's recipes sound delicious

[@bigfamsmusic]

Those glasses are official

[@cats1921]

You made me hungry!!

[@cats1921]

Good show!!

[@KarenHunterShow]

Thanks!

[@kelvinpjackson]

I love okra ANY-KINDA-WAY. Did I miss the live? What was the cake ingredient from last week?

[@tauheedahwhitfield619]

Lov moment's with Carla.

[@Knowledgeseeker567]

African American food revolves around more than just chitlins and parts of the hog. I have been trying to stress that for 5 years. Okra is one of many foods our African ancestors contributed to American cuisine. If we do a deep study into the food ways of our enslaved ancestors starting from the 18th century to 1865 we will reclaim certain aspects of our food culture and mainly our health.

[@rodneyoneal8428]

Thank looks so great.😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@candycedavis-hill5710]

Like fried....to avoid slimy. I will eat in a stew mixed with other things.

[@karenl7786]

Oh man, I LOVE okra! Any way, any how EXCEPT overcooked lol!

[@DavidSmith-dm5ix]

Great show topic. The look as a child , made me sick. It was overcooked . But mixed( fried) in my greens or black eyed peas taste great. My aunt 🤮always overcooked it . My mom’s were good. Also, BLACK FAMILY, Okra you know if you’re at least 50-51yrs of age or older, fried okra with hot sauce and a some fries, sweet biscuits with a two piece Breast-Wing and a leg from CHURCHES CHICKEN -lol

[@auspiciousj]

I'm like Carla the texture deters me from cooking it but I like it fried. I know that's unhealthy and I have to get her cookbook and maybe one of her recipes can help me out. 😒🤷🏿

[@Missy714]

Wow! Carla went to school with Dr. Carr!!

[@KarenHunterShow]

How wild is that?

[@yvonnemurphy7506]

OMGracious Karen!! YES 👍 1. Keep singing 🎶 your heya comes da food song, no matter how off tune it sounds... no one is offended. And 2. YOU are not the only lil girl who had that exact same experience w okra & liver, every time u turned around ... nasty soft slimy 🤮 'Bama & Georgia, right next door Sis 🤣🤣

[@ingridfields6712]

Does Carla get emotional? I'm eating top ramen, today I'm still disturbed from the biscuits lol

[@jtFacts77]

Why did you have to do a show on the ONLY food I dislike? 😂 I've tried many different foods but I've NEVER had a good sample of Okra (slimy😣 ). Maybe Carla can change my mind.

[@KarenHunterShow]

because we have to stretch ourselves, especially our palates.

[@EnSayn1]

West Africans love the slime, the draw draw

[@tracylee4451]

I can't do okra 🤮

[@carluzahunter]

Great content! #ilovemesumkarenhunter