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 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 ...

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 ...

Let’s take a quick quiz, shall we? What is the most polarizing, love it or leave it foodstuff in the world? There are a lot of contenders for that dubious distinction. Mushrooms are one and the same ...

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, ...

Cooking okra with acidic ingredients like tomatoes, vinegar or lemon juice can help reduce its mucilage. “To achieve a fry as crisp as onion straws, I slice the pods into matchsticks and soak them in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Okra gets its slime from a substance called mucilage. Okra is one of those vegetables with a polarizing reputation. Whether you ...

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.

I have not yet written about okra this summer. But with local vegetable gardens producing okra by the pounds, I suppose it's time to turn our thoughts to some of the best ways to cook and serve these ...