You might think of the vegetable okra as a mysterious finger-shaped pod with a notoriously slippery texture. If you've eaten it, you may know just how versatile and delicious the summer vegetable can ...

Botanists believe okra originated in modern-day Ethiopia. Cultivation spread quickly to North and West Africa, and India via established trade routes. It is thought that the plant reached both Brazil ...

Once you start picking okra, you have to keep up because it grows fast. Skip a day and the pods may already be too big and tough for cooking purposes. If you pick them at just the right time, when ...

These hush puppies are the perfect side dish for baked, broiled or fried fish, or it makes a wonderful appetizer when served with a spicy dipping sauce. You can keep the fried hush puppies warm in a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Coterie gives okra an Indian-inspired twist with cumin, mint, carmelized onions and cilantro-mint ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Before it becomes the familiar vegetable on dinner plates, okra starts its life as a flower. Zack Snipes, the area horticulture agent with the Clemson Cooperative Extension ...

It’s okra season in Michigan. That’s good news for okra lovers. Not so much for okra haters. Perhaps no other vegetable is so revered and reviled. Fans of the fuzzy little green pods love their ...

Sam Lynah has been making this okra soup since the 1950s, when her childhood household had an annual okra surplus. Typically, Lynah says, her mother used it for gumbo. “Gumbo is always great, but I ...