Okra is unlike any other green vegetable at the store. This veggie boasts a sweet yet grassy flavor, but it can also have a slimy texture that many find off-putting. However, all it takes is the right ...

Okra is one of those vegetables with a polarizing reputation. Whether you call it slimy, gooey, sticky, or slippery, if ...

Cooked okra has a bad reputation for feeling slimy. That would be because, in fact, it can feel slimy. However, I beg you to overlook its lesser quality for one moment, and consider that okra is a ...

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Okra has an ardent proselytizer in Virginia Willis, the Atlanta-based chef, author and Southern food authority. "I will cajole, entice, and seduce doubters into becoming believers," writes Willis in ...

I love okra. Like, in an “I’m in a deeply committed relationship with okra” kind of way. I’ve written about this before, but it bears repeating every end of August, when the weather is steadily, ...

The Times and Democrat will be running the Best of What's Cooking? from columnist Teresa Hatchell. This column ran originally on August 11, 2021. The headline of this column may have some of you ...

I did not write about okra earlier because of the nature of this vegetable when it is cooked. It becomes very slimy. Okra is known as lady's fingers or gumbo. Originating in western Africa, okra is ...

A similar vegetable to ladyfinger, okra is a staple in southern states and is known to be a digestive superfood for people with weak guts, along with boosting heart health and immunity. Natalie Rizzo, ...