Okra Seed
Abelmoschus esculentus · Seed
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Okra seed is the small, round, pea-sized seed of the okra plant (Abelmoschus esculentus), the same mallow-family crop grown for its edible green pods. Left to mature and dry on the plant, the seeds are pressed for a mild edible oil or roasted and ground into a caffeine-free coffee substitute — a use quite distinct from eating the tender young pod as a vegetable.
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Hard dark seed, roasts to sweet coffeeDull and damp, smells of crayon
Pantry seedEveryday bestRoast and grind a potful at a time, or mill it to a protein-rich meal for baking. Whole seed keeps for months sealed, cool and dark.
Smell the seed, or the ground brewNutty but quiet, the roasted note gone shallow
Look at the seedsEven and dark, with a little woody pod chaff mixed through
Bite one, then check the bag cornersHard and dry, a little seed dust settled below
Whole seed over ground coffee, meal or oilWhole seed loose from a bin the shop turns over fast