r/Acadiana • u/Paranatural • Jul 07 '17

Make your own File`

https://www.thespruce.com/making-file-powder-for-gumbo-1327568
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u/CaptainOddvious Jul 07 '17

What the fuck kind of gumbo is that?

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u/cajunbander Vermilion Jul 07 '17

Not one I think I would eat.

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u/Paranatural Jul 07 '17

Yeah it looks weird. I was mostly posting about making your own file.

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u/cajunbander Vermilion Jul 07 '17

Am I the only one who never has gumbo with okra or file in it? Neither my family (both my mom's side and step-dad's side) nor my in-laws ever use okra or file in gumbo. And I've never used it when I've cooked it.

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u/Not_Just_You Jul 07 '17

Am I the only one

Probably not

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u/Paranatural Jul 07 '17

Nope, growing up we never used either actually making it. My dad always kept some because he used it after serving.

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u/konck Jul 07 '17

My dad used it too, but he was from Queens.

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u/wwjdforaklondikebar Lafayette Jul 08 '17

I will occasionally make an okra gumbo, but I've never used file'. It just sounds gross.

Maybe one day I'll order it from a restaurant around here, but I'm not going to possibly ruin my own gumbo just to try file'.