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That's a common misconception. Okra is the
real thickner. File is for flavor. Best added very late in cooking
or with the salt and pepper in the bowl. Add too early in cooking and
it will make the texture slick on the palate, like a slimy residue. The
real flavor-kicker, as any cajun knows, is the roux. Cooking the okra
completely is important to getting rid of the ropelike slime.
Doneaux
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Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:32
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Subject: Re: [VFB]File, herb
It is used as a thickener more than flavoring, right chef
D?
Murf
Gumbo 'File' is ground sassafras
leaves.
DonEaux
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Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 6:01
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Subject: Re: [VFB] Lahbstah
Dan: As good as it tasted, I figured it was still done.. They
told Me they had done it for as long as they could remember....I know the
Cajuns came from French Quebec I guess, and they didn't waste anything,
cause i guess food was hard to find, but in the Bayous Seafood was
plentiful... BTW I always wondered what "fil'e "(sp) was??? (As
in "fil'e gumbo") A spice I guess right??? Cause they added that to
EVERYTHING too it seemed... Chuck
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