That one is also worth running to try. So what does filé gumbo mean? "Usually more okra," Chef Eric McCree said. "We have a gumbo bar where we cook the gumbo bar side in steam kettles so we can ...

“Indeed, the very word gombo, means okra in several African dialects. Okra adds a decidedly viscous quality to a gumbo, which some find to be off-putting and some an acquired taste, while others ...