It is ground sasafrass leaves, pronounced "fi-ley" powder.
Okra is what file powder substitutes.
To make file powder, you need to harvest and dry sassafras leaves, then grind them into a fine powder.
File powder is made from ground sassafras leaves and is commonly used as a thickening agent in Creole and Cajun cooking, particularly in dishes like gumbo. It is added towards the end of cooking to thicken and flavor the dish.
Ground okra can be used as a substitute for file powder in recipes.
the trick with File Powder is that it is more about flavour than thinkening......if your roux is right, then File can be sprinkled as a flavour enhancement. Paul
A suitable substitute for file powder in recipes is okra, which can provide a similar thickening effect.
A good substitute for gumbo file powder in recipes is a mixture of equal parts thyme and ground sassafras leaves.
Do you mean powdered sassafrass leaves - file powder? Greenish and with a sort of lemony taste.
if you want to snort an opana , you take a nail file and file it down to a powder. then you take a straw , stick it in your nose and snort the powder.
File is the ground leaves of the Sassafrass tree. No, really. I swear.
Powder that is made out of sugar
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