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Y'all help settle a fight at my stove - filé or okra in the gumbo??

Andre's cousin came through Sunday and said filé is 'old fashioned' and okra is the only way. I been making it with filé for 15 years and I ain't budging but now the whole kitchen is picking sides lol

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asked by @moniqued_nola · Aug 22, 2026 · 92 votes · 5 comments

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Filé all day Okra or nothing Both, don't be shy

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What People Are Saying

@coltonm_rides

bro just throw both in and stop the war 💀 nobody winning this one

@mreid_hoops

okra or nothing ong filé gumbo taste like paper to me fr fr 🔥

@carlas_foodtruck

filé every time, that gumbo needs that silky finish 🌮 okra alone just gives me soup lol

@r.oyelaran_rn

filé. okra gets slimy and I already deal with enough fluids at work

@rusty_ridesfree

BOTH. dont make me choose. gumbo without filé aint right though

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